Nexuiz (2012 video game)

This article is about the 2012 game. For the original game, see Nexuiz.

Nexuiz is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by IllFonic and published by THQ for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. It used CryEngine 3 and it is based on the original free game Nexuiz (due to the name having been sold to Nexuiz, the free game continued its development under the Xonotic name^[1][2]). The servers for the Xbox 360 and PC versions were taken offline in February 2013 due to the closure of THQ.^[3]

Nexuiz
Developer(s)	IllFonic
Publisher(s)	THQ
Engine	CryEngine 3
Platform(s)	Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release	Xbox 360 WW: February 29, 2012 Microsoft Windows NA: May 3, 2012 EU: May 10, 2012
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Overview

Nexuiz is a remake of 2005's Nexuiz, which began development as a 2001 Quake mod developed by Lee Vermeulen. The project then moved to the DarkPlaces engine. On March 1, 2010, it was revealed that IllFonic had purchased the rights to the name Nexuiz. ^[4]

During matches, players can acquire and activate mutators that provide them with unique gameplay abilities.^[5]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	54/100[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Game Informer	6/10[7]
GameSpot	8.0[8]
IGN	8.0[9]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	4/10[10]

Nexuiz received mixed reviews. GameSpot praised its price and fast pace,^[8] but Game Informer wrote that as a "haphazard port" of an old mod for an old game, it added little to the genre or original concept except for charging players.^[7]

See also

• Nexuiz, a free first-person shooter video game whose name was sold by Alientrap to Illfonic.
• Xonotic, a continuation of the free first-person shooter video game under a new name after the name was sold to Illfonic.