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Stake: Fortune Fighters

1.5 based on 8 reviews Read critic reviews How did we calculate this? based on 8 votes Read user comments Rate this game

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Stake is the ultimate combat event! The wildest, most engaging, extremely dangerous competition also brings in a ton of cash every two years. And now it's Stake time again - and everyone can't wait for this year's match-up. The Stake Champion receives riches and fame beyond belief - and commands the respect of all who dare defeat them! Attack with interactive items: Grenades, ice, gasses, hot oil, flaming statues, rocks and more. [Metro 3D]

PUBLISHER:	Metro 3D Inc.
DEVELOPER:	Gameness Art Software
GENRE(S):	Fighting, Action
PLAYERS:	4
ESRB RATING:	T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE:	May 4, 2003

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36

GameZone

Though a decent idea on paper, Stake has poor controls, pathetic graphics, a terrible camera, and sound that even makes your custom soundtracks seem lame. The entire package just seems like it needs a lot more work.

36

GameSpot

In many respects, Stake is the antithesis of "Super Smash Bros. Melee" and that game's best features.

26

Gamer's Pulse

It is never a good sign when most of your fun comes from laughing at the game, and you derive enjoyment in continuing to play so you can find what else is wrong with it. Skip this one. It represents a low water mark in my library of arena fighting games.

25

Cinescape

I’m not sure if there was a deadline for the game and the developers just slept through the development process or something, and threw something together at the last minute, but this can’t be what Metro3D was hoping for.

23

IGN

Yeah, it's bad. Yup, it's boring. And you got it -- It's not worth a purchase or a rental.

20

G4 TV

Awful plot, abysmal gameplay, crappy graphics, and spartan sound bytes: these features do not a winner make.

20

Xbox Nation Magazine

Metro3D should invest in one more stake, but it should be one of the wooden variety and plunged directly into the heart of this monstrosity. [Aug 2003, p.89]

10

TotalGames.net

Akin to a dirty secret, such as catching your best mate's mother in bed with the dog, Stake is a something that is best forgotten for fear of some sort of mental trauma a few years down the line.

The average user rating for this game is 1.5 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ari S. gave it a1:
AI: Awful. The enemies dogpiled my character and pummeled her to death once or twice. They also ran away and used magic at a distance, something I had no idea how to do, if my character was able to use magic at all, which I didn’t stick around long enough to find out. Music: Awful. The sound effects were cheap, and the music was annoying and repetitious, sounding like some pseudo-Oriental technocrap. Not even remotely exciting. Gameplay: Awful. I found that I executed a massive 12 hit combo by hitting the same attack button 12 times in a row. Thrilling. And the game only has 2 attack buttons. And although there is a jump feature (which got me killed more times than it helped, since there was never a bottomless pit too far away), it was impossible to jump and attack at the same time. I found my character running around a level picking up such incomprehensible items as a giant boot, a giant winged boot, and a giant jalapeño, none of which made any appreciable difference in my character’s power level, so I guess they weren’t power-ups. I still can’t figure out what they were. Setup – rules: Awful. Well, passable, really. It took me a while to figure out how to change my character or the screen options, but I guess it could have been a lot worse. After having seen how awful everything else is about this game, I wouldn’t be surprised. Sprite use: Awful. The magic effects looked cheesy and uninteresting. Dynamics: Awful. The camera was constantly in my face, and the only options it gave me were to zoom out, zoom in (allowing me a close-up shot of my female character’s cleavage, which was about the only thing well done in this whole game), or place the camera from in front of my character to over her head. However, I was unable to rotate the camera, so the only time I could see important things like the two other CPU characters out to kill me, or massive swinging boulders that knocked me backwards into a bottomless pit (just after having respawned, mind you), was when they were right in my face, i.e. when it was too late.

[Anonymous] gave it a 0:
If you like boring, unplayable crap, you'll love this game.

Big Dave gave it a 0:
I found this game being wolworths but i played it once then gave it to my 3 year old next door neighbor,even he snaped th disc!this game is so rubish! stay away from stake.im.....BIG DAVEEEEE!

Kyo K. gave it a 1:
Stupid game!

[Anonymous] gave it a 0:
Rob zombie can kiss my furry ass.

Rob Zombie gave it a 10:
This game reminds me whay a great classic fighting game can do. With so many awesome magikal combos my opponents will be victimized in a blood bath of whirling chaos. Thank you Gameness Art!

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