As it's a slow newsperiod, here're two more reviews of Master Creating's Restricted Area, from sites that aren't as mean overal as Something Awful, but seem to be agreeing with them here. First GameZone, which gave the game 6.1/10:<blockquote>Ah, Fallout, that tidy little RPG that came out eight years ago that had me all wound up, playing until 4 a.m. and darn near causing me a divorce. Oh, Diablo, the rock em', sock em' action fest that darn near had an entire generation of gamers playing till 4 a.m. and almost causing divorce on a megawatt level. Ah, Restricted Area, the game that probably should have come out in 1999 as it clearly borrows from these two more successful and engaging games. Look, I wanted to love this game cause it really did bring me back to a time when I could actually stay up til 4 a.m. As it is, work, kids, bills and age don't afford me that leisure. But still, Restricted Area is an action RPG that would have been a sure hit if they had only completed it last millennium.</blockquote>Then the harsher eToyChest, which punished the game with 35/100:<blockquote> Budget titles usually offer limited value, but for limited cost. Oftentimes these do not offer the same production value of a higher profile title, nor do they break much, if any new ground. They may clone some other famous game, perhaps with a different plot, or a offer slightly different mechanic to to give it their own unique spin. Unfortunately, Restricted Area is neither fun nor is it a budget title. It is overpriced, monotonous, and a blatant rip-off of Diablo - with less than half of the polish.</blockquote>It's like reading the obituaries.
Link: RA review on GameZone
Link: RA review on eToyChest
Both spotted on RPGDot
Link: RA review on GameZone
Link: RA review on eToyChest
Both spotted on RPGDot