Haze has a great story and good gameplay ideas. But poor AI, shallow online and glitchy gameplay keep it from greatness.
Story: The story was great. I'm not going to spoil anything, but it consists of two factions: the Mantels (the troopers) and the Promised Hand (the Rebels). The year is 2038 and the government has outsourced its military to private groups. At the top of these private military groups is Mantel. Mantel keeps the world peaceful and they are proudly commended for it. However, a Rebellion known as the Promised Hand is made and tries to put an end to Mantel. Overall, I give the story an eight.
Sound: For the most part, the sound was horrible. The guns don't sound too overpowered (which I like) and you can tell where your enemies are fairly well just by listening. However, what makes the sound horrible is the voice acting. The voice actors over-accented almost everything that came out of their mouths. So, instead of saying something like "I like to eat pie," they would say "I LIKE TO EATS MAH PIE!" Needless to say, it gets annoying after awhile. Overall I give the sound a five.
Music: Well, the music wasn't too good either. As a Mantel trooper, when you took a dose of nectar, you got this cool music that had a techno vibe to it. It added to the suspense of hunting down the Promised Hand. However, for the rest of the time you either had some really bad rap music playing or you had some overly-dramatic music playing. Overall, I give the music a six.
Graphics: The graphics, while great in some parts, were bad in all the others. An example of the great graphics is in the forest level (the first one). The level is filled with vibrant colors, and everything seems to come alive. This didn't last long though, as many of the other levels just weren't up to par with the next gen graphics. A few other things that weren't up to par with the next gen graphics were the blood, fire, vehicle modeling and character modeling. But, the campaign doesn't have any loading times at all (unless you die). Overall, I give the graphics a six.
Gameplay: The gameplay is very unique to the FPS genre. The Mantels and the Rebels both have their advantages and disadvantages. The Mantels have a drug called nectar, which is basically a performance enhancer that makes them super soldiers. The Rebels, however, can use nectar against them. They can overdose the Mantel troopers through several methods. They can smear nectar on knives and stab troopers with them, they can make nectar grenades, and they can shoot the troopers nectar administrator (found on their backs). All these advantages carry over to online play. This stuff would be great but the game is very glitchy, freezing most of the time. Plus, it is also very repetitive, with bad AI during the campaign. Overall, due to annoying glitches, I give the gameplay a six and a half.
In general, Haze is a very poor and glitchy game that has shallow online and a tedious campaign. My final score for Haze: 6.5.