PlayStation Magazine UK - 12.2019

091

REVIEW

other, you’re technically doing

separate missions because the
game is still registering the last

task you took on in solo play.

It gets so bad at one point,
my friend screams at me to

help him with a massive drone

that’s shooting his face off...
a drone I can’t see because

even though we’re within a

six-foot radius of each other,
Breakpoint thinks we’re playing

different missions. The only
current solution? The host

has to unpin then repin their

current mission – a soft restart
in essence – to get their guest

into the quest.

SQUAD GOALS

What saves Breakpoint from

being an unmitigated disaster
is its shooting. Gunplay is

strong, and even when facing

higher-level enemies bad guys
can be downed with one-hit-

kill headshots. Yet even these
solid shootouts are let down by

an uninspiring arsenal. Though

Breakpoint focuses on a

VERDICT

Above
Struggling up
cliffs due to
a lack of real
paths is bloody
excruciating.

Right Ghost
Recon’s drone
returns but it
feels light
on features
this time.

Above Capping dudes on your back recalls MGS4’s athletic shootouts.

THE OPM BREAKDOWN

One of the worst open worlds

Ubisoft has released. Even if its

issues have been patched by

the time you read this, this

is one seriously uninspired

sandbox. Dave Meikleham

Destiny-style levelling system,

the desire to nab new guns

fades after you realise almost

every weapon of the same class

feels identical to shoot.

The PvP Ghost War mode

can’t save the campaign. A

vanilla 4v4 take on team

deathmatch that adds a

Fortnite-aping, shrinking

playing area – unnecessary,

seeing as maps are already boxy

• it’s as dull and uninspired as
  the rest of Breakpoint.
  Even if these competitive
  shootouts matched COD at
  its online pomp, they couldn’t
  come close to making up for
  the horribly misfiring main
  event Breakpoint’s campaign
  serves up. Play this and you’re
  begging to be broken.

14%Scuffing

your shins trying

to climb a sheer

cliff in agonising

fashion.

9%Downing all

the dudes with

crunching

headshots.

Combat is

decent.

16%Putting on

new khakis to

boost your stats.

Just like real war!

10%Struggling

with clunky menus

that take an age to

skip through.

WHAT YOU DO IN... GHOST RECON: BREAKPOINT

33%

Wondering why

Ubi made this

instead of a new

Splinter Cell.

18% Grimacing

as textures fail

to load while the

screen tears.

STAT PACK

Total perks,

split between

Field Medic,

Assault,

Panther, and

Sharpshooter.

Number of Ghost

Coins you need to

buy a scopes

bundle. You can

buy 2800 for

£15.99.

Gear level

required to

tackle end-game

raids. That’s

a whole lot of

Breakpoint.

268 2.4 60 K 150

Headshots I

pulled off in PVE,

according to

Breakpoint’s

stats tracker.

Deadeye.

Your fully customisable

spec ops agent. They’re

surprisingly chatty.

A shady businessman

with the beadiest eyes

you ever did see.

An idealistic Bill Gates

type who becomes your

(very) reluctant ally.

FRIENDS & ENEMIES

NO

MAD

M

AU

RI

CE

FOX

JA

CE

SK

ELL

NO

SHOTS FIRED

The one thing Breakpoint has going

for it is its gun combat. Whether

you’re firing in first person or third,

weapons handle with real impact.

GLITCH, PLEASE

Pilots hovering out of their cockpits;

your character getting stuck on

scenery; skies that turn into a mass

of fugly grey blocks. Ugh.

LOVING/HATING

IS IT BETTER THAN?

Though hugely patchy,

Wildlands’ Bolivia is a

hell of a lot easier on

the eye than the

dreary Auroa.

NO NO

The dystopian shooter

may lack Breakpoint’s

punchy firefights

but its missions are

more interesting.

Bungie’s first-class

combat is miles ahead.

Breakpoint’s guns can’t

compete with Destiny’s

excellent arsenal.