Abstract: When you hear the term 'videogame tie-in', or 'TV series collaboration', or even mention of the station 'SyFy' the first thing that springs to mind isn't going to be 'groundbreaking classic' - unless you happen to like Highlander spin-offs. Of course a...
Abstract: PlayStation 3I try my best to steer clear of franchise games. In truth, Injustice and Arkham are the only two games I feel have any real merit. So when I heard about the show Defiance and learned they would also be putting out a game, I initially opted...
Abstract: CommentReviewing Defiance, a new third-person shooter MMO from Rift developer Trion, reminds me why reviewing an MMO around or shortly after launch is generally a waste of time. There’s a lot of things that I really enjoy about the game, but there’s al...
Exciting arkfalls capture the sense of a population fighting for riches, The lure of interesting new weapons is irresistible, Wellpaced coop missions, Great scaling and progression have you exploring the world early on.
Depressing array of bugs intrude on almost every aspect of play, The shooting lacks a sense of power, Wonderless world and story, Jumpy frame rates, Unbalanced difficulty in story missions
Defiance is the B movie of massively multiplayer games: rickety and unrefined, yet a good time all the same....
Abstract: Last week, Defiance came out. Its launch was less-than-spectacular (something I wrote a bit about), but that’s to be expected of pretty much any MMO. And yes, even though it’s a third-person shooter, Defiance is also an MMO. So after the game’s first w...
Ark Falls can be awesome, Dozens of players at once, Solid third person action
Lots of repetition, Plenty of glitches, Not much variety
You have to give credit to Trion for its ambition, and many of the technical issues should continue to improve. There are even a few things you can do to make the game run more smoothly, like installing the full 5GB package, and being prepared for often...
One of the most ambitious projects we've ever seen, but as a game it's a less than stellar effort, saved only by its tight integration with the television show...
Abstract: A screenshot from Defiance.Defiance is a third person shooter massively multiplayer online game (TPSMMO, slightly less of a mouthful) that takes place thirty years in the future. In 2013, a massive flotilla of aliens ships rocked up in Earth's orbit seeki...
Abstract: As a tie-in with the Syfy TV series Defiance, this online-only third-person shooter takes place in a futuristic San Francisco Bay Area where you join tens of thousands of players in a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.You can play alone or ...