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Sport, Indie, Action, Science fiction
OpenCritic38IGDB43
From the inventor of the acclaimed web-swinging movement in *Spider-Man 2* comes the extreme sport of the future! Swing on a line of pure energy to perform death-defying stunts and insane parkour moves!
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Unpretentious, raw, clear and cool.
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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiJul 20167/10Energy Hook is an incredibly unique game bursting with hectic stunt-based gameplay that you can experience however you like.
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DestructoidJordan DevoreJul 20163/10Jordan: That's spot on with how I feel. As much as I want to like Energy Hook -- the concept itself is sound, and should work -- the whole thing comes across as unfinished and unpolished. Even when the stars align and the game seems to play as intended, the feeling is fleeting. It lacks staying power.
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The CubeZack HageJul 20164/10Energy Hook is a mess, but not the type of one that’s fun to play around with for a couple of hours. More or less, it’s the type of game that is depressingly bare. So much could have been done with the concept, but so little was done in the end.
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FingerGunsSean DaviesSep 20171/10The game's website claims that Energy Hook is "a coherent vision that focuses on its visceral core gameplay with no extra fluff like combat or cut scenes". Unfortunately, that extra fluff is exactly what the game is missing.
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GameSpewDavid TreharneJul 20162/10The swinging is ironically the worst part of the game for me. Whilst the running and jumping can be overcome somewhat by accommodating their shortcomings by adapting your play-style, the swinging mechanic can’t be negotiated with
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IGDB rating 4.7/10 from 3 ratings.
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