It depends on what you're after.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.
- Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 224 player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 110 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The graphics in this game are stunning.
The soundtrack consists of suitably up-tempo rock music, with the title screen and credits featuring two fully vocalized rock tracks.
For the uninitiated, I'm genuinely torn between recommending Arena or the original Age of Barbarian; Age of Barbarian has some light rpg elements (you increase character health and unlock moves as you progress) and a gentler difficulty curve, despite being a really tough game in places - like some of those optional boss battles (the Basilisk still gives me nightmares) - but Arena is cheaper in price, has a better character selection, and a greater variety in terms of gameplay styles.
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Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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