FIRST PLAY RAGE 2
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
GAMES
OUT SPRING 2019
Rage 2 is a surprising sequel, to say the least. Not because of what’s new or different here, but mainly because the original Rage kind of came and went… and then seven years passed with no hint that it’d be anything other than a one-off.
But after a brash debut at E3, we’re glad to see id Software give this post-apocalyptic romp another shot. It lands like an amped-up Mad Max, albeit one that packs the kind of wallop we expect from an id shooter.
The chunk we played was brief but lively. As dimwitted, neon-tinged goons paraded around the rubble outside the Eden Space Center, we savoured each encounter as an opportunity to test out the myriad abilities on offer in this open-world single-player adventure. There’s more at hand than just epic shotgun blasts, even if those are present as expected.