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Overall 7
7.0

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Thunderbolt Games
21 August 2008
  • Conclusion: Viking accomplishes what it set out to do; great battles, a beautiful world, a long story, and just the right balance of difficulty - it just missed out on the finer...
  • Pros: Beautiful world, Lengthy story...
  • Cons: Sound... or the lack of...
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Overall 6
6.0
Gameplay 8
8.0
Graphics 6
6.0
Sound 3
3.0
Addiction 4
4.0

Viking: Battle for Asgard

Auracore MediaWorks
19 June 2008
  • Conclusion: While Viking isn’t a total disappointment, the biggest problem here is a matter of the game feeling wholly and entirely unfinished. There are a number of great ideas at...
  • Pros: Simple to learn yet hard to master combat system, stealth kills add nicely to the mix, it has Vikings, the mass battles are a heck of a lot of fun...
  • Cons: Numerous glitches give the game an unfinished feel, almost total dearth of music and limited voice acting, the story makes less sense as you play through the game...
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Overall 7
7.0

Xbox 360 Review - 'Viking: Battle for Asgard'

WorthPlaying
21 May 2008
  • Summary: Viking: Battle For Asgard is a hack 'n' slasher where you, as Skarin, get to experience the violent yet spectacular world of the Vikings and their gods.
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Overall 8
8.0
Gameplay 8
8.0
Graphics 8
8.0
Sound 7
7.0
Storyline 8
8.0

Viking: Battle For Asgard

Fragland
24 April 2008
  • Summary: is a very refreshing game, but because of its negative points no classic. Still i would recommend the game to everyone who wants to play in a full scale war. Let's hope...
  • Pros: Giant sieges, Finishing moves, Graphics, Blood...
  • Cons: Music, Story, Replayability, No multiplayer...
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Overall 8
8.0

VIKING: Battle For Asgard

swapgame
21 April 2008
  • Excerpt: The olden days were bad times for some. Especially for those whose Gods are looking to engage in an all out war that spills over onto the mortal coil. And especially for...
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Overall 6
6.0

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Game Informer
18 April 2008
  • Summary: After playing through the first of three zones in Viking, it seems like there’s plenty of promise in store. But as you get deeper into the game, the small annoyances...
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Overall 6
6.0
Gameplay 5
5.0
Graphics 9
9.0
Sound 7
7.0

Viking: Battle for Asgard

GamersHell.com
14 April 2008
  • Excerpt: Timed button-mashing wasn’t a novel mechanic when God of War was released on the Playstation 2, but the team at SCE’s Santa Monica studio hit the mark in terms of...
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Overall 9
9.0

Viking: Battle For Asgard

games xtreme
10 April 2008
  • Conclusion: There's no online or co-op about this game, thinking along those lines should be paramount in this day and age, yet it does add time and development cost to a project....
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Overall 8
8.0
Gameplay 8
8.0
Graphics 8
8.0
Sound 7
7.0

Viking: Battle for Asgard

NZGamer.com
10 April 2008
  • Excerpt: Viking: Battle for Asgard is best described as a mix of developer Creative Assembly’s previous Total War games and Sony’s God of War series, mixing hack-n-slash,...
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Overall 7
7.0
Gameplay 7
7.0
Graphics 7
7.0
Sound 7
7.0

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VideoGamer.com
09 April 2008
  • Conclusion: In the end Viking is a bit of a guilty pleasure. It's kind of like admitting to liking Bad Boys 2, in that you know it's a dumb movie, full of moments no right thinking...
  • Pros: Some great environments...
  • Cons: Fairly repetitive...
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Viking: Battle for Asgard
7.9 out of 10

Viking: Battle for Asgard

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