Abstract: On paper, Haze had all the makings of a PS3-exclusive classic but, thanks to poor execution, it just doesn’t have what it takes to be a fun first-person shooter or a good game in general. I really wanted to like this game but there are so many elements...
Abstract: During the eighties, former First Lady Nancy Reagan pleaded with youngsters to "just say no" to drugs. Twenty years later, Haze flies in the face of Mrs. Reagans pleas to stay clean with drug-addled gameplay that delivers some genuine thrills. But you...
Pretty much everyone agrees that Haze sounded like an intriguing idea on paper (our past preview coverage was quite positive), but the execution leaves a lot to be desired in almost every respect.Developer Free Radical has set two diverse factions agai...
Some utterly fantastic and thrilling setpiece battles, Coop support for up to four players makes the campaign more entertaining, Most of the weapons feel right and are fun to shoot.
Abysmal storytelling and voice acting squander the interesting premise, Stupid artificial "intelligence", Multiplayer is uninspiring and unbalanced.
This madly inconsistent shooter offsets a number of thrilling moments with terrible artificial intelligence and an awful story. ...
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Published: 2008-05-20, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: If you played any given 10-minute chunk of Haze, depending on what part of this futuristic first-person shooter you chose, you would be convinced that it was either incredibly exciting or simply dreadful. Dim-witted artificial intelligence and deeply e...
Abstract: Haze was first announced at E3 back in 2006, and it was originally supposed to come out on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in Summer 2007. Ubisoft’s Haze will now see a release as a PS3 exclusive about a year after it was supposed to, but developer Free R...
Abstract: Anyone who has played Free Radicals previous games cant help but be excited about the announcement of their first next generation title. The team initially started as a handful of refugees from the GoldenEye 64 development and quickly made a name for...
Abstract: The humble First Person Shooter is one of those iconic gaming genres that is at one and the same time an essential part of PC – and now console – gaming, while also constantly hyped as being a dying breed. Haze, on PS3, tried very desperately...
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
Abysmal storytelling and voice acting squander the interesting premise, Stupid artificial "intelligence", Multiplayer is uninspiring and unbalanced
This madly inconsistent shooter offsets a number of thrilling moments with terrible artificial intelligence and an awful story. ...
