Auto Assault Reviews

The weekend brings us five new reviews of NCsoft and NetDevil’s post-apocalyptic vehicular MMORPG, Auto Assault. The first is at GamePro with an overall score of 3.5/5:

It’s tempting to just cruise in Auto Assault and search for the biggest jumps as the techno beats bump from zone to zone. But with a limited target audience, Auto Assault is a tough sell. And with so many other MMOs to choose from, you’d be better off with the more popular choices.

The second is at GamingExcellence with an overall score of 6.0/10:

Auto Assault is like a MMO light. The social and teamwork aspects are filtered, while you get the full flavor of combat and crafting. You can trick out your car, but not your avatar, and I’ve never seen a car with much personality. Which begs the question, if this is an MMO light, why would anyone pay the $15 a month that the more feature heavy massively multiplayer games charge? The answer is not many people would pay that much. Perhaps $5, or even $10, but anything more is just asking too much for this game.

The third is at MyGamer with an overall score of 7.6/10:

Overall, Auto Assault has a lot of potential to be a truly engrossing experience, more so than most MMOs out there. Unfortunately, such potential is marred by a lack of polish and care- there is simply too much that is flawed or missing to place this game in the “great” category, despite the noble ambition of delivering a unique MMO experience. Auto Assault is still a lot of fun, mainly because of its departure from the generic, fantasy MMO formula, but if NetDevil were going to buck the fantasy trend, they could’ve bucked some other trends while they were at it, as well as put a bit more polish and care into its release.

The fourth is at GotFrag EXE with an overall score of “C”:

Did I mention that I like blowing stuff up? Well, I think this saves my experience from being abysmal. Although the game is novel, my experience the general feel of the game is average. Leveling is not too exciting. Overall, Auto Assault is middling in comparison to other experiences I’ve had, but the driving aspect is still fun and worth a look if you enjoy more of a first-person-shooter form of MMORPG.

And the fifth is at AceGamez with an overall score of 7/10:

In the end, Auto Assault’s greatest failing is that it just doesn’t have that draw to keep you coming back. A dedicated few may stick with it for longer and hopefully with time NCSoft will provide the game with the updates and additions it needs to compete with the big boys of the MMO world, but for now it feels too much like a single player game with some nice multiplayer options, and there’s no real incentive for you to invest much time or money in it once the free trial has ended.