Bravo Team
- March 6, 2018
- Supermassive Games
Supermassive Games' virtual reality shooter, Bravo Team is nothing but disappointment.
Bravo Team is set in a fictional modern day Eastern European city. When your escort mission goes wrong and results in the President’s assassination, a country threatens to tear itself apart...and your team along with it. Teamwork is at the core of the game. Bravo Team has been developed to allow both single player and online 2 player co-op where you and your teammate must use everything at your …
Reviews
- Makes great use of the Aim peripheral, enhancing the shooting experience.
- Co-op play can liven up the experience, making it more enjoyable with a partner.
- Offers a decent cover system and has the potential for fun in score attack mode.
- Gameplay is basic and repetitive, with limited variety in weapons and enemies.
- Terrible enemy AI and glitchy mechanics detract from the overall experience.
- The narrative is unimaginative, and the graphics are low-quality and dated.
- gameplay9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 44 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its lack of depth, featuring forced perspective shifts, basic shooting mechanics, and poor enemy AI, leading to a repetitive and uninspired experience. While some players enjoyed the aim controller and co-op elements, many found the overall mechanics to be glitchy, disorienting, and lacking variety, resulting in a short and monotonous campaign. Overall, the gameplay suffers from numerous technical issues and a lack of engaging content.
“Fun with the aim controller, mixes classic lightgun action and cover-shooter mechanics, potential for good co-op play, addictive score attack mode.”
“Initially enjoyable take on the cover 'n' shoot gameplay dynamic, aiming with the controller is handled well, playing online is pretty cool.”
“Arcade lightgun game for the aim controller, co-op gameplay. Suffer together! Score attack mode might draw some back in.”
“Forced perspective shifts from third to first, lack of gameplay mechanics and options, terrible enemy AI.”
“Bravo team has a barebones story, glitchy gameplay, boring combat, brain-dead AI, terrible stealth, and more issues than I could possibly list in a single review summary box.”
“Gameplay is incredibly basic and repetitive with almost no variation, very short and monotonous campaign, some super-annoying glitches.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game have received mixed to negative feedback, with many reviewers noting low-quality visuals and dated design. While some appreciate the decent visuals and the immersive journey through a war-torn city, the lack of variety and numerous graphical issues detract from the overall experience. Additionally, mechanics such as disorienting movement and floaty shooting contribute to a generally unimpressive graphical presentation.
“Decent visuals, interesting cover system, built for co-op with a friend.”
“Though the visuals are never outstanding, we like the way the title takes you on a continuous journey through a war-torn city.”
“low-quality graphics”
“mediocre graphics and forgettable sound”
“dated visuals, gameplay, and design”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story in Bravo Team is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with many reviewers noting that it feels generic and underdeveloped. Additionally, the gameplay issues, such as poor AI and ineffective combat mechanics, further detract from any potential narrative engagement. Overall, the storytelling aspect is seen as a significant weakness of the game.
“Bravo team has a barebones story, glitchy gameplay, boring combat, brain-dead AI, terrible stealth, and more issues than I could possibly list in a single review summary box.”
“Terrible enemy AI, little to no story, ineffective weaponry, generic to the core.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is criticized for being lifeless and repetitive, with gunfights lacking creativity and excitement. Players find the experience dull, and the aim controller's unreliability further detracts from immersion.
“Repetitive gunfights quickly become a snoozefest, failing to do anything creative or dynamic, resulting in a lifeless atmosphere.”
“The atmosphere lacks any sense of immersion, making it difficult to engage with the game world.”
“The environments feel bland and uninspired, contributing to an overall dull atmosphere.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's stability is marred by numerous glitches that disrupt the experience, alongside a basic and repetitive gameplay structure that contributes to a short and monotonous campaign.
“The gameplay is incredibly basic and repetitive with almost no variation, leading to a very short and monotonous campaign, compounded by some super-annoying glitches.”
“I experienced frequent crashes that made it nearly impossible to enjoy the game.”
“The game is riddled with bugs that disrupt the experience and make it feel unfinished.”
Critic Reviews
Bravo Team Review
It's such a shame that Bravo Team is bad because Supermassive has made some great games, but this is by far the worst.
30%Bravo Team Review
Bravo Team has a barebones story, glitchy gameplay, boring combat, brain-dead AI, terrible stealth, and more issues than I could possibly list in a single review summary box. This team needs to be retired.
20%Bravo Team Review
A poor PSVR shooter, given the pedigree behind its development Bravo Team, should have been much better. As it is, there are much better alternatives worthy of your cash and attention.
35%