Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great console MMO, and it's free to play as long as the user has Xbox Live Gold. The game play is challenging, but repetitive. If you decide to buy the game, plan for between 1 and 5 uninterrupted hours to patch the game (which takes space on your local hard drive) before you can play it.

This is an older game but for $5 you can't go wrong here.

This game has potential. There are parts that are fun but it seems very disorganized and the missions are too similar. The graphics are poor. The control could be tighter and the story could be more interesting. I think they can still fix the issues that make it boring in spots and add better, more interesting missions. Also, it's kind of hard to know what you are suppose to do next. Rent first and play with a friend who knows the game. It's easier to get into it that way.

Decent game. Good story line. Did not realize it needed an xbox live subscription though. Controls are also good.

overall its a very good game. its a 100% online game so server problems disrupt gameplay on a regular basis. enemy health/power ranks up along with your health/power

I've seen better online games. It's okay and worth a look if you find it cheap.

This game’s premise looked pretty cool so I picked it up for my son. He really enjoyed it!

Exciting at first but repetitive after a couple of missions.

Reminds me of an online version of Borderlands, but not as strange.

I would recommend this game if you hate first person games. The game is also online therefore I love to play with my friends. Overall I really love this game!

I loved the idea of a MMO on the XBox 360 but after trying the beta I realized that this game was not what I was looking for. It may get better in the future but at least on the beta it was not there yet.

I bought this game for my son and he loved it. He beat the game and he keeps going back and playing it more.

This is an ok tie in to the TV show of the same name on the syfy channel

it is a great game just like the tv show would recommend it to other people

Definitely a great game but you need Xbox live gold to play it

I have been waiting for this game for quite some time now and I can honestly say it has been well worth the wait. I have been playing for about 2 1/2 hours so far and decided I would share my opinion of the game. As I progress further into the game I will update my review. Graphics : The graphics in this game will not blow your mind but they are pleasing to look at. The closest example I can give you would be to compare them to Gears of War 3. The facial animations could have been a touch better but everything else is comparable to Gears 3. Character movements : Everything seems to be spot on. character movements are smooth and easy. just like in any third person shooter you have your dodge from side to side where you do a roll to escape whatever you are trying to get away from. also the same is true from front and back. Control of your character is very tight and responsive. Vehicles : This is the way you will get from point A to point B. At any time all you have to do is press up on your D-Pad and what ever vehicle you have equipped will appear a short distance away. The few vehicles I have been able to use so far handle just fine , I didnt flip my four wheeler once. This feature is awesome , being able to call for a ride whenever you want cant be beat. It is deffinately preferable to trudging the whole way by foot or scouting around for something to drive. You can walk/run everywhere if you please but I had rather ride. Gunplay : Hit detection seems to be spot on. Your reticle will turn a bright red when you run it across an enemy and when you fire you can feel the effects through the controller. You can not only see that you are hitting your intended target but you can also feel it. Skill Tree : Since I have just began to play There is no way I can remember everything about this but i will give you a general summary. You can choose a certain ability like Cloak where you become invisible to your enemies for a certain time frame. As you progress you begin to unlock perks for that particular ability. Since the cloak ability is a stealth ability the types of perks you unlock will be stealth based. The same is true for all the other available abilities. I really cant go anymore indepth with this because the cloak ability is what I have started with and am currently useing and have not tried anything else. Something I can tell you is that there are LOTS of perks to build around your abilities. Character Progression : As you level your character up you will unlock new guns , perks , armor/clothing to make your character your own. You gain (XP = Experience points) for just about everything you do. the best way to get the most XP out of killing an enemy is to shoot them a bit then walk/run to them and meele them. This gives you about 40 XP per kill verses only 15 XP per kill if you just gunn them down. So shoot a bit then run up to them and give them a smack to the face. This is about all i can tell you at the moment. I got this game as soon as Best Buy opened its doors then ran home and popped it in. You will have to be very patient when you first begin to play. Before you begin to play you will have to install the game , update patches , and you will recieve an Xbox live update. This will take some time so just wait and be patient. I am getting a 25 meg internet speed from comcast and this still took a while. So the slower your speeds the slower the install/updates and vice versa the faster your connections the faster the install/updates will be. When I first tried to play I couldnt get online because of everyone trying to get on at one time. I expected this as it happens with all online games on release date. I waited about an hour then tried again and popped right into the game without a hitch. For all of you that dont know THIS IS AN ONLINE ONLY GAME ( MMO = MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ). I dont want anyone to make the mistake of buying this game thinking you can play offline. And in closing : In my opinion this is a great game so far, also I am extreemly happy with my purchase and reccomend this game to any action/shooter fan. The world is a huge open world just begging you to explore and kill the nasty alien/mutant. I just cant reccomend this game enough. Game on everyone , have fun.

The game is quite good, the amount of guns and playing with people never gets old. But the content gets annoying and the story is horrible. The random events seem so repetetive, but you know. The online play makes up for a lot of it, get your friends to play for the best experience.

Defiance is about as good as it gets for anyone looking to experience an MMO without needing a gaming PC to play World of Warcraft or any other older, more time-consuming games of the genre. The game is quite easy to play: it is a third-person shooter that can effectively function as a singleplayer experience while also allowing you to team up or interact with millions of other players running around the world at the same time as you. Anyone looking to test the waters of the MMO genre should look no further than Defiance, as the controls are very easy to learn with a progressive skill tree you don't have to study too carefully in order to get great results. In addition to exploring the world and doing story-related mission or cooperative instances, there is the typical multiplayer set-up like you would expect from any third-person shooter: team deathmatch, free-for-all and the like. These modes are quite good and offer a great distraction from the main quests. All in all you can't go wrong with Defiance, especially now that the television series has also started up.

I'm new to the MMO (Mass Multiplayer Online) so this was my first go at one. First let me say that you need 10GB of HD space and can only play online. If you can't do that then DO NOT buy this game. The best way to describe this is to say it's Crackdown mixed with Borderlands. The great part of this game is the co-op aspect. Playing on your own can get boring, so make sure you have lots of friends who have this.

I am enjoying this game. It is a lot of fun even when playing alone. it reminds me a little bit of Borderlands. They need to polish it a bit, lag is an issue right now, although expected considering how new the game is.