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PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Ubisoft has finally plastered a date on Haze, which will be out on 22nd May.
The slippery shooter from Free Radical was, once upon a time, expected at the end of last year, but was subsequently nudged and budged into the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (sometime between April and June).
Haze was originally pencilled in for release on Xbox 360 and PC at a later date as well, although Ubisoft recently decided to make it a permanent exclusive on PS3. Or not. No one knows any more and frankly we're tired of asking.
Haze is a first-person shooter with squad elements and four-player co-operative play. The idea is that you are an ex-member of a global military company that outsources its soldiers, and also uses a powerful drug called Nectar to keep itself on top of the market.
Key to differentiating Haze from the FPS pack is how you exploit the effects of Nectar with your rebel forces. For instance, soldiers high on the drug will become arrogant and ignore you playing dead, or you can simply sever their feed-tubes so they overdose and start killing each other.
Pop over to our Haze gamepage for plenty of in-game footage.
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SeesThroughAll
26/03/08 @ 17:45
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It so obviously going to be overlooked, regardless of how good it ends up being.
Perhaps this the intent? ;) |
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Triggerhappytel
26/03/08 @ 17:47
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"No one knows any more and frankly we're tired of asking."
To be honest, that kinda sums up my feelings on the whole game. It's been so over-exposed and delayed so many times that interest has been swamped by apathy. Coming from Free Rad, I'm sure it will still be *at least* a 7/10 title, but it's gonna have to be really, really good to make me care again. |
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WinterSnowblind
26/03/08 @ 19:02
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Pretty much feel the same as you guys. I was excited when I first heard about it, but 2007 was a big year for FPS, I'm not sure I'll bother buying another one anytime soon. And with all the delays and release confusion I've pretty much lost all interest, especially with things like GTA coming out shortly.
I'd much rather play another Timesplitters. |
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I know this is flogging a dead horse, but I don't understand why this game is going to be PS3 exclusive. If Sony were to shell out cash to keep a game, surely they should look for more than another shooter, which will probably be well received critically (considering Free Radical's track record) but overlooked commercially (due to shooter fatigue as well as the proximity to GTA4 and MGS4). On Ubisoft's side, surely they'd want to get as many sales as possible after the extended development period, and you'd be mad to overlook the 360's large and shooter-friendly install base.
The only thing I can think of is that the engine was PS3 led, and it doesn't run so well on the 360 at the moment, and Ubisoft is so resigned to the game bombing that they don't want to throw good money after bad by letting Free Radical take even longer to sort out the 360 engine. |
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penguin_overlord
26/03/08 @ 22:06
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I predict this will be 9/10. It's the second of the big PS3 exclusives this year (after GT5: Prologue) so it will be interesting to see how it affects PS3 sales, especially as it's an FPS. The PS3 is definitely the machine to own this year if you like FPS games as Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 are still to come.
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The best fps this year is bound to be far cry 2. I hope haze will be good, because I'm desperate to use my two month old ps3 for some gaming. I dont have much hope for killzone 2, because I actually own the original killzone and that was shite. I also got a lend of resistance recently and think its mediocre at best. Everyone uses the auto aim feature when playing online and that ruins the game and takes away any skill while playing. Fingers crossed for haze.
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seamonsterneil
27/03/08 @ 00:31
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didnt anyone see the gamer tv special with the UGLY graphics??? , why people like the look of this game is beyond me, last time i saw it (around the time it was about to be released) the trees/plants didnt even move, the enemies were craply animated and the game just looked like it played really, really badly.
i bet itll be 6's and 7's all round |
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"Lets just hope that this game is another Bioshock, in that it kinda comes out of nowhere, blows everyone away, and is commercially rewarded..."
Bioshock didn't come out of nowhere. The continuous hype started about two years from release. I recently played the demo and was very underwhelmed. I hope this was just because it was demo material and not up to the quality of the full game though I doubt they will have improved the horrendous story telling much... It's a sad thing that stuff like this gets so much critical acclaim IMO. If you can't do a serious story involving moral dilemma's well (and you can't in a game, moral dilemma's just don't work with a virtual world) then don't try it. It can't stand in the shadow of HL1 and 2. |
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kangarootoo
27/03/08 @ 09:44
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About time too. Not that confident in this, but I would love it to turn out well. We shall see.
@Cyclone Seconded. Second Sight was a great title. Best plot twist in a game ever (or until I can remember a better one). @Pedrolot "Ubisoft bums Sony. Just like Bungie bums Microsoft." Wow, deep and thoughtful stuff indeed. Well done. I suspect that, somewhere along the years, a rhino bummed your brain. |
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Les, wtf are you on about? Bs is a great game (but not as good as SS1/2 mind as they explore deeper gameplay mechanics). Standing in the shadow of HL1 and even 2? Yeah right. HL2 is boretown with the same repetitive outdated gameplay of HL1 and while HL1 was an innovation in it's time, it most definitely has been outdone by just about any game in the market. Bioshock not only has a better gameplay experience (which arguably was less than it's predecessor), it also has a better story experience.
You seem to be under the impression that the only reason why the game is considered good is that it's because of the hype. Odd considering that you have no problem with looking at games like HL1/2 with rose tinted glasses. |
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"Its one of my faves. Not long, and tbh the multiplayer hasn't grown on me, but there was something about single player I really liked."
Obviously to each his own. It's my first (and probably last) venture into the series and the game simply didn't 'bind'. The only thing that kept me playing was the MP and not even because of the game itself but because I'm a social player and just follow the EG masses. SP was just a bore imo with some nice touches here and there. Couldn't be arsed to finish it. |
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"You seem to be under the impression that the only reason why the game is considered good is that it's because of the hype. Odd considering that you have no problem with looking at games like HL1/2 with rose tinted glasses."
No, it's considered excellent because of the hype. It's a good game with regards to the gameplay mechanics (decent shooter with a little RPG twist). But the story (at least the introduction and Little Sister/Big Daddy contrived bull) is presented rather poorly and reading the reviews that ought to be the main attraction. The opening level of HL2 is miles better in setting the stage and the gravity gun gameplay wise is more interesting than shooting stuff with your hands instead of a gun... |
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Woo! Someone else who found Halflife2 boring. I mean what is there to it? You are literally plodding through each location in a straight line where at the end, some bunch of people tell you nothing and send you on your way to another checkpoint. I often see it mentioned as having the story there if you want it. I wanted it, it wasn't there. I quickly switched over to Day Of Defeat:Source.
Bioshock, I slapped this on the laptop and was blown away by it. I've got to a medical centre and haven't picked it up since, instead I've moved to C&C3, back to FFXII on my PS3 and Crisis Core on the PSP. I'm sure I'll pick it up again although I'm seeing STALKER as the more intriguing game. |
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