Skull Island: Rise of Kong

Skull Island: Rise of Kong

October 17, 2023

ActionAdventurePlatformerRPG Nintendo SwitchPCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S

Embark on a 3rd person action-adventure quest to avenge the death of your parents at the hands of the ultimate alpha predator: Gaw. Conquer waves of primal beasts and defeat the minions of your arch-nemesis on your way to becoming the rightful King of Skull Island. Traverse the mysterious island …

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Critic Reviews (10)

Andrea Peroni Uagna Oct 2023
29.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

25.0

Story

20.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a bad title, an obscene glorification of one of cinema&s;s most famous monsters, a video game that is simply unacceptable in every respect. Don&s;t buy it, unless you want to spite yourself or some …"

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Giovanni Panzano Everyeye.it Oct 2023
30.0 /100

"Ultimately, while respecting the work of the developers, we are sorry to tell you that yes: to date, Skull Island Rise of Kong is without a shadow of a doubt the worst game of 2023."

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James Stephanie Sterling The Jimquisition Oct 2023
25.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

15.0

"It’s the kind of game that makes the case for some sort of independent trading standards body in the game industry. I say this with all due gravity - The Game Mill should not have been allowed to sell Skull …"

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Jason Stettner Gamerheadquarters Oct 2023
25.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

40.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a truly awful, mundane and strangely perplexing to traverse linear experience where Kong deals with deep emotional trauma."

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Leonardo Faria WayTooManyGames Oct 2023
50.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

35.0

Story

20.0

"I was sure Skull Island: Rise of Kong was going to be a surefire disaster of biblical proportions, but its Xbox Series port just ended up being a halfway competent, albeit an utterly mediocre platformer. It has some borderline acceptable …"

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Lewis Parker PC Gamer Oct 2023
15.0 /100

Graphics

3.0

Gameplay

5.0

Story

4.0

"The game barely qualifies as playable given its myriad of technical issues, but even when it is working as intended, you&s;ll wish that it wasn&s;t."

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Noah Hunter Final Weapon Oct 2023
30.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

25.0

Story

5.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a bug-filled mess that&s;s defined by an empty world with no exciting gameplay. With no simple QoL features like a useable map, it&s;s a pain to complete each level. For $40, there&s;s not a …"

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Petri Kataja KonsoliFIN Oct 2023
20.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

15.0

Story

20.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong has badass cover art, and that&s;s the only good thing you can say about it. I&s;ve played plenty of bad games in my life, but this just might be the worst."

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Phil Hornshaw Digital Trends Oct 2023
30.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

20.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a boring, buggy, totally unambitious game that isn&s;t even interesting in its failures."

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Shunal Doke GamingBolt Oct 2023
20.0 /100

Graphics

25.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

40.0

"Skull Island: Rise of Kong, more than anything else, feels like a hollow attempt at cashing in on the Kong brand. The game has no real redeeming quality aside from the fact that it didn&s;t accidentally set my PC on …"

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