It's definitely a Marmite game, you either hate it or love it. The game is rife with clunky, stiff combat both on horseback and off plus a barebones, meaningless story and god awful graphics. It may have been a hit on PC, but I fail to see why. Mount & Blade: Warband is quite possibly the worst RPG I’ve ever played. Judging by the quality of the gameplay, it’s doubtful it would have made much of a difference apart from adding more factions and quests. None of the downloadable content is present here, meaning console players will miss out on the Neopolianic Wars and Viking Conquest add-ons. Opinions seem mixed, with criticism including reviewers not buying into the concept of the game, the new control scheme, dated graphics, and a lack of the Napoleonic Wars and Viking Conquest expansions. Given Mount & Blade: Warband received a console release last week, we thought it would make sense to see what the specialized press thought of this release of the game and rounded up the reviews we could find.
