Friday the 13th: The Game

One of the most anticipated multiplayer games of the year, Friday The 13th: The Game is also one of the year's biggest disappointments. While fun can certainly be had with the title, it is also filled with glitches, out of date graphics, long lobby wait times, and only one game mode to speak of; making the game feel like a mixed bag.

It’s by no means perfect, but Friday the 13th: The Game has a lot of fun to offer when you can get into matches. It delivers the promised tension of the film series, and you can see the love for the franchise in nearly everything. Unfortunately, as it’s currently a multiplayer-only experience, the connection issues really do sour the game a bit, and it really could have done with a final bit of polish. That said, I’m very pleased to say that if you like the sound of the concept or are a fan of the franchise, you’re bound to have a bit of fun playing as Jason or one of his victims.

The most fun you can have in the killing fields.

When you’re playing as Jason, this is unquestionably the best Friday the 13th game ever made. I really appreciate the genuine love for the franchise on display here. Hunting down players and executing them in spectacularly gory scenes is an homage that warms my lifelong Friday-fan heart. But the fun of its asymmetrical multiplayer-only action is heavily skewed toward Jason, which means you’ll mostly be stuck playing as teens rummaging through drawers. Despite that lopsided gameplay and some pretty heinous glitches, there is some dumb fun to be had here – which is all the movies ever really off...

Few games are harder to design and implement than those focused on competitive multiplayer. Developers must contend with all of the normal trials and tribulations, but they also have a host of multiplayer-specific headaches to worry about, including online infrastructures, gameplay balancing, thwarting would-be cheaters, and managing player retention. From a player's perspective, Friday the 13th succeeds at its first and most important goal: creating a fun and unique multiplayer experience that does justice to the storied film series and its infamous villain. However, the terrifying list of pr...

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Friday the 13th is a technical horror show redeemed by a fairly enjoyable core multiplayer experience. The nagging problem with that is that the stars have to align for players to achieve that experience in the first place. Time and effort will likely help make Friday the 13th a stronger package in the future, but time may well not be on its side if the player base dwindles rapidly.