Pound of Ground

About

Pound of Ground is a single player shooter game with horror and comedy themes. It was developed by Centauri Production and was released on November 5, 2010. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Pound of Ground" is a vehicular combat game that challenges players to take control of centaur-like tanks and engage in strategic battles. With a variety of weapons, maps, and game modes, players must use both speed and firepower to outmaneuver and destroy opponents. The game also features a unique physical damage system, where different parts of the tank can be damaged or destroyed, adding an extra layer of strategy to the gameplay.

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Audience ScoreBased on 150 reviews

story12 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game has a quirky art style and some enjoyable moments of zombie killing, which can be fun if you don't take it too seriously.
Driving mechanics are decent, and the game offers a large open world to explore, which can be entertaining for players who enjoy that aspect.
Some players found the humor and absurdity of the game amusing, providing a light-hearted experience despite its flaws.

The game suffers from poor storytelling, clunky gameplay, and frequent crashes, leading to a frustrating experience for many players.
Voice acting and dialogue are often criticized for being poorly translated and cringeworthy, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
Many reviews highlight the repetitive missions and lack of engaging content, making the game feel dull and uninteresting.

story
58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is widely criticized for being poorly written, convoluted, and filled with broken English, leading to a confusing narrative experience. Many players find the humor forced and unappealing, while the overall pacing and mission structure feel repetitive and uninspired. Despite some acknowledging a certain wackiness and humor that may appeal to a niche audience, the consensus is that the storytelling significantly detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “The best thing about the story is that the developers obviously weren't shooting for something serious--and they did a superb job in that regard.”
- “It's all nice, fast-paced, easy-to-master action along with a lot of good humor in the story and dialogue.”
- “Good original story.”
- “The storytelling is terrible and most of the humor falls flat; the game itself is mediocre.”
- “The story/script feels very uninspired, practically to the point where it almost feels as if there isn't a story at all...mostly just humor that feels forced and can be hard to listen to.”
- “The opening cinematic jumps all over the place about a farmer shooting down a UFO and the government dropping a nuke, and the hero doesn't know who he is but just knows he has to do something about the zombies... besides the generic blah of the story, the game is written and voiced in the most terribly broken English I've seen in a published game in years.”
gameplay
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has been widely criticized for being boring, repetitive, and clunky, with many players experiencing frequent crashes that detract from the overall experience. While some mechanics, like car driving, are deemed acceptable, the combat feels dull and lacks variety, leading to frustration and a lack of engagement. Overall, the gameplay fails to impress, leaving players disappointed despite occasional moments of fun.
- “The gameplay can be fun...sometimes, but in general it's painfully clunky.”
- “Even the gameplay can be very fun at times.”
- “Gameplay mechanics are acceptable, graphics are decent, voice acting decent, storyline... convoluted but acceptable.”
- “The gameplay is honestly just boring, it's super annoying and frustrating, and worst of all (the reason that made me uninstall and refund it) is that it literally crashed my entire computer system.”
- “The gameplay itself feels very bland and dull as well, considering practically all you do is run/drive place to place to engage in boring combat with zombies with whatever weapons the game gives you (mostly the baseball bat) and blow up the occasional generator.”
- “That being said... the gameplay felt dated, repetitive, and clunky.”
graphics
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique art style reminiscent of titles like Borderlands and Psychonauts, while others criticize them as dated and reminiscent of late 90s visuals. Overall, the graphics are described as decent and simple, with some detailed environments, but technical issues such as crashes detract from the experience.
- “An interesting game with an art style that reminds me of Psychonauts or Oddworld.”
- “The visuals are simple, but they do look nice.”
- “The graphics and art design are decent.”
- “Not just a game crash that I had to kill from task manager; no, it crashed my graphics software which forced me to hard-restart my PC.”
- “It's dated; the sound is kind of messed up as random things play at random times, and the graphics look as if they are straight out of the late 90's.”
- “Multiple unknown crashes and just bad graphics and gameplay are negatives.”
humor
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is widely criticized for being forced, poorly translated, and often falling flat, leaving players unimpressed with the storytelling and comedic attempts. While some find moments of humor enjoyable, many describe it as unoriginal and uninspired, leading to a mixed reception overall. The game's attempts at humor may appeal to a niche audience, but generally, it struggles to deliver consistent laughs.
- “The story is told in a funny way, the graphics are ok enough.”
- “This game is only worth it if it’s on sale (75% or higher) and or you need a good laugh because the AI in this game is so awful that it’s actually funny.”
- “This is a third person, cartoony style game, with lots of voice acting scenes, silly humor, in a sandbox open world style of levels.”
music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally well-received, with many praising its atmospheric qualities and fusion soundtrack, though some note it can feel limited and repetitive. While the soundtrack features enjoyable tracks, it occasionally lacks variety, leading to instances of hearing the same song multiple times. Overall, the music is considered a strong point, despite some criticisms regarding its inconsistency.
- “With a great fusion soundtrack, which I really enjoyed.”
- “The music is great.”
- “Quite good music, not the best soundtrack ever 20/10, but still very atmospheric.”
- “The music is all over the place sometimes.”
- “My half-assed let's play got flagged by YouTube for having Hitman music in it.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is generally well-received, with users appreciating its overall feel and the quality of the music, which, while not the best, contributes effectively to the immersive experience.
- “I like the atmosphere and overall feel of this.”
- “The music is quite good; it's not the best soundtrack ever, but it still creates a very atmospheric experience.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game inconsistent, with some levels being overly long and tedious, while others feel rushed and poorly executed, leading to a frustrating experience overall.
- “The pacing feels off at times; some levels are long and tedious, while others are rushed and sloppy.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent crashes reported by users, leading to lost progress due to the lack of manual save options, relying solely on autosaves.
- “Buggy (tons of crashes) and no ability to save (just autosaving) means regular lost progress.”