GamePro.com
"Barbarian is good as a one-night party game renter-playing more than that will just make you aggravated at the gameplay." Review by Four Eyed Dragon with scores and screen shots.
GameSpot
"The gameplay mechanics are pretty basic and repetitive, and the storylines are so bland that there's not much value in finishing the game with every character." Review by Giancarlo Varanini with overall score [5.9] and screen shots.
GameZone.com
"Barbarian is not a solid fighting game but its attempt to blend elements of RPG keeps this game from being a fighter with not much to offer fight fans." Review by Nick Valentino with overall score [5.9] and screen shots.
PlanetPS2
"Overall, Barbarian is a game plagued by redundancy. The single-player quest fails to offer any inspiration to continue, and while the multiplayer is fun, it's not enough to justify the purchase and save Barbarian from mediocrity." Review by Peter Suciu with score [61] and screen shots.
PSX Nation
"Barbarian is a nice surprise from Titus. Saffire wasn't exactly a developer I had high expectations from so perhaps that helped. This is a fun party game that offers plenty of single player action as well. One of the summer's delights." Review by Brian Shroom Gray with screen shots and overall score [8/10].
The Adrenaline Vault
"Barbarian supports four players, it has well engineered graphics, and it even has some role-playing influence to augment solo adventurers. This should all lead to a commendable, if not earth shattering game. Yet Barbarian is painfully average, through and through." Review by Matthew Dujnic with screen shots.
The Armchair Empire
"All in all, Barbarian is a very entertaining fighting game with some particularly cool features." Review by Tazman with screen shots and score [9/10].