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Haze Review
After reading some published reviews of HAZE, I almost didn’t play it…That would’ve been a mistake. THIS IS A GREAT GAME!
In the tradition of Star Trek (the original TV series), there’s a heavy political undertone throughout the story questioning the propaganda machines that create and support WARS. Just who REALLY are the “Good Guys” and who REALLY are the “Bad Guys”? Once you get into HAZE, you just may be surprised! This plot twist occurs approximately 20% into the game and it’s something that’s sadly missing from most of the highly predictable video game storylines of today…I found it to be “refreshing”. And while some of the cut scenes were little bit long for my taste, they are an excuse for a bathroom break.
As for sub-par graphics, I don’t get it. I saw nothing horribly wrong with the graphics of HAZE, unlike Rainbow Six Vegas where the graphics look like they’d be more at home on a green or orange phosphorus CRT terminal. Some of the environments got a little repetitive on some levels, but when you’re going through a hotel floor by floor or a village hut by hut, it’s sort of expected. Controls were right on…You’ll be able to target enemies without tweaking a thing. Weapons selection was very good and you should never run out of ammo anywhere in this game.
There are areas I would improve, but they aren’t deal-breakers and they’re easy enough to overcome. First, the Marine Buggy and Rebel 4×4 could’ve been so much better/easier and the AI isn’t very I at times. To DRIVE one of these vehicles, you must stand in front of it and press “square”. If you don’t know this, then you can spend a few minutes trying to figure out HOW to get the thing moving. For a “shooter game player”, the obvious first choice is to man the gun while someone else drives. Well, get on the vehicle at the fixed gun position and you’ll be waiting A LONG, LONG TIME for someone to hop in and drive. This makes no sense to me.
Another thing about the vehicles is they are awkward to drive. This isn’t particularly unusual in a video game, but don’t be surprised when your vehicle lands somewhere or some way weird, especially when boosting through a jump area. You also have a limited firing range and scope when operating one of the manned guns while the vehicle is stationary…In other words, you walk to the front of the vehicle, press “square” to enter and drive it into enemy fire, then press “square” again to exit the driver’s seat, then walk to the rear of the vehicle and press “square” again to take over the mounted gun and fire for a few seconds until the enemies move out of your firing range, then rinse and repeat. Obviously this is poor design and not fun at all…It could’ve been MUCH BETTER.
Now for a couple of areas where the game SHINES. The Nectar Grenades are PURE GENIUS! In fact, they became my weapon of choice. Lob one into a group of enemies and they freak out and start blasting away at each other until only one remains…Then he frequently raises his hands to the sky, utters a gutteral and triumphant “HA! HA! HA!”, then he EXPLODES in a most satisfying way…I LOVE IT!
The final assault on the Land Carrier is also VISUALLY STUNNING! Just the concept of a Land-Based Carrier traversing the landscape and mowing down trees and anything else in its path is another stroke of genius. The way it actually comes to fruition in the high-speed pursuit portion and then post-boarding of the carrier is just amazing…
The game is not very long timewise, but it is long on FUN FACTOR…And that’s what a video game should supply plenty of and often. DON’T BELIEVE the horrible reviews of HAZE because they simply aren’t justified. While it’s not perfect, I would rate it a solid 4.5/5.0 or 9.0/10.0, particularly for FUN. In fact, I’ll probably play through the campaign again, which is something I rarely do after beating a game. I’m also ready to put my money where my review is if there’s ever a HAZE 2!
Haze Feature
- Play both sides of the same war as an elite Mantel trooper and as a Rebel soldier
- State-of-the-art multiplayer modes let you engage in online battles and furious four-player co-op action while revealing hidden secrets in the single-player campaign
- Haze comes straight from the developers of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters series and the publishers of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Far Cry
- Get cutting-edge gaming technology exclusively developed for PS3
- Gear-up with a high-tech arsenal of vehicles, deadly weaponry, and the performance-enhancing drug Nectar
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Deliciously Horrible Fun – Mel – NY
This game can be a lot of fun, but in a completely different way than most. You know how sometimes it’s fun to make fun of bad movies?
That’s one angle you can take to enjoying this game. The fact that you can make fun of the game in coop mode with friends triples the train wreck entertainment.
It’s so bad, it’s good. If that makes any sense.
Generic-but for the price now you can’t go wrong – InterMillan – California
Haze once deemed the “Halo Killer” was one up the most anticipated games to exclusively hit PS3. But after playing Haze the only common thing that each game has is that they both start with the letter “H.” However, it’s not to say the game is putrid. While everyone expected something extraordinary, the trailer and the actual game were two complete different things. Haze is your plain generic FPS with a decent story line. And because it’s so generic its probably the reason why it failed. There just isn’t anything special about it, and initially gamers were rightfully upset to spend on something that’s so generic. In Haze you initially play as Sgt. Shane Carpenter, one of the many super soldiers working for Mantel Corp. Without giving away too much Carpenter eventually falls out of favor with Mantel. Now on to the actual grades.
Graphics: 2.5/5. The game doesn’t effectively utilize PS3’s capabilities, and on top of that there were too many glitches.
Sound: 3/5. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “Remember Your Promise to Merino” I could honestly afford to buy another console, really…..
Controls: 4/5. Fairly smooth and easy to pick up.
Difficulty: 2.5/5. Easy. There are no bosses and it’s fairly linear. It won’t challenge most gamers, but it’s not to stay it’s a walk in the park either.
Replay Value: 2/5. Very little replay value.
Weapons Choice: 3/5. The usual suspects-Assault Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Sniper Gun; however, being able to use nectar, knives, and nectar bombs give it a little more edge.
Story: 3.5/5. Better than expected. It’s engaging and has its twists.
Fun Value: 3/5. Enough action to keep anyone busy and kill time.
OVERALL. It’s bad game if you had to spend over . But for the prince now, which is less than , it’s definitely bargain and a good pick up.
Buzz. Kill. – Pyanfar Chanur – USA
Haze is an innovative new take on the First-Person Shooter: instead of temporary power-ups or massive weapons with limited ammo, you are given the bonus of a sensory boost that you can control…with the downside that you may overdose (which makes you lose control and start firing wildly).
Haze is a very good game. Not only are the graphics simply stellar (they remind me of Crysis), the weapons are well balanced and fairly effective. It also gets a boost from trying to inject a little depth into the story. Like “Blacksite: Area 51″, you start to realize that you’re not doing the Good Deed you thought you were. You progressively learn more behind the propaganda and decide to take on the side of Might to set things Right.
Haze also gives you a chance to balance the scales: while Nectar soldiers are powerful, they don’t think much. You can lay traps for them, harvest the drug off their bodies and use it against them, or play dead until they pass by.
The only real con to this game is all the other characters. Enemy AI is often stupid, and whomever is on your side is usually worse. Your own troops will run in front of you, often inches away. Your comrades will often need you to run back and rescue them, only to have to do it again before you get back to where you left off. They often die as you’re reviving them. I spent a lot of my time trying to run ahead of my team, get everything done, and then backtrack and revive whomever is left. They’re *that* inept.
The driving is also rather bad–it’s harder to control than the Grand Theft Auto series. You’ll often veer into a ditch or run up a tree.
Last, there are bugs. Vehicles disappear and respawn elsewhere, enemies get stuck in the map or stare at the walls, and your teammates sometimes stop running and nag you to keep moving, only to get shot in the back because they don’t turn around when ambushed. If it weren’t for these drawbacks, Haze would be a 5-star title.
If you want a First-Person Shooter on the PS3, with great graphics and innovative ideas, Haze is a good title. Just don’t expect any team-based help from the AI, and you’ll have a lot more fun.
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