Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 60.81% (X360) 58.04% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 61/100 (X360) 56/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 |
| Game Informer | 5.25/10 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| GamesRadar | 6/10 |
| GameZone | 7.7/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 |
| X-Play | |
Velvet Assassin has received generally mixed reviews from the gaming press. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version 60.81% and 61/100 and the Xbox 360 version 58.04% and 56/100
IGN gave Velvet Assassin a 5/10, citing inconsistent stealth mechanics and a weak story. GameSpot review however disagreed (criticizing instead the game's poor AI and "lousy gunplay") and called it "a powerful, unnerving look at one of history's darkest periods", awarding it a score of 7.5/10. GameZone praised the style and story of the game but disliked the predictability of the enemies, rating the game 7.7/10.
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