[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-heroes-of-the-storm":3,"game-heroes-of-the-storm":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":191},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":23,"platforms":26,"reviews":28,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":110,"userReviewCount":187,"previewCount":187,"publishers":188,"developers":189,"userReviews":190,"hasUserReviewed":191,"steamAppId":17},97230,"Heroes of the Storm","Heroes of the Storm is a multiplayer online battle arena video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game brings together characters (known in the game as heroes) from multiple Blizzard universes, such as Warcraft and StarCraft and puts them against each other in an arena in a 5 versus 5 battle. Heroes of the Storm features multiple game modes, such as co-op (PCs vs. NPCs) and versus (PCs vs. PCs).","97230\u002FHOTS_cover.webp","97230\u002FHOTS_header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FtYLBGyYYOes","2015-06-02",82.1,7313,"heroes-of-the-storm",null,[19],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":21},"Blizzard Entertainment",true,[24,25],"Strategy","MOBA",[27],"PC (Microsoft Windows)",[29,45,59,74,88,104,119,134,147,161,174],{"id":30,"author":31,"outlet":34,"summary":40,"review_url":41,"review_date":42,"original_score":43,"normalized_score":44},1969,{"id":32,"name":33},113,"Kindra Pring",{"id":35,"logo":36,"name":37,"website_url":38,"score_format":39},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Heroes of the Storm is fun, but it doesn't have much to keep you coming back consistently.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freview\u002Fheroes-storm-review-fun-little-while","2015-06-04","6.5",65,{"id":46,"author":47,"outlet":50,"summary":55,"review_url":56,"review_date":13,"original_score":57,"normalized_score":58},67952,{"id":48,"name":49},1377,"Chris Carter",{"id":51,"logo":52,"name":53,"website_url":54,"score_format":39},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","Heroes of the Storm has unfairly been branded as a “just a casual game” due to the removal of many tried and true MOBA mechanics. With over 100 hours of play under my belt, I can say with authority that those claims are untrue. Heroes has a ton of depth, it’s very well balanced (though not perfect), and nearly every cast member is a blast to play. It achieves almost everything it sets out to accomplish, so I really hope it catches on with the non-believers and continues to grow.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-heroes-of-the-storm\u002F","\n\t\t\t9.5\t\t",95,{"id":60,"author":61,"outlet":64,"summary":69,"review_url":70,"review_date":71,"original_score":72,"normalized_score":73},27641,{"id":62,"name":63},2939,"Tyler Hicks",{"id":65,"logo":66,"name":67,"website_url":68,"score_format":39},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","Taken by storm.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review\u002F1900-6416165\u002F","2015-06-08","9.0",90,{"id":75,"author":76,"outlet":79,"summary":85,"review_url":86,"review_date":87,"original_score":84,"normalized_score":17},49385,{"id":77,"name":78},1218,"Marsh Davies",{"id":80,"logo":81,"name":82,"website_url":83,"score_format":84},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","It’s not the only struggle HotS has with itself as it moves towards a dual destiny as the genre’s most accessible offering and as an e-sport capable of supporting an extremely high level of play. It’s a game that dearly wants you to have fun, and fast. It’s quick, colourful and without pretension. The map-specific gimmicks inject dynamism into matches that, given its relatively reduced hero complexity, might otherwise risk strategic stagnation. I don’t really buy the notion that it is significantly dumbed down - many of the ways in which it is a more transparent game than its competitors are simply good design choices - but, in its map design, HotS defers some of the responsibility players might otherwise have to AI. Dota fans I know take this as something of an affront to their agency and I haven’t yet decided if that’s fair or not. Blizzard may need to choose who it is building and balancing the game for: an elitist hardcore, obsessed with stats, strats and ranking, or the morass of folk with a more casual but hardly contemptible interest in just enjoying themselves. Perhaps Heroes of the Storm is neither quite one thing nor the other - but then, I suspect, neither am I.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review","2015-06-01",{"id":89,"author":90,"outlet":93,"summary":99,"review_url":100,"review_date":101,"original_score":102,"normalized_score":103},31899,{"id":91,"name":92},2258,"Chris Thursten",{"id":94,"logo":95,"name":96,"website_url":97,"score_format":98},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review\u002F","2015-06-03","84",84,{"id":105,"author":106,"outlet":109,"summary":115,"review_url":116,"review_date":13,"original_score":117,"normalized_score":118},55967,{"id":107,"name":108},4678,"Laura Hardgrave",{"id":110,"logo":111,"name":112,"website_url":113,"score_format":114},11,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDenOfGeek-Logo.png","Den of Geek","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.denofgeek.com\u002F","5","Does Blizzard's new MOBA hold up against the competition? Find out in Den of Geek's review!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.denofgeek.com\u002Fgames\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review-moba-blizzard-diablo-starcraft-warcraft\u002F","3.0",60,{"id":120,"author":121,"outlet":124,"summary":129,"review_url":130,"review_date":131,"original_score":132,"normalized_score":133},66370,{"id":122,"name":123},5162,"Michael Bitton",{"id":125,"logo":126,"name":127,"website_url":128,"score_format":39},40,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FMMORPG%20Logo.png","MMORPG","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mmorpg.com\u002F","Like World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm has been derided for dumbing things down, but the reality is that Heroes makes MOBA more accessible while also preserving what makes the genre fun. ","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mmorpg.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsmash-bros-meets-moba-2000109108","2015-06-10","8.7",87,{"id":135,"author":136,"outlet":139,"summary":144,"review_url":145,"review_date":131,"original_score":146,"normalized_score":73},60087,{"id":137,"name":138},4840,"Denny Connolly",{"id":140,"logo":141,"name":142,"website_url":143,"score_format":39},80,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGame-Rant-Logo.png","Game Rant","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F","Heroes of the Storm succeeds where its predecessors have failed by making a MOBA that is appealing to the non-MOBA crowd. Gamers are welcome to be as competitive as they want in the game's ranked matches, while the more casual crowd learns the ropes in the Quick Match option. As long as new heroes and maps continue arriving in frequent content updates, we expect Heroes of the Storm to have a very long and profitable lifespan.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-reviews\u002F","9",{"id":148,"author":149,"outlet":152,"summary":157,"review_url":158,"review_date":159,"original_score":160,"normalized_score":140},73001,{"id":150,"name":151},5668,"Ian Nowakowski",{"id":153,"logo":154,"name":155,"website_url":156,"score_format":39},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Heroes of the Storm takes the variety baton and runs with it all the way through the finish line. Its varied battlegrounds and unique cast packed full of Blizzard’s established characters make each trip to Nexus feel new and engaging. Even after hundreds of levels of progression, I feel like I’ve still got a ton to learn and new strategies I’ve yet to try. It doesn’t always hit the mark, and there’s still plenty of room for growth with map consistency and the progression systems, but it’s hard to find as fun and fresh a package as this one in the free-to-play MOBA genre. I think it’ll pay to stick around, because I’m never quite sure what they’ll cook up next.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2018\u002F03\u002F20\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review-2018","2018-03-20","8",{"id":162,"author":163,"outlet":166,"summary":171,"review_url":172,"review_date":101,"original_score":173,"normalized_score":73},75288,{"id":164,"name":165},5789,"Ozzie Mejia",{"id":167,"logo":168,"name":169,"website_url":170,"score_format":39},70,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","The variety I've seen in each game session is enough to keep me coming back, though it should be noted that leveling up each character can be a tough grind. Even with the launch day's 25 percent XP bonus, it's been a long road to increase my player rank and level up individual Heroes. This makes purchasing new Heroes with gold a tough task, though Daily Quests unlocked at Level 5 can help alleviate that some.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F89781\u002Fheroes-of-the-storm-review-all-star-effort","9\u002F10",{"id":175,"author":176,"outlet":179,"summary":184,"review_url":185,"review_date":42,"original_score":186,"normalized_score":140},92444,{"id":177,"name":178},1347,"Eric Van Allen",{"id":180,"logo":181,"name":182,"website_url":183,"score_format":98},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","Heroes of the Storm is a more user-friendly approach to the genre, but lacks the depth and complexity of other offerings. A great game to pick up for a quick couple matches, filled with Blizzard star power and fun matches that last just long enough, but no real meta-gaming or theory yet.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fwhen-worlds-collide-heroes-of-the-storm-review\u002F","80",0,[21],[21],[],false]