Fun, for Some

User Rating: 9.6 | Chromehounds X360
Let me start off by saying that this game is definitely not for everybody. To be able to play and enjoy this game you need to have a certain type of mindset. The problem with most people is that the current generation of gamers want that instant gratification of winning immediately. This game takes a very high level of skill and understanding that few will ever master.
The customization in this game is ridiculously fun and entertaining. You could probably spend an entire night with your buddies just build HOUNDS and then testing them. There are literally millions of combinations and it is a lot to take in at once. While you start off with a very limited amount of weapons, your library will soon grow as you play. You can buy some good pieces in the online shop, or get some free cruddy ones from the marketplace. The most evolved weaponry however comes from ascertaining the highest ranks of S off the single player missions. To achieve and S ranking you need to score 3000 points on a mission (A very helpful pointer).
Single player takes you through a war and has playing as a mercenary that helps each country in a different way. While it is a little bit dull in the early stages, but can become very fun at the latter stages of the game with plenty of gunning enemies. The way that the game is set up however practically forces you to play single player to be able to even compete online. So heed my warning and play at least half of the single player before joining into clans online, you'll thank me for the pieces you'll recieve.
Like most games, multiplayer is where it's at. This game mode can provide hours of unenduring fun, or an ego crushing blow. I like to think of it as HALO in a way with the way multiplayer skills work out. There are ranks but you aren't matched with your ranks. You have to be able to understand what the best piece of weaponry will be against an enemy or if you should just call for backup. When fighting online you will undoubtedly come across highly skilled players that crush everything in their path, however the past thing to do in these situations is OBSERVE your enemy. Just like in real warfare you can learn alot from skilled players just by watching them blow you away.
You will be able to join into a country and a clan in online play and this is where it can become an interesting type of a game. Your clan will fight other clans from other nations to gain territory and become the supernation of the world. If you can get into a group of dedicated players who are helpful and skilled that you'll have a great time, but when you're with a bunch of people who don't care at all what happens it can become very frustrating. Another key part of online play will be to capture Combas's or communication towers along the path to victory. These Combas towers are in different points on each map and once controlled will set up a communcation area, so that this will enable anyone inside of the communication area will be able to talk other members of the team. So this is a vital point in the game as without any Combas's than your team just can't communicate and will be crushed and picked off one by one by the enemy.
Finally this game offers 6 very unique positions, Soldier (Close Combat). Sniper (Provides Cover Fire or Acts a Diversion). Scout (Fast Moving Diversions That Secure Combas's for The Team). Heavy Gunners (The guys with missiles and cannons who move at about 2 MPH). Commanders (Gather intel and inform the team on what they should do and were to strike.) Defender (Defends the Commander and the Heavy Gunners). Becoming a master of just one position won't do you to much good. I view it like a college degree, you should major in one are and minor in another. A very simple combination is being a Major Soldier and a Minor Sniper. While people who can incorporate a Heavy Gunner and Defender into one HOUND will be almost unbeatable as they won't have to many weak spots, and they'll have masterful firepower.
So as I said earlier this is a game that will take alot of patience to master and can be a great amount of fun if you know what you're doing and are surrounded by other dedicated players.