Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick Critic Reviews
25 Total Reviews
7 Positive Reviews(28%)
14 Mixed Reviews(56%)
4 Negative Reviews(16%)
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Cinescape
June 7, 2024
The game is supposed to be pure action and loads of fun, and Fistfull of Boomstick certainly delivers.
Game Informer
June 7, 2024
It does excel at what the movies do best: making mass bloodletting entertaining as hell, and at a handy $20 pricepoint.
TotalGames.net
June 7, 2024
If you’re a fan of the movies, don’t own Evil Dead 2 on DVD, and you’re not expecting too much from this amusing but shallow game, then shop smart, shop S-mart. Groovy.
Game Chronicles
June 7, 2024
A fun little romp with plenty of gratuitous violence, witty one-liners, and hilarious cutscenes.
Cheat Code Central
June 7, 2024
A decent little suprise. The price is right and the game doesn't suck... It works well as the only constant is Ash, voiced by the droll and often hilarious Bruce Campbell who delivers a tour de force when it comes to one liners and shlocky action hero lines.
Total Video Games
June 7, 2024
It's not the most gripping story we've ever come across, but it certainly isn't the worst, and if you like zombie films then it'll be right up your street.
PSM Magazine
June 7, 2024
Successfully capturing the spirit of the movie and its hero, Ash, it's one of the better budget titles we've played in quite a long time.
GameSpy
June 7, 2024
While technologically more advanced than its predecessor, Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick proves to be no deeper or innovative than "Hail to the King."
IGN
June 7, 2024
The game isn't bad. In fact, it's fun, mainly due to the chainsaw and shotgun action. The one-liners themselves are worth at least a rental.
GameZone
June 7, 2024
Ash is a great character and this is one of the better $19.99 games out there but without Bruce being on board the way he needs to be, the game is sorely lacking that special something.
Yahoo!
June 7, 2024
Mindlessly amusing at first, Fistful of Boomstick is ultimately a fistful of monotony and derivative gameplay, saved from gaming's abyss by the humor and life injected from its infamous lead character.
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
June 7, 2024
There's definitely 20 bucks worth of gameplay here. Just don't expect a masterpiece.
GameSpot
June 7, 2024
The gameplay is a mix of sloppy third-person action and even sloppier puzzles, putting the weight of the game squarely on Ash's tongue-in-cheek macho colloquialisms.
Into Liquid Sky
June 7, 2024
It's just fun enough to look past the mediocre graphics and iffy mission structure. For those not as interested in Bruce Campbell's wit, give it a rent or just pass it all together.
Just Adventure
June 7, 2024
Those who love Evil Dead will enjoy the game and the one-liners. The ending alone is worth playing through the game for.
Eurogamer
June 7, 2024
There's an original story here, but it isn't very exciting, and it lacks the style and incessant comedy of its big screen brethren.
GameCritics
June 7, 2024
It's more fun than "State Of Emergency" (but then, what isn't?) and more interesting than "Hunter: The Reckoning" (if only because Ash is a more identifiable character than anyone featured in that game), but most gamers will have to ask themselves if that actually means anything since neither of those games were classics to begin with.
PSX Nation
June 7, 2024
Utilizing VIS' State of Emergency engine, the game is simply a mind-numbing experience. While there are indeed positives to be found, they are vastly outweighed by the negatives.
GamingWorld X
June 7, 2024
It's just too little, too late. The formula in Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick remains virtually unchanged from "State of Emergency," and the new weapons and spells and license do little to disguise that the game is just a slightly improved version of its predecessor.
netjak
June 7, 2024
The load times in Boomstick are really bad, taking almost up to 3 minutes to load the game up when I first started playing. It got a little bit faster after that, but not by much and still was about a 1 1/2 - 2 minute load time before getting to play.