Apex Legends

Nintendo LifePJ O'Reilly

9/10

In fact, Apex Legends redeems itself on Switch 2. This upgraded version gives us 60fps shooting action with crisp, clear resolutions and none of that juddery, unresponsive, blurry stuff we had back in 2021. It's still the best hero shooter/Battle Royale out there for me, with amazingly fluid traversal, best-in-class gunfeel, and a ping system that puts proper teamwork and tactics front and centre. The cherry on top, of course, is that it's free to play, too, so there's no good reason for shooter fans not to dive right in.

MMORPGChristopher Bowman

9/10

The alarm has sounded, the light has changed from red to green and you are standing on the drop ramp. Your squad gets the “jump!” command and you go all out with rocket boosters forcing you to the ground more quickly than a freefall. You touch down on the landing platform and begin to scour for weapons, all the while enemy squads are doing the same. This is our review for Apex Legends.

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

90/100

I reviewed this title on the PlayStation 4 Pro, and I have had a few crashes and even a couple complete lockups. Oddly enough, my teammate with the standard PlayStation 4 hasn't had this issue. Server lag can be a real thing, and when you finish a game, you are sometimes stuck in an infinite load loop.

DBLTAPDave Aubrey

8/10

Apex Legends is still one of the most dominant – and possibly best – battle royale games, and a good version of the game playable on a handheld device feels lik

Digital TrendsNic Rueben

“Refined and intuitive, Apex Legends is a maturation of battle royale.”

VG247Caty McCarthy

With the Battle Pass in full force, we figured it's time to finally review the biggest smash of the year.

GameGrinAlexander Mackay

8/10

A great addition to a genre that most don’t even bother developing for anymore in the shadow of the titans, defying that trend and standing out as a serious competitor. Great mechanics built with an already well-received engine make the game genuinely fun to play, and the variety of small additions really add up to make it feel like a whole game, which others of the same genre struggle with. It’s still a battle royale game, so it won’t be for everyone, and there are a few concerns with balancing and new content, particularly for the future. But seeing as how it’s free you have no excuse not to...

Impulse GamerBennie Fulks

Apex Legends is as fun as you allow it to be. Meaning if you go in with your expectations low you will be presently surprised. Head in thinking you are going

eXputerFahad Suleman

Apex Legends has flaws, but it is still one decent Battle Royale with a solid player base that will likely retain it for years to come, as it has done since its launch.

GameSpotJordan Ramée

5/10

Apex Legends continues to be a superb battle royale game, but you do not want to play it on Switch unless that's your only option.

Nintendo World ReportJoshua Robin

4/10

The Nintendo Switch version of Apex Legends is the most disappointed I’ve ever been in a port. I was so excited to play it. Playing a lower resolution, lower frame rate version of the game was something I would have been fine with. It isn’t just a lower resolution and frame rate version, though. Apex Legends on Switch drops frames at the first sight of game play, and it’s an uphill battle, to say the least, when trying to play against other versions that have definite advantages. Even if this was the only version of Apex to exist, it would still be a bad game from a performance perspecti…

The VergeNick Statt

Unscored

Apex Legends has dropped from the number one spot on Twitch. But the game has nonetheless earned its spot in the growing battle royale pantheon. It’s not a Fortnite killer, but Respawn — having boiled down the best elements of its Titanfall series into a fast-paced, visceral BR shooter — has created an experience that will likely grow and thrive in the years to come. The issue now is figuring out how to keep it popular and fresh.