Slave Zero X
February 18, 2024
From the top of Megacity S1-9, the Sovereign Khan rules with fists of iron and flesh. Beneath the city’s rotting foundations, a vengeful warrior embarks on a journey to murder him. 4 years prior to the events of Slave Zero, Slave Zero X brings new life to a world where …
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85.0
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85.0
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60.0
"Learning how to play Slave Zero X effectively will take a while but once you get over that hump, it provides some of the most satisfying 2D action gameplay out there. In other words, I&s;m very happy that they brought …"
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68.0
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45.0
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55.0
"Slave Zero X is an interesting-looking action beat &s;em up title with a few bugs and feels a bit repetitive, but if you just want to kill tonnes of enemies, you will enjoy this."
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70.0
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75.0
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65.0
"Slave Zero X is a game that will depend a lot on the player&s;s taste, and that&s;s okay. For those who want to be challenged to achieve amazing rankings and combos using everything the combat system offers, you will have …"
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50.0
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50.0
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"Slave Zero X is a fantastic character action game that&s;s rewarding, challenging, and has clear focus. Its deep combat mechanics, paired with an excellent biopunk presentation, elevate it above many similar releases while offering a fairly replayable campaign. It&s;s brought …"
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45.0
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55.0
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70.0
"Slave Zero X stuck between two completely different genres, and despite bringing many good qualities to the table such as an engaging atmosphere and solid story and level design, suffers from a lack of identity in its core gameplay that …"
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65.0
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45.0
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70.0
"If you really like your punishing hack and slash platformers, then Slave Zero X might be for you, but it doesn&s;t feel as rewarding as it should when progress is made. You hardly feel like the killing machine you are …"
Read original review"While Shou can be a bit difficult to handle, Slave Zero X promises plenty of action for those willing to fight for their bloodlust. Its endless hordes can be a bit of a grind, but those willing to sharpen their …"
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65.0
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70.0
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70.0
"Slave Zero X has a few too many rough spots to make it an easy recommendation, but it isn&s;t a terrible game. When you get into the groove of combos, cancels and bursts, it can be incredibly satisfying to leave …"
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65.0
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68.0
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62.0
"Slave Zero X is a decent fast-paced action game experience with a surprisingly good story. However, its overall repetitiveness and lack of interesting boss fights drags it down quite a bit."
Read original review"Slave Zero X is a deep brawler that rewards players who take the time to understand all its systems and then mix and match attacks and abilities depending on the situation. Bosses are difficult and the game has no difficulty …"
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60.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Slave Zero X is an old school game that is great to look at, thrilling to play at times with excellent animations and a feedback loop to the combat that makes smashing enemies into a bloody mess amazingly fun, but …"
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76.0
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72.0
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82.0
"After this experience, I&s;ve re-established that love for short and simple games. Slave Zero X is the kind of video game that offers value because of what it seeks to represent and what it manages to do to differentiate itself …"
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70.0
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68.0
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70.0
"With a bit of fine-tuning and rebalancing, Slave Zero X could be magnificent. It is already an audio/visual tour de force and the gameplay mostly works. If anything, Slave Zero X presents a compelling world with vivid imagery that sticks …"
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85.0
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80.0
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65.0
"a unique and engaging gaming experience that absolutely shreds and I just kept coming back for more!"
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48.0
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42.0
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53.0
"In the end, though, the repetitiveness makes it difficult to fully recommend Slave Zero X, especially at its retail asking price of $24.99. Aside from just enjoying the story, replay value is restricted to high-score hunters (who themselves will have …"
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65.0
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70.0
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55.0
"Slave Zero X is a beat&s;em up extremely focused on its combat and, consequently, the player&s;s advantage will be directly linked to how much you like to explore combos and perfect your execution. If it doesn&s;t fall into that dedicated …"
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95.0
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85.0
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90.0
"Incredibly stylish, beautifully violent, wonderfully voice-acted, surprisingly emotional and incredibly enjoyable: Slave Zero X is an absolute indie powerhouse."
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68.0
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72.0
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48.0
"It’s fast, furious, and often frustrating. Slave Hero X is what it wants to be, and in principle, there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. It’s just that Slave Hero X also does little to stand out within its little niche. …"
Read original review"Slave Zero X is a game where there is a great dissonance between how it looks and how it plays. It&s;s one of the most stylish games of the year, and it looks great. It sounds very good too. It …"
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75.0
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90.0
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80.0
"Slave Zero In fact, this is what the project bases its roots on: the player&s;s learning to strengthen themselves and improve their skills. It&s;s a shame for the absence of an endgame, which could have really brought the score you …"
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45.0
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85.0
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20.0
"Slave Zero X is an incredibly frustrating release, because it could have so easily been a slam dunk. It&s;s a great game - it really is - with stylish combat mechanics, beautiful 2D sprites combined with 3D environments, and an …"
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65.0
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82.0
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38.0
"Slave Zero X is a solid hack-and-slash and is an easy recommendation to fans of the genre."
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70.0
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85.0
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75.0
"The character designs are nicely detailed, even with the slightly pixelated look, and as players wreak havoc onscreen, the animations are smooth and action-packed. The way Shou is animated makes him look like he was taken straight from a fighting …"
Read original review"A difficult game that pushes the spectacle fighter to a frenzied pace in the 2D space, but stumbles on pacing and mini-boss design that can spike frustration. A beautifully detailed world with a lot of detail, if you can get …"
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70.0
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90.0
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35.0
"Slave Zero X is a fantastic game with fast paced action and combat combined with great gameplay rhythm."
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75.0
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80.0
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90.0
"Slave Zero X not only allows the cult classic to experience a revival but it also pays homage to the dystopian anime’s that served as its inspiration."
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85.0
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75.0
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60.0
"It&s;s a shame the combat is quite so tough, because it can be discouragingly unforgiving, and there are no difficulty settings to toy with either. However, we definitely get the sense this is a game that masochistic players will love …"
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58.0
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55.0
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62.0
"Slave Zero X will get frustrating, but as we have learned over the years: sometimes a tough experience can yield the greatest rewards."
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45.0
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35.0
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45.0
"I said this on the podcast, Slave Zero X is a weird game. On the surface it appears to have little to do with the original, but the story does reveal some threads The bad thing is the combat and …"
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80.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Slave Zero X is probably an even more niche title than the first chapter. It’s a tough and gritty game, with several flaws, but it can still be appreciated by purists of action games. Only them and no one else, …"
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