Shallow, simplistic, and never quite as funny as it thinks it is, but there's still more energy and imagination at work here than most other new next gen franchises.

Some fantastic weapon designs that are a welcome relief from the shooter norm; The grinding and wall-running is great fun too, and a lot of jokes do hit their target

The combat, in fact everything in the game, is extremely shallow and very easy; Too little variety, especially in terms of enemy types and the simplistic mission design

Sunset Overdrive is many things - beautifully animated, good fun and draws inspiration from many of my favourite games. It's also one of the funniest games on any system right now. So why did I not play this more?

Sunset Overdrive is an action-adventure game set in a third-person perspective. Players navigate a metropolis called Sunset City in the year 2027. This dystopian world has been overrun by mutants called the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers.

Sunset Overdrive is an open-world third person shooter from Insomniac Games. This Xbox One exclusive is set in the fictional world of Sunset City in the future where as the main character, players need to fight off the overdosing humans of the world who have fallen prey to an energy drink that...

Everything you need to know about this is explained with the first gun you're given.

A shameless focus on enjoyably daft combat and movement; The relentless comedy manages actual laugh out loud jokes

Everything runs full blast; all the time; and it gets tiring; Some of the characters are really; really bad

Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive ($59.99) is an open-world game set in Sunset City. There, you play as a downtrodden garbage collector for Fizzco, a corporation that launches an energy drink that ultimately turns its customers into mutants.

Delightful sense of movement; Colorful, well-designed world; Fun weaponry and character customization; Funny, well-acted story

Short, repetitive campaign; Annoying tutorial reminders; Typical open-world collect-a-thon bloat; Slow camera

Insomniac's zany, colourful blaster is a sugary, cathartic hit best enjoyed in small doses, says Tom Hoggins.

Dopo un anno di magra per gli early adopters di PS4 e Xbox One, cresce sempre più l'attesa per i titoli in uscita a cavallo tra la fine dell'anno corrente e i primi mesi del 2015. A far parte della folta schiera di titoli in questione vi è certamente Sunset Overdrive, esclusiva Microsoft sviluppata,...

Artisticamente pregevole; colonna sonora piacevolissima; Gameplay in grado di dare soddisfazioni..

La campagna inizia a diventare noiosa e ripetitiva nelle fasi finali, ..; Ma che non subisce alterazioni nel corso del gioco, La realizzazione tecnica non è al top

Sunset Overdrive sure is a pretty package, running superbly and playing like a dream. Its focus on movement and combat makes for a really enjoyable open-world experience when you're moving from challenge to challenge.

+ Looks and runs superbly; + Movement through the city is great fun; + Plenty to do in a large; open world; + Those weapons

- The game's self-mocking and humour is tiring; - Main mission structure is messy and tedious

Sunset Overdrive is an utterly insane, over-the-top action romp through an apocalypse brought on by people drinking too much soda pop – yes, soda pop – where you jump, slide and zipline your way through colourful levels taking on ever-crazier mutant enemies. Confused? Quite.