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Game Title: Overwatch 2
Platforms:
- PC (Oct 4, 2022)
- Xbox Series X/S (Oct 4, 2022)
- PlayStation 5 (Oct 4, 2022)
- Xbox One (Oct 4, 2022)
- PlayStation 4 (Oct 4, 2022)
- Nintendo Switch (Oct 4, 2022)
- Overwatch 2 | Game Overview (Reveal Event Clip)
- Overwatch Animated Short | “The Wastelander” [4K]
- Overwatch 2: Reveal Event | June 16
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 81 average - 82% recommended - 27 reviews
Metacritic - 81 average - 21 reviews
Critic Reviews
Attack of the Fanboy - Noah Nelson - 4 / 5
CGMagazine - Alex Handziuk - 8.5 / 10Overwatch 2 is a great game, but it is held back by its own identity crisis, lack of content, and questionable choices. Despite its blemishes, Overwatch 2 is a must-try experience, especially if you are playing with a dedicated squad of friends.
Forbes - Kris Holt - 9 / 10Overwatch 2 is a worthy successor to the original Overwatch that doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as it does improve upon it. While it does have its issues, the core gameplay and improved UI make for a fun and fully realized sequel.
Game Informer - Brian Shea - 9 / 10At launch, Overwatch 2 is a launchpad for something much, much grander. It’s rough around the edges, but the controlled chaos of the actual gameplay is right up my alley. Given the live service nature of the game, it’s something I’ll likely re-review every so often. Still, Overwatch 2 is in pretty great shape overall.
GameSpot - Jessica Howard - 8 / 10Overwatch 2 doesn’t flip the formula the way you might expect a long-awaited, numbered sequel would. But through various clever tweaks, it’s a well-rounded evolution of the experience into which I’ve poured more than a thousand hours since 2016. I may never recreate the magic of those first few years in Overwatch, but Overwatch 2 is a big step towards restoring the faith in the franchise and has me thinking it’s time to pour a few more hundred hours into my favorite team-based shooter.
Gamepur - John Hansen - 10 / 10Overwatch 2 improves upon the core gameplay and characters fans love, but loses some of its predecessor's spirit in the process.
GamesRadar+ - Alyssa Mercante - UnscoredWhen I am playing Overwatch 2, I am having the time of my life. When I’m not playing, I am wishing I was playing Overwatch 2.
GamingTrend - Ben Lombardo - 90 / 100Overwatch 2 shines and pops with updated graphics and gorgeous new maps, but its deviation from the source material is impossible to ignore.
God is a Geek - Adam Cook - 9.5 / 10Overwatch 2 is so damn good. 5v5 has breathed life into the game, Junkerqueen, Sojourn, and Kiriko are a breath of fresh air, and the game's new high pace suits its competitive nature perfectly. The new maps are insanely fun to play, albeit with some needing tweaking, and the new Push gamemode only enhances Overwatch 2's core experience. The only downside comes from its cosmetic-locked, 9-week battle pass system, which will be costly to continually purchase.
Guardian - Keith Stuart - 4 / 5Overwatch 2 plays brilliantly. It's a wonderful shooter full of depth, with unique heroes to master, maps to learn, and hours of your life to lose all over again.
Hobby Consolas - David Rodriguez - Spanish - 85 / 100It's not really a sequel, but Overwatch's enthusiastic rejection of self-serious military shooters still draws you in.
IGN - Simon Cardy - 8 / 10Overwatch 2's enhancements feel great and perfect gameplay in many ways. The free to play format will keep you afloat and will reveal to many a fantastic hero shooter with an impressive charisma, but it is not a sequel. What we saw here should have come sooner and may well be insufficient for some fans.
Metro GameCentral - Cheri Faulkner - 9 / 10Overwatch 2’s switch to a 5v5 format breathes new life into what was once the sharpest shooter around. It just hasn’t quite recaptured all of that glory – yet.
PCGamesN - Lauren Bergin - 6 / 10A breath of fresh air for the Overwatch franchise, with the new game modes, characters, and mechanics all working together superbly well, for a genuinely exciting sequel.
Polygon - Michael McWhertor - UnscoredWhile Overwatch 2 adds a host of heroes and features to Blizzard's iconic FPS game, its PvP feels more like a simple content update than a full blown sequel.
PowerUp! - Leo Stevenson - UnscoredEnjoying Overwatch 2 is an exercise in cautious optimism — not just in the future direction of its ever-changing lore and world, but in the idea that years of new content will ultimately deliver on the promise of a full sequel.
Press Start - Harry Kalogirou - 6.5 / 10Not everyone is going to be a fan of the changes and I'm certain many fans will be incensed with the way Blizzard has monetised Overwatch 2 but I'm also certain those some fans will be booting up the game on day one and playing until their eyeballs bleed.
Overwatch is back and it's better than ever.
Prima Games - Matt Vatankhah - 8 / 10While Overwatch 2 is still a good time, and an improvement over the original, it feels like less of a sequel and more of an update. There's some solid changes to the foundations of Overwatch, but a noticeable lack of new content, archaic game modes, and balancing issues leave something to be desired.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Ollie Toms - UnscoredWithin Overwatch 2 lies the framework of what made its predecessor so special – a game bursting at the seams with personality, eclecticism, and undeniable charm that its competition can’t seem to match. A game that, after some thoughtful changes by Blizzard, could shape up to continue its monumental legacy for many, many years to come.
Saudi Gamer - Arabic - 7 / 10A host of important changes will shake up the meta as Blizzard's hero shooter goes free to play, but it all reeks of desperation to stay relevant, and it might not be enough for many players.
Shacknews - TJ Denzer - 8 / 10Overwatch 2 offers a fun experience and notable improvements to everything from the past, but the Battle Pass can be a hindrance to anyone who wants to enjoy it.
Spaziogames - Valentino Cinefra - Italian - UnscoredUltimately, Overwatch 2 feels less like a sequel and more like a refresh, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The new Heroes are neat, as are the refreshed looks of previous Heroes. The new Push mode and other new maps are fun as well. That said, the game pretty much plays the same. If you loved Overwatch, there’s really no reason why you won’t enjoy continuing this journey. If you weren’t a fan, this isn’t going to change your mind. That said, if the first batch of heroes, modes, and maps were any indication, it at least looks like Overwatch 2’s new free-to-play seasonal content rotation is going to keep things interesting for a long time to come.
Tom's Guide - Malcolm McMillan - 4 / 5Overwatch 2 is not a revolution of any kind, because it revolves around that identity that shook the market in 2016. However, the new composition of the teams must be assimilated, it is promising and rewards good players at the expense (perhaps) of novices.
Twinfinite - Zhiqing Wan - 4 / 5Overwatch 2 still has the same enjoyable gameplay loop and incredible character design from Blizzard’s original hero shooter. But this free-to-play update is iterative, rather than groundbreaking.
We Got This Covered - Cheyenne Clark - 3.5 / 5It’s difficult to look back on a game like Overwatch and wonder what it could’ve been if it had been delayed, and released as a complete, full-priced package with none of the extras: no feel-bad Battle Passes, with the story mode and Hero Missions available to all from the get-go. It’s not all doom and gloom of course; I’ve been in denial about the change in direction for PvP, but tens of hours of playtime have convinced me that the new 5v5 format will lead to more exciting experiences going forward. For my fellow lore and character enthusiasts, well, there’s always next year.
Windows Central - Brendan Lowry - 4.5 / 5Overwatch 2 replaces its predecessor with a similar, yet different experience, but its future feels uncertain as the franchise moves toward a more aggressive monetization structure with little to distinguish itself from every other live-service game.
gameranx - UnscoredOverwatch 2 represents the arrival of the foundational changes Blizzard's hero shooter needed in order to return to its former glory. While it's not perfect — few things ever are — the changes that the game makes to Overwatch's gameplay structure, progression systems, content release schedule, and presentation are absolutely stellar.
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