Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 77.32% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 |
| GameTrailers | 6.9/10 |
| IGN | 7.0/10 |
| Joystiq | 3.5/5 |
Singularity received generally favorable reviews. On review aggregator website Metacritic, Singularity received a rating of 76 for the PC and Xbox 360 versions, and 77 for the PlayStation 3 version. On GameRankings, the PC version received 78%, the PlayStation 3 version 79%, and the Xbox 360 version 77%. Activision was disappointed with Singularity's sales, which came out under 400,000.
Destructoid sang the game's praises, stating that: "Singularity is a game that manages to feel like its own thing despite being pieced together from previous FPS games, and if you want a great Summer shooter full of violent toys and silly super powers, then you won't get much better than this. Quite possibly the best new FPS of the year so far".
IGN was not so enthusiastic, and said that while "the gunplay is solid and there are a few memorable set pieces", the game is "ultimately limited by a lack of imagination where a neat time-manipulation idea is handcuffed to a by-the-numbers first-person shooter".
Some reviewers criticized the game for similarities to other games, such as BioShock. Leon Thomas of the show Heart Of Gaming (showcased on Blistered Thumbs) said he preferred the game over BioShock, saying it had a better ending, better weapons, harder puzzles, more enjoyable gameplay, and a better morality system.
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