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Haze has had its first reviews from the western world and I'm afraid the results don't look pretty.

guruPhil's fears have certainly come true.

Below are the scores from the major review sites and some of their opinions of the game's good and bad points.

Gamespot: "This madly inconsistent shooter offsets a number of thrilling moments with terrible artificial intelligence and an awful story."

Good:

• Some utterly fantastic and thrilling set-piece battles  
• Co-op support for up to four players makes the campaign more entertaining  
• Most of the weapons feel right and are fun to shoot.

 Bad:

• Abysmal storytelling and voice acting squander the interesting premise  
• Stupid artificial "intelligence"  
• Multiplayer is uninspiring and unbalanced.

IGN: "Haze is a [...] burden placed on the otherwise acclaimed development team at Free Radical"

Closing comments:
"Haze was touted as a great PS3 exclusive from a developer well versed in first-person shooter mechanics. While Free Radical does have a solid pedigree, Haze does not live up to the company's reputation thanks to a horrible plot, weak gameplay mechanics and visuals that are truly underwhelming. While playing with friends is enjoyable, not even those are enough to bring this lackluster title around."

GamersHell: "Ultimately, Haze is still sitting in the wake of Call of Duty 4, and falls into that category of being just another FPS."

Good:

• Bots in online play ensure you always have 16 players
• Great animations give characters a “realer” feeling
• Tries to death with the philosophical/ideological dilemma of war
  

Bad: 

• Short campaign, without the ability to skip in-game cinematics
• Overacted, “Huh?” plot
• Mantel-Rebel dynamic misses the mark

Overall:

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written by Draconiroth, May 22, 2008

Well thats a tad unexpected and dissapointing. My copy has been dispatched as of yesterday morning. So I'll see if my opinion matches these.

Will let you all know my conclusions after my plays.

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