Hi-Fi Rush Critic Reviews

Hi-Fi Rush is a rock-themed masterpiece rhythm-action game. Its combat makes you feel like you’re performing on stage, and its wholesome story is exhilarating throughout. In 2023, there is simply no rhythm-action game that we could recommend more.

It combines showstopping unique gameplay with some of the best cel-shaded visuals, a superb soundtrack, a fun tone and great characters into one of the most memorable games in the past little while. It’s the type of game that reminds you why you fell in love with the genre in the first place.

What likely started out as an Xbox and/or Bethesda executive thinking “Hey, wouldn’t it be neat if we kept this game a secret and launched it during a special event?” has led to what could easily wind up as one of this year’s GOTY contenders exploding onto the scene in spectacular fashion. Hi-Fi Rush is classic video game action that blends amazing combat in a unique hybrid of genres in with memorable characters, a wicked sense of humor, terrific gameplay that’s accessible for all players and mind-blowing visuals and music. It’s an instant classic, even without the shadow drop, and delivers a candy-coated blast of chaos that conceals a clear labor of love and a weird purity to it all that you need to experience.

There is nothing as addictive, fun and well-built as Hi-Fi Rush in the Xbox catalog. It is a must-have game. Its art design, its playable base and its ability to grab the player are brilliant.

I had a smile on my face from beginning to end while playing Hi-Fi Rush. Its colorful graphics, loveable characters and positive story made it an absolute joy to play. Don’t let the rhythm-based combat scare you, just give it a try and you’ll be tapping your feet and buttons to the beat in no time.

Hi-Fi RUSH is a highly enjoyable action-adventure fuses the solid, hack n’ slash combat of Devil May Cry with enthralling rhythm-based mechanics, while also blurring the lines between anime and Saturday Morning Cartoons to deliver a larger-than-life protagonist whose story is just as much fun to watch as he is to play.

Hi-Fi Rush is a light-hearted game about comradery and taking down corpo, mixing fantastic animation, amazing character development, larger than life bosses and more charm than a bassist after getting props for a gig. If Bethesda is doing games like this in 2023, hand me that guitar pick. I'm ready to rock!

Hi-Fi RUSH came out of nowhere and floored me. It is one of my favorite-looking games, maybe ever. The combat is sublime, the story is great, and the music just works. Tango Gameworks has shifted from making ok to good horror games and created one of my favorite action platformers of all time.

Hi-Fi Rush is going to stay with me. I absolutely adore this game, far, far more than I would I would have imagined, given everything said above. It is, quite literally, infectious, as you will not only find yourself involuntarily bopping along with the beat as you play, but even after you’ve shut the game off... It’s joyful, addicting and something I may play twice just for the hell of it. An absolute win.

It's been a long time since a game has conquered us like Hi-Fi Rush did. From the very beginning, Tango Gameworks' title grabbed us by the collar and never let us go until the end credits, and we're asking for more. From its original concept executed with a cheeky mastery to its setting filled with a fine and universal humor, this is a project of enthusiasts for enthusiasts, you can feel it and it obviously warms your heart. You were looking for the first essential of 2023? Well, here it is!

Hi-Fi Rush is a thrilling rhythm game that oozes both style and substance, offering one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.

This is an impeccable platform and action title, which bases all its gameplay on the rhythm of the music and which makes everything have outstanding fluidity. The difficulty of timing is adjustable so just about anyone can enjoy the game, pulling off combos and powerful attacks without having to be a timing ace. The protagonists and the final bosses have an exquisite personality and designs and give more power to a story that has its plot twists and its slightly more emotional and profound moments. Although Hi-Fi RUSH doesn't have an epic story, it has everything necessary to captivate you from the beginning, and together with that feeling of fluidity when playing, it leaves a very good taste in the mouth after a few hours at the controls. The game improves until practically its end, so we won't be able to stop playing until we discover what SPECTRA is and what they want to use it for. In addition, once we complete Hi-Fi RUSH, we can replay the levels to discover each and every one of the secrets that the levels hide, so we have an incentive to play them again. Or if you are a completionist, you have at your disposal the Wall of Fame, where a good handful of challenges await you. As you can see, Hi-Fi RUSH has everything it takes to become a title that many of us will remember over the years. If you are a fan of platform games, action games, or you just like music and video games, you have to give Hi-Fi RUSH a try, I assure you that you will not regret it.

From beginning to end, Hi-Fi RUSH is a rhythmic thrill ride replete with stunning art design, fantastically fun gameplay, and a surprisingly evocative narrative of friendship and determination.

Hi-Fi Rush mixes the intensity and complexity of a hack'n slash with the high demanding precision of a rhythm game. The result is a fresh and vibrant experience where every combat encounter is a rush of adrenaline.

There's an infectious, easy-going joy to this whole adventure and it's backed up by addictive melee gameplay that strikes a masterful balance between having enough depth to challenge rhythm game aficionados whilst also making sure there's enough flexibility that, even if you're not particularly great at sticking to the beat, you'll still have a great time. It doesn't take itself too seriously, in short, and it's all the better for it.

Hi-Fi Rush cracks the rhythm-action genre wide open to deliver Tango Gameworks' most confident, stylish, and surprising project to date.

Hi-Fi Rush is a celebration of the videogame. A perfect fusion of hack and slash and rhythm game, with stunning art and positive vibes. We need more surprises like this.

Hi-Fi Rush is a gamble won hands down by Tango Gameworks. Venturing into unknown terrain, the software house behind The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo brings a light-hearted, stylish and addictive experience to the Microsoft ecosystem. One combo after another, the songs that accompany the crazy mission of Chai and his companions have conquered us, for a new IP that we hope represents only the first in a series of unexpected experiments for the Bethesda team. Hi-Fi Rush - available on Xbox Game Pass or in standalone format for 29.99 euros - is in short a thick action game, capable of giving gamers the most important thing: hours and hours of fun.

Tango Gameworks’ rhythm-based actioner is not only one of the most enjoyable games in years, it’s also one of the most stunningly beautiful, with fantastic music and beat-matching combat to boot. Hi-Fi Rush is, indeed, as its name suggests, a rush.

I simply have to salute Bethesda and Microsoft, and first and foremost the developer Tango Gameworks for a blockbuster release and a game that I'd probably call one of the best platformers I've played during my almost 50 years on planet Earth.