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Overall Critic Score:3.6327
Psychonauts Critic Reviews
I knew I was in for a hell of a time even before I fired one psychic blast, smashed one sensor, or lit a psychic bear's tail on fire. Video game visionary Tim Schafer, director and writer of Psychonauts, is the man behind the blockbuster titles Monkey...read the complete Psychonauts review at Games First!
The best platform game ever to grace the Xbox. The combination of solid gameplay and a clever and intelligently written story make this a game that must be experienced to be fully appreciated....read the complete Psychonauts review at GameShark
Psychonauts is at its heart a simple 3D platforming title, and because of that chances are that a lot of people are going to miss out on the game. There are a few things that set this game well above and apart from other simple platformers that have...read the complete Psychonauts review at Video Game Talk
As entertaining as it gets. It's not revolutionary, it's exceptionally refined....read the complete Psychonauts review at Gaming Age
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There's a contingent in the gaming community that spends a lot of time complaining about a lack of originality in today's titles, or how big franchises and licensed properties have come to dominate the industry in such a way that innovation and...read the complete Psychonauts review at UnderGroundOnline
is, simply put, a near masterpiece. Ignoring the very occasional awry camera angle (which, 99% of the time, isn't a problem) or niggling puzzle (though hints are always available by waving a slice of bacon and calling on an old geezer), it's near...read the complete Psychonauts review at Worth Playing
are Raz, a psychonaut wannabe at camp Whispering Rock, a psychic training ground. Counted among your peers are fellow adolescent campers, each embodying a specific personality type (the lothario, the bully, the bully\'s henchman, etc). Guiding you on your...read the complete Psychonauts review at XboxAddict
This is easily the most fun I have had playing a video game in 2005 and I can’t recommend it highly enough. With any luck this will spin-off into a TV series – it’s just THAT...read the complete Psychonauts review at Game Chronicles
Psychonauts is, for the most part, your average 3D Platformer/Adventure game. There are obstacles to overcome, things to hunt for, things to collect, puzzles to solve, and, of course, mini-games. The only thing that really sets Psychonauts’ gameplay...read the complete Psychonauts review at Game Vortex
One hell of a good platformer with an awe inspiring story to keep it going if gamers feel the platforming is getting redundant....read the complete Psychonauts review at XGP Gaming
A platformer that stands head and shoulders above the rest. With a combination of quirky humor, fantastic graphics and wonderfully delivered voice acting, Psychonauts is an experience that you have to play in order to truly believe... It's simply...read the complete Psychonauts review at Deeko
Just a hair’s breadth from perfection. The only real flaw comes in the form of the difficult to locate figments littering the levels. Everything else was incredible. The gameplay was smooth and responsive, the audio presentation was beyond impressive,...read the complete Psychonauts review at Netjak
Psychonauts stays in your mind with its great gameplay, memorable visual style and storyline, as well as its persistently hilarous dialogue. It’s easily the best platformer on the Xbox....read the complete Psychonauts review at Xbox Advanced
Simply put, Psychonauts is without a doubt, the best 3D platform game ever, yes I did say best 3D platform game ever, not one of the best, not second best, but best ever....read the complete Psychonauts review at Talk Xbox
Hello mudder…hello fadder… Poor Razputin. Psychic since birth, he just wants to learn how to use his powers to become that coolest of the cool, a Psychonaut. His dad just plain hates psychics, though, and tries his best to keep Raz from learning...read the complete Psychonauts review at Game Helper
It would be silly to point out that Raz can jump, scale certain objects, swing from poles, and traverse tightropes when you consider some of the more fascinating things Raz pulls off. He has a pretty mean punch, too, but a Psychonaut possesses a goodly...read the complete Psychonauts review at Amped IGO
Psychonauts may not be particularly innovative in any of its undertakings, but it breathes new life into a stale genre by virtue of its humor and creativity alone....read the complete Psychonauts review at eToychest
This stylish adventure is just what we hoped it would be - a deranged, oddball jaunt through a fun, bizarre world - proving that a creative mind is indeed a terrible thing to waste....read the complete Psychonauts review at Game Revolution
The fact that Psychonauts isn’t on the radar as one of this year’s big releases is a major shame, as it is, quite simply, superb....read the complete Psychonauts review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
Tim Schafer, the man behind such innovative and indeed crazy games as Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle, brings us Psychonauts, a glorious adventure game that America have had the pleasure of enjoying for almost a year already....read the complete Psychonauts review at TGSN
Most definitely the best platform game to come to the Xbox in its 4 year life....read the complete Psychonauts review at Gaming Target
Are you a fan of good games in particular very interesting and original platforming games? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions than a recently released game entitled Psychonauts is just want the doctor ordered. This game has to be...read the complete Psychonauts review at GameZone
The story starts with a long and fun movie that shows how young participants of a summer camp are getting ready for their training to become Psychonaut, some sort of psychic super soldiers. Raz, the charming hero of the story, ran away from home to also...read the complete Psychonauts review at Frag Land
For me, the last truly great platformer I played wasn’t about a plumber with a girlfriend way out of his league but simply about some lazy bear with a bird in his backpack. During the summer of 1998, Banjo-Kazooie was the game that consumed me, and for...read the complete Psychonauts review at GamingExcellence
If you’re a fan of sharp humor, great stories, stellar gameplay, or Invader Zim, you simply can’t go wrong with this gem....read the complete Psychonauts review at Xequted
game takes place in a children's summer camp that also serves as a training ground for a new generation of psychic super-soldiers. As a wannabe Psychonaut named Rasputin (or Raz, to his friends), you'll come into contact with one of the oddest groups of k...read the complete Psychonauts review at GameSpy
near-perfect platformer beats at the heart of Psychonauts; its crazy world filled with funny characters, nutty stories and psychic shenanigans is simply icing on the top of an already delicious cake. The level design is second to none, the art direction i...read the complete Psychonauts review at Xbox World Australia
A fantastic platformer and a welcome addition to the Xbox hardware. There are some frustrating parts within the 15-hour game, but nothing too difficult that can’t be overcome with a few restarts....read the complete Psychonauts review at Loaded Inc
Loading screens can stall the action on Xbox and especially PlayStation 2, and there are some rough platform encounters late in the game, but Psychonauts is still easily one of the best titles of this, or any other, year....read the complete Psychonauts review at Games Radar
Innovation takes on many guises; this isn't this generation's "Super Mario 64" in terms of reinvention, but given its comprehensiveness and attention to detail, you might liken its impact on us to that of Yoshi's Island. Except, you know, this is funnier....read the complete Psychonauts review at Eurogamer
This Tim Schafer gem has been a long time coming, but we're happy to report it's been worth the wait. Psychonauts is a unique, immensely playable, totally absorbing, and unutterably weird action game. It sends players into a variety of inner mental...read the complete Psychonauts review at Yahoo! Games
The humor will make you laugh, not smile: the writers tend not to go for the obvious joke, and the uniformly spot-on voice acting -- not just for Raz or his immediate supporting cast, but for virtually every character in the game, which number in the...read the complete Psychonauts review at 1UP
The puzzle element is intriguing the way it has been implemented into the game and the general all out wackiness of the characters and story surely sets it apart from its peers....read the complete Psychonauts review at MS Xbox World
I asked you at the start of this review to buy a copy of this game - buy two - and not to let it become another "ICO." If it does, it’s YOUR fault, dear reader....read the complete Psychonauts review at Boomtown
You play as Razputin (or Raz as he likes to be called), a young boy desperate to become part of the mysterious Psychonauts - a group of superheroes that fight inside people's minds. Raz gatecrashes the training summer camp run by Psychonauts operatives...read the complete Psychonauts review at Pro-G
As for the actual gameplay there is really nothing new here. Anyone who has ever played any 3d platformer will be right at home here. Each level is a brain and every one has a unique look and boss. All the basics such as jumping, attacking enemies, and...read the complete Psychonauts review at Club Skill
It's almost perfect. Technically it's solid and virtually bug-free but still manages to ooze with personality and imagination. This is definitely going to be a contender for Game of the Year....read the complete Psychonauts review at Cheat Code Central
For all intents and purposes, Psychonauts looks and plays a lot like a standard, run-of-the-mill 3D platformer. Raz has all the usual 3D platformer hero moves, like double jumping and grinding on rails. He tromps his way through various themed levels,...read the complete Psychonauts review at GamerDad
Psychonauts marries platforming, adventure games, stellar art, fun dialogue and a great gaming experience – it’s a polygamous experience that I definitely recommend to all gamers....read the complete Psychonauts review at Armchair Empire
The world of Psychonauts is a place where battles are fought with mental superpowers. The psychic secret agents are composed of the cool parts of Austin Powers mixed in with 100% James Bond, and becoming a psychonaut means being the best of the best....read the complete Psychonauts review at GotNext
It took four years and two publishers, but Psychonauts is finally here, and no worse for the wear, it seems....read the complete Psychonauts review at GameSpot
The brainchild of Lead Designer Tim Schafer, the man behind the acclaimed LucasArts PC games Grim Fandango and Full Throttle, Psychonauts takes place at the Whispering Rock Summer Camp, a place where psychically adept children go to hone their brain...read the complete Psychonauts review at Lawrence
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