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Oct 17, 2011
72
Success in Michael Phelps – Push the Limit really depends on proper pacing like it would in real sports – brilliant! Unfortunately, nothing else in the game is anywhere near as brilliant. Various shortcomings really hamper the overall impression, but for swimming fans, it's worth a look thanks to the well-done pacing feature alone.
Jan 10, 2012
61
A potentially decent swimming game, but it has some lag related issues and bad design decisions, like the fact that you can't retry races on earlier seasons, which means you can easily get stuck at the start of the third season. [Jan 2012]
Dec 28, 2011
60
The gameplay is what really matters, I suppose, but although the swimming motions are pretty intuitive, the ramp-up in difficulty and lack of true leveling-up render the game a bit tedious after a while. That, combined with the nagging issues above, make it hard for me to recommend Michael Phelps: Push the Limit even for the biggest of Michael Phelps fans.
Jan 3, 2012
58
The sloppy gameplay and missing long-term replayability leave it being stuck in the "Kinect gimmick game" pile, rather than standing out.
Nov 7, 2011
54
This game is the model definition of the word "rental". You can play it for maybe an hour and get the gist of it, never to pick it up again.
Oct 28, 2011
50
The game features split-screen and online multiplayer, but two people flailing their arms next to each other is a disaster waiting to happen. The real killer, though, is that Phelps isn't a good pick-up-and-play game. It's initially confusing, and ultimately, it's not nearly as fun as it should be.
Nov 17, 2011
33
As it stands, if you want to get a swimming workout, take my advice and go sign up at a local YMCA instead.
Nov 11, 2011
20
An atrocious game, with broken controls, extreme difficulty, minimal duration and little to no variety.
Nov 27, 2011
20
An irritating and awful game: boring, repetitive and with serious problems like the nerve-racking soundtrack and bad movements recognition.
