A bold experiment in marrying passive and interactive elements to create a narrative game, Quantum Break almost succeeds. It looks utterly stunning, and it's fun to play, but overall the game doesn't quite gel with its TV show-style episodes to elevate its experience into something new.

You probably know the story of Icarus. That Greek guy who made a set of wings, stuck them together with wax, but then flew too close to...

The creative; speedy combat is great fun; The story aspires to an interesting; layered narrative

The combat never evolves to a truly satisfying level; Disjointed structure leads to big pacing issues; The TV show is rather underwhelming

Great fun for all ages even if it says M for mature. My son and I had a blast with the time powers and excellent shooting and decent collectible hunting which is great for beginners. Even the TV show like cutscenes were fun to watch.

I was very unsure about making this purchase due to all the hype the game was receiving. I've found when a game is too good to be true it normally is well Quantum Break is definitely an exception. The moment I started playing I was emerged into the story.

Awesome graphics; enjoyable gameplay

Only available on Xbox one; No multiplayer

Enjoyable but limited content and flawed experience. Interesting combat but broken up but a confusing story and a strange TV show tie-in you watch between chapters

Few games use live-action cutscenes as emphatically as Quantum Break. It's one of the game's defining elements. Between each of its five gameplay-based chapters, you have the opportunity to watch roughly 20-minute-long episodes, which are entirely optional but designed to offer insight into the...

Impressive visuals; Great environmental destructability; Effective performances from a great cast; Time powers enable great creativity during combat

Sloppy movement and weapon controls; The element of choice isn't as powerful as it seems; Forced; unimaginative platforming sections

Scratch away at that and you've got a watchable TV series wrapped around a focussed and competent game, but Remedy's keen sense of style manages to elevate Quantum Break to something just about worthwhile. Maybe it's because of how eccentric the whole enterprise is.

Great story and interesting gaming mechanics. Found aiming and camera views annoying at times.

A less than fruitful mix of TV show and video game, where although the individual components are competent they're never quite interesting enough to justify the peculiar set-up.

The combat may lack nuance and variety but it's fast-paced and entertaining; Generally good graphics and solid acting from all concerned

The plot and characters are far too ordinary to need all the 20-minute live action cut scenes; Villain decisions make too little difference and the gameplay is repetitive and overly easy

Quantum Break is the kind of game I'd love if I were 13 years old. From start to finish, the gameplay never evolves beyond shooting a bunch of copy/pasted commandos in different rooms while using time-altering superpowers to aid in the fights.

The environmental designs

The garbage story