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#1 muller39
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They gave it an 8.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/mag/review.html

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#2 Arctic_Grillz
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the score is about right.
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#3 thelastguy
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Higher than what I would have given it

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#4 iamshivy
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i thought it was gonna for sure be 7.5

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#5 Eazy1891
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Higher than what I would have given it

thelastguy
Did you play the actual game or just the beta?
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#6 _SOULtoSQUEEZE_
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[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

Higher than what I would have given it

Eazy1891

Did you play the actual game or just the beta?

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

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#7 Jettero-Heller
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Good review. Sounds about right, but I have yet to notice lag in any of the matches I've played in.

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#8 MethodManFTW
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[QUOTE="Eazy1891"][QUOTE="thelastguy"]

Higher than what I would have given it

_SOULtoSQUEEZE_

Did you play the actual game or just the beta?

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.

  • Can be tough to get a command post- well of course, if their were 20 squad leaders that wouldnt make any sense
  • Some technical awkwardness- not quite sure what they mean here... no lag here if thats what they are talking about it.
  • Occasional connectivity issues. - i have 768 kbp/s and have not lagged once.. even while surfing the web. When I play MW2 i'll lag occasionally, and lag really bad if I'm on the internet at the same time.. If this is fault for MAG, it's a HUGE fault for MW2.

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#9 _SOULtoSQUEEZE_
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[QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

[QUOTE="Eazy1891"] Did you play the actual game or just the beta?MethodManFTW

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.

how is it different? has the gameplay changed?

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#10 MethodManFTW
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way better team work.. when i played the beta it was more like an expanded CoD... now people understand the mechanics and the teamwork is on point... good squad leaders helping out noobies and giving good directions... always medics around to help. much improved imo.
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#11 _SOULtoSQUEEZE_
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hmm i might rent it to see the changes.

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#12 yodaddyninja
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Is sniping in this game any good?

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#13 MethodManFTW
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Is sniping in this game any good?

yodaddyninja
if you are good at sniping in other FPS's then yes.
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#14 Arctic_Grillz
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Is sniping in this game any good?

yodaddyninja
very...very...good.
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#15 nelson415
Member since 2007 • 1807 Posts

I expected an 8.5 or 9.0 by the hype

But i wouldnt know i havent even played the beta

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#16 marcl18123
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[QUOTE="MethodManFTW"][QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

_SOULtoSQUEEZE_

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.

how is it different? has the gameplay changed?

MAG Beta vs. Final game
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#17 Eazy1891
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[QUOTE="MethodManFTW"]way better team work.. when i played the beta it was more like an expanded CoD... now people understand the mechanics and the teamwork is on point... good squad leaders helping out noobies and giving good directions... always medics around to help. much improved imo.

Lolthanx for pretty much handling that so I didn't have to everything you said is pretty much right
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#18 yodaddyninja
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Dang, at first it seemed like this game flopped, but since i'll need an online game for my Ps3 I'll probally pick this up cause it doesn't seem that bad.

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#19 thelastguy
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[QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

[QUOTE="Eazy1891"] Did you play the actual game or just the beta?MethodManFTW

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.

  • Can be tough to get a command post- well of course, if their were 20 squad leaders that wouldnt make any sense
  • Some technical awkwardness- not quite sure what they mean here... no lag here if thats what they are talking about it.
  • Occasional connectivity issues. - i have 768 kbp/s and have not lagged once.. even while surfing the web. When I play MW2 i'll lag occasionally, and lag really bad if I'm on the internet at the same time.. If this is fault for MAG, it's a HUGE fault for MW2.

Yes I just played the beta

The shooting mechanics and overall feel of the game are what killed it for me

I doubt they could have fixed that

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#20 JasonDarksavior
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It's not released yet but think 8 is about right, especially since it is online-only.

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#21 pakman3000
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I agree. This game will change console gaming. Like a mix of BF2,Frontlines and COD.

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#22 paperdollparade
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Sweet Jesus finally!

**scuttles off to read it**

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#23 TheEldestGod
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Wow. GS was being generous for once.
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#24 hot_shot_9
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the score is about right. Arctic_Grillz
Yeah. I mean 8.5 would have been the highest i reckon GS would have given it anyway. I loved the beta, still waiting for the NZ release though.
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#25 muller39
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Wow. GS was being generous for once. TheEldestGod
After giving White Knight Chronicles a 6 it was time to be generous to a PS3 exclusive this year.
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#26 jmdude
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not bad at all

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#27 donmega1
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they just wanna be different...

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#28 SLUSHiNaToR
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[QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

[QUOTE="Eazy1891"] Did you play the actual game or just the beta?MethodManFTW

does it matter? the beta gave u the feel for the gameplay. if u didnt like the gameplay in the beta, i dont think new maps/guns will really change your mind. i was excited for it until the beta. it was alright, but nothing special to me.

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.

  • Can be tough to get a command post- well of course, if their were 20 squad leaders that wouldnt make any sense
  • Some technical awkwardness- not quite sure what they mean here... no lag here if thats what they are talking about it.
  • Occasional connectivity issues. - i have 768 kbp/s and have not lagged once.. even while surfing the web. When I play MW2 i'll lag occasionally, and lag really bad if I'm on the internet at the same time.. If this is fault for MAG, it's a HUGE fault for MW2.

Same here.. I HATED the beta but then I bought it anyway with some instore credit at gamestop and I have been hooked like crazy.

I've lagged once for about 3 sec. I get into Laggy matches in Cod quite a bit due to crappy hosts.

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user opinions say in 40+ hours of play they've been kicked out for connexion problems once and had 1 to 5 lag, not enough to remove points from a review score

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#30 muller39
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user opinions say in 40+ hours of play they've been kicked out for connexion problems once and had 1 to 5 lag, not enough to remove points from a review score

TheTenth10
Its odd that they dock mag for lag (no rhyme intended) yet dont dock mw2 for lag online when their is way more lag issues in that game.
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#31 GreyFoXX4
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[QUOTE="muller39"][QUOTE="TheTenth10"]

user opinions say in 40+ hours of play they've been kicked out for connexion problems once and had 1 to 5 lag, not enough to remove points from a review score

Its odd that they dock mag for lag (no rhyme intended) yet dont dock mw2 for lag online when their is way more lag issues in that game.

Yea exactly, MAG has really been a smooth running game for me on my end, so no issues here.
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#32 M0wen10
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No, it deserved a lot lower

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#33 NemeSyS-1
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I bought MAG the day it came out and having not played in the beta period, I can say that this game is friggin SAHWEEEET!! I am level 27 on SVER and I have a blast everytime I play. I just started playing the bigger gametypes(Acquisition and Domination) and while they are somewhat chaotic with 128 or 256 players, a good squad leader and platoon leader can make all the difference in the world! I said last week that I thought MAG would get an 8-8.5 and it finally got the score it deserved. If MAG had a Campaign mode, you'd see this game pushed to a 9 for sure, so yes all of you doubters out there, MAG is the real deal!!

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#34 methinksyou
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Totally agree.
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#35 atc-fanatic
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i give mag only a 7 some games are excellent. but last night before i went to bed my last game i had respawn issues. you cant walk in front of parked vehicles. me and my whole squad died because we walked in front of an empty vehicle. that bug needs to be addressed those are the only bugs i ran into so far.

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#36 JKnaperek
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[QUOTE="marcl18123"][QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

yeah there was a big difference imo. i played the beta and did not have fun at all... i got the game anyway an i am completely hooked.MethodManFTW

how is it different? has the gameplay changed?

MAG Beta vs. Final game

Your link is useless, it doesn't delve into any gameplay changes. Basically says the difference between the beta and retail version is extra maps and modes.The last sentence says the there are graphical enhancements but doesn't actually describe anything leading me to believe that there aren't really any enhancements. If I thought the beta was garbage then your link didn't help sell the game any more. I feel like the people who bought this game are trying real hard to justify their purchase, maybe they need more people to buy it so they can play a map with 256 players.
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#37 imthebest6
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No, it deserved a lot lower

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Fact!!! /sarcasm

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#38 MFbronz
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8.0 is exactly what i expected.

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#39 AfgZeroVirus
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Only thing I didnt agree with was the fact that he said there are occasional connecting and lag issues. I haven't experienced either of those.