Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story is a rhythm video game developed by Choice Provisions and published by Riot Forge, a publishing division of Riot Games, the developers of League of Legends. Hextech Mayhem was released on 16 November 2021 alongside Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. Both games use characters from League of Legends in their story and gameplay.[1][2][3]
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story | |
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Developer(s) | Choice Provisions |
Publisher(s) | Riot Forge Netflix Games (mobile) |
Composer(s) | Stemage |
Series | League of Legends |
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Release | 16 November 2021 1 February 2022 (Mobile) |
Genre(s) | Rhythm game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
editAggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PC) 72/100[4] (NS) 67/100[5] |
OpenCritic | 71/100[6] 31% Critics Recommend |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 8/10[7] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20[8] |
Nintendo World Report | 5/10[9] |
Hextech Mayhem received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.
Chris Carter of Destructoid gave the game an eight out of ten, praising the game's soundtrack for being "...some of Choice Provisions' best work" while appreciating the various mascot platforming homages strewn throughout the game.
Nintendo World Report praised the game for its sense of flow and criticized the numerous technical issues present in the Switch port of the game, calling its framerate drops "debilitating" for a rhythm game while calling the freestyle mayhem "frustrating and limiting".
References
edit- ^ "League of Legends Spin-Off Coming to PC, Switch, and Netflix Gaming". IGN. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "League of Legends Rhythm Game Hextech Mayhem Launches Today". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "League of Legends RPG Ruined King is out now along with Hextech Mayhem". Polygon. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Hextech Mayhem Reviews". OpenCritic.
- ^ Carter, Chris (24 November 2021). "Review: Hextech Mayhem". Destructoid. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Tiraxa, Jeuxvideo (19 November 2021). "Test Hextech Mayhem : Un jeu musical dans le monde de LoL, pipeau ?". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Zawodniak, Melanie (27 November 2021). "Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 26 December 2021.