Customer Ratings & Reviews

Everything about this game is fun. It's fast-paced and has plenty of characters to choose from. Each character has unique abilities and weaknesses and it's up to you to figure out which one works best with your current team. You're encouraged to try them all. After a while you settle on a few favorites. Besides the incredible art and graphics, I'm slowly discovering that there is a lot of story buried in the game. It's Blizzard after all and they're known for deep lore. This game is great for pretty much any fan of first-person shooters. Be warned though, there's not story mode so if you're thinking of not participating in the PvP action, you're in for disappointment. This is 100% PvP right now. Maybe Blizzard will add story modes later.

It's been awhile since I've played such a diverse game like OVERWATCH. First off the character selection is great! 21 heroes to choose from and all with different abilities you must master. No so many game modes, but the games can last a long time. The game is brilliantly polished and just a blast to play! I highly recommend OVERWATCH to anyone who's is a fan of multiplayer. THERE IS NO STORY MODE! All is online play.

Excelent online game good for all ages, best of the Last games on the market

I have put about 20+ hours in to this game between the open beta and the preorder, and these are my thoughts. Firstly, if you played the open beta, then you have played the full game. If you were hoping for something extra to put you over the top, then you might want to look elsewhere. If you enjoyed the beta, as I did, then be free in the knowledge that nothing much has changed. There is so much to like about what Overwatch is. It is a fun, frantic firefight with a glorious array of different characters, none of which feels the same as any of the others. There are 4 main classes (Offense, Defense, Support and Tank), but these are more of guidelines then set in stone. Every character is unique, with special weapons, skills and abilities that change the way you play and how the other team has to respond to you. And if you and your friend both want to play as the giant ape scientist with the chain lightning gun, or the samurai archer, or the robot that turns into a sentry gun, you totally can. There is no limit on your team makeup, which is nice if you happen to have the same play style as one of your teammates. There are several maps at launch that are fun and thought out, with various vantage points for sniping and winding passages for close combat. The graphics are beautiful with vibrant colors, and the world is surprisingly detailed. From Japan to Hollywood, Greece to Nepal, each location feels special. The maps themselves also have some degree of interaction. I spent more time that i should have trying to shoot a basketball with my rocket launcher into a hoop in my starting base. There are only three different modes for MP. In Escort, one team tries to deliver a vehicle to the other side of the map while the other team's job is to slow them down until time runs out. Moving the vehicle requires close proximity by at least one member of the attacking team. In Assault, one team is trying to capture two command areas before time runs out, while the defending team is trying once again to stop them. And in Control, both teams are trying to capture a command area for a designated amount of time. Players used to FPS's may find themselves frustrated at first, as winning usually calls for more than just shooting everything that you see. Cooperation is key, and poorly made teams can find themselves pushed back frustratingly quick. However, in my experience matches are usually tense and rarely one sided, but there does seem to be a lack of diversity in the gameplay. Matches follow a similar structure-rush your forces towards one area and try to take it over, then move to the next. Death causes a short break from the action, and then you are respawned back at your base. Very standard, and though the various maps and modes somewhat make up for this, the game does start to feel stale. One thing that is most jarring when first playing Overwatch is that there is no leveling system. Like, at all. Each player has access to the same group of 21 characters that everyone else has, with the same set of skills for each individual character. For people used to FPS's like Call of Duty or Destiny, having static characters may seem a little odd at first. There is also no Aiming Down Sights, with the exception of one or two characters. This may also be difficult at first. Overwatch's main failure is in the lack of a story campaign. With so many characters with vibrant, colorful personalities it seems a shame that we don't ever get to really learn anything about them. There is no narrative that ties the characters together, or gives you really any reason at all to explain why a Eskimo wielding a freeze gun would be fighting alongside some dude that looks like he got ripped out of a Mad Max film. This may not bug you, but $60 is a little too much for me for what is essentially a 3 mode MP. Overall, Overwatch is a very fun game that would be much better with a story or campaign of some kind. There are a limited number of game modes, but apparently Blizzard is intent on adding more characters and maps later on down the road via free DLC, similar to what Splatoon has done. This makes me happy and is enough to garner my support. Overwatch is a fun to play game that offers large amounts of strategy and replayability, but the lack of content at launch is noticeably disappointing. But dangit, it is fun to play.

So, I'll begin thusly: I love first person shooters, but prefer them on PC. Still, I own lots on my consoles, as well, and due to my PC breaking down and a plethora of surgeries that left me unable to place my arm on a PC desk, even if it hadn't been broken, I chose to grab this on PS4 to help alleviate boredom. For those who find aiming to be more precise on PC, Overwatch delivers a precision on console that is maybe only equaled by the Wolfenstein games, Titanfall 2, & the remake of Doom. Buttery smooth and responsive, you'll quickly be jumping into games and holding your own. (Aided by Blizzard's matchmaking system). Overwatch hands over two dozen unique heroes, each with different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities, all falling within different categories (offense, defense, tank, support). These roles are often more fluid than in some other games, but learning to master the character, how s/he best fits within the group of 6 in your group, and on the map- is key. Luckily, much like the classes are fluid, so is learning how to best be used is, as well. And, if a hero is not working out for you within a group or map, you can switch the hero out after a death, as often as you'd like during a game. And that's what truly allows Overwatch to live up to its hype, something I'm normally wary of, its as adaptable as you are. That's not to say there isn't a "wrong way" to play with certain heroes- there is, but you'd almost have to intentionally be oblivious to head down that path. There's a huge amount of rewards to keep customizing your heroes, and all heroes are unlocked from the get-go. There's nothing extra for leveling that makes the heroes better, so you needn't worry that entering Overwatch a year after release is going to end with you being massacred. On the negative side, for those wanting any sort of single-player outside an initial tutorial, or even matches with bots taking the place of other players, you're out of luck. This isn't a deal breaker, but it's a huge shame. It's something Unreal Tournament had been doing two decades ago, and as practice for learning maps without the fear of disappointing teammates, it was an invaluable tool. Outside of that, there's not much to harp on about Overwatch. It's incredibly fun, rewarding as you learn, and even has intense stat-tracking that focuses more on positives than negatives. The hype about this game was well-deserved. Honestly, this may very well be only behind, maybe even slightly ahead of, Titanfall 2 as my favorite multiplayer shooter.

Fun game in the arena shooter style. Characters are fun, maps are interesting, but mostly feels narrow and funneled. Wouldn't say it's worth full price since there's no single player campaigns and a pretty predatory loot box system. Boxes can be earned but with the amount of items released each holiday it takes ungodly amounts of time to collect the specific skin you want (if you're not lucky) Prepare for some anger going into ranked modes as some people take the it much too seriously. Either way, if you enjoy typical arena shooters with extra modes each week. You'll most likely enjoy this!

Overwatch is an awesome multiplayer only first person shooter, massive online battle arena type of game that lets teamwork be the forefront. The game lets you pick different characters with different types of abilities. That is a factor in why it is important to have teamwork in this game. The amount of different characters is vast, but the game modes and maps can feel repetitive over time as it will randomly select the game type and map when you search for games. Overall, this is a fun game if you can get pass the repetitiveness of it.

Look at the current gaming landscape and you'll see that most publishers will try to gouge out as much cash as they can from the consumers with DLCs, add-ons, etc. Publishers will release a game with limited content to sell DLC months later in order to continue taking your money. Overwatch is the opposite of this trend. Whenever you purchase this game, you will get the full game. Yes, you can purchase loot boxes for cosmetic items for the playable heroes, but you can also earn them through playing the game. With a plethora of playable characters, you can find your favorites to engage in casual, arcade, or competitive play. With the popularity of this title, Blizzard will continually pump out content for this game. Currently the game runs at 1080p, 60 frames per second on consoles. Hopefully, in the future, the game will gain support to run at a higher resolution.

Overwatch can be very fun, and very frustrating at the same time. If you're playing with random parties, prepare to suck. Even if you get a team where everyone is using mics, not everyone knows how to communicate... If you have your own team, and you all are good at working together you will likely have a great time more often than not. The variety of characters, and play styles is the most enjoyable thing about this game. To be good at this you definitely need strategy and great team work, you also need to know when you can't just sit in an attacker role and switch up your character now and then. Sometimes your team needs a defender, and if no one else wants to play that role you should. I definitely recommend this game, it's lots of fun, especially with friends to play with.

Love this game! So different than most other FPS's, boarderline a Moba that is in the form of a FPS. Every character feels so different and of course Blizzard polishes their games to the Nth degree. Balance is great and it does really push you to play as a team. I actually own this on both PC and PS4. I would say PC is the best version hands down. However, if you do not have a PC to play it, the PS4 is a ton of fun!

For a year before I finally bought the game itself, I had seen and been captivated by the characters of this game. I watched the shorts and fell in love with Winston, Hanzo, Bastion, and others. I was invested in the characters long before I ever actually played a match of the game. Overwatch is something special. It's a blast to play, and my only problem with playing the game is that it's not filled with even more of the character's personalities. I'm over 40 hours into the game and I don't see an end in sight.

Let's get the bad out of the way first. Yes, there are only 10 maps and 3 modes available from the start, though Blizzard has promised additional content such as Competitive by the end of June and new maps in the coming months. Also, the Loot Boxes are hard to get excited about considering they're mostly skins, sprays, and other misc. cosmetic collectibles for the characters. Now let's get to the good. Literally the core gameplay is amazing, which is all the more surprising considering this is Blizzard's first foray into the FPS market. The same level of polish you have come to expect from the studio is here in spades and the gun play is extremely satisfying. Each of the 21 Characters is unique in their own way. They may break down into 4 main types: Offense, Defense, Tank, and Support but couldn't be any different. This coupled with the fact that you can switch characters on the fly during matches, turns a 5-10 minute Overwatch match into a chaotic game of chess that has to be played to be understood. Also, if previous Blizzard titles are anything to go by you can be sure that this game will be supported for years to come with additional content such as maps, modes, characters, and more. Admittedly the initial offering here is a bit sparse, but I'd highly recommend it nonetheless especially if you have friends to play online with.

I usually don't play these kinds of games, I'm mostly into linear games or RPGs but the design and variance of the characters was really appealing to me as well as the popularity the game was receiving. I gave in and bought it and have been playing it for about a week now with both friends and strangers online. It's a good community of players, I've only had really lovely and funny online experiences. The game itself is a lot of fun, the different game modes make for a nice quick match when I don't have the time to play games for too long. The only issue I've had so far is the wait time while connecting to games. Sometimes I spend a little more time waiting than playing, but that might just be an internet issue for me. I totally recommend this to anyone really. The game's controls are simple enough that new players can learn quickly and the 6v6 Mystery Hero mode is excellent at forcing you to play with a new character every time you get eliminated so that everyone has a fair chance at learning new characters without feeling like you're bringing down the team.

Overwatch is a very barebones but fun game. It isn't one that you'll be able to play for hours and hours though unless you like playing the same game type over and over again. The strongest point is the cast of characters, all with unique strengths and weaknesses. This is very much a team based game, which makes teamwork and communication crucial to win. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't care for either of those, which can lead to teams of lone wolves all doing their own thing and not playing the objective, which makes the game much harder when the payload is moving as you're on defense. So having a dedicated team of friends is the best possible way to have fun. And you can definitely find people like that in quick play as you rank up before you're able to play ranked at level 25. But if you're looking for story, any kind of depth past gameplay, or various game modes, you're going to be disappointed. The story is told through cartoons that you have to watch. There is no story mode. There is an arcade mode which offers different modes, but those wear out faster than the regular payload game mode. This game's strength is most definitely it's gameplay and it's characters, which apparently is enough for people. I find this to be a good game in short bursts, but until some actual depth is added in actual different game modes and not these silly arcade varieties, I feel this game's potential won't be reached. It most definitely is worth a buy and play, but not at $60. $35 or under is the sweet spot for a game as barebones as this.

I typically hate playing online multiplayer games, but this game is different. It is not your typical shooting game. Each character plays differently and has different powers. Each person playing has a job to do in order to win, and it is very team oriented. Art style is cool too!

Tons of fun, great character balance, feels like league of legends done right as an FPS. Only thing is it can be a little repetitive(I haven't gotten tired of it though). Could use some more maps/game modes and the characters are too cool to not have a story or campaign mode.

My son (13) would do nothing else but play this game, if I let him do that. I tried playing with him a few times, but got my butt-kicked so bad it was embarrassing. I used to consider myself a gamer, but I just don't have the reaction times or digital-spacial awareness kids do now. The game itself is fun, lots of characters, powers, strategy. It is aggressive and violent, but in a non-bloody, non-grotesque, non-confrontational way. You do have to set aside the game characters yelling their catchphrases all the time... like "Die! Die! Die!'" I don't think my son even hears that (or a lot of of other things the game repeats) but rather just considers it a reaction prompt. As a parent, you do have to be aware involved from simply a time-suck perspective on games like this. I don't think my son is even aware of the passage of time when he's in the "flow", so I have to come shake him out of it from time to time.

Easy to get into, fun characters, with the recent update there's a ton of different game modes to mess around with. If you invest a little or a lot of time in this game you will enjoy yourself. Having friends play with you increases the enjoyment but isn't necessary.

Upon launch didn't think much of the hype for Overwatch, as I'd been a casual player of games like TF2 for years without feeling much of a pull to play more than a few times a year. Finally gave Overwatch a try when Blizzard offered one of their Free Weekends on PSN, I actually didn't end up playing it till the final hours of that promotion and I'm very glad I did! Enjoyed it so much I went out the very next day and purchased a copy. Have been playing week-in week-out since. The tight balancing, satisfying teamwork mechanics, warm lovable cast of characters and the ability to enjoy yourself even if you're a noob like me makes Overwatch one of my firm favorite titles out of 2016 (and possible in my top picks ever!). If you're skeptical, just try it for an hour wherever you can get your hands on it then, if you're like me, the compelling gameplay should speak for itself.

It's easy to pick up and play, with plenty of heroes for people to pick from.