Apex Legends Review

Apex Legends is the latest major contender for the Battle Royale throne. The game has a high pedigree: it comes from Respawn, the company that developed the Titanfall series of games. It seems like Apex Legends will be much more successful than the Titanfall games put together, but that still leaves us with an important question.

Is this game worth your time?

Similarities and Differences with Fortnite

If you’re familiar with Fortnite, you might assume that Apex Legends is very similar. Fortnite was a divisive game when it came out. For many people, Fortnite represented the future of online shooters, and the game quickly dethroned PUBG as the best Battle Royale game on the block. And while other players didn’t necessarily get the hype, the sheer success of Fortnite meant that we were destined to get many similar games in the coming years.

The truth is that while there are many similarities between Fortnite and Apex Legends, there are also many differences.

For example, both games involve landing on an island and struggling to be the final survivor by the end of the round. But while Fortnite allows people to play on their own, Apex Legends forces players into teams.

Fortnite famously added a dose of Minecraft and required players to forage for supplies through destroyable environments in order to build new structures. Apex Legends does not let you build anything on the fly (which may be good news for old school shooter fans overwhelmed by Fortnite’s constant multitasking).

Obviously, each game has a cast of colorful characters whose appearance you can customize. But while Fortnite’s characters generally play the same, Apex lets you play as “Legends” that all have unique skills and abilities. Each one plays differently and each character has an ultimate ability — a concept that should be very familiar to fans of Overwatch.