VGChartz’s Lee Mehr: “As much as I can admire the underutilized concept, Hypercharge: Unboxed still feels too plastic for its own good. Although I admire the tenacity of such a small crew handling an impressive amount of content (single- and multi-player), there’s always that danger of missing the bigger picture. Given the surfeit of free-to-play and paid-for shooters coming down the pipeline, mediocre mechanics will always be a major red flag. That’s also in large part what leads its competitive multiplayer to feeling stale and tired compared to its better campaign-focused options. It’s hard to say how well genre fans will respond to such quality disparities for a middle-market shooter, but there’s at least enough to enjoy before it gets buried at the bottom of the toy bin.”
