Since you can not give a review for a beta I thought I would put my thoughts down in my blog.
I have been playing beta for over a week straight now and I think I have a good review for the game the way it is right now. Keep in mind this is just beta and they will probably fix the things I have problems with and I hope they don't change the good :)
Gameplay: 9
PROS
Once you get the hang of the controls and figure out what to use in each situation the game is outstanding you can do just about anything you want from driving a jeep or tank to flying a Warhawk airplane which can also be used as a ground vehicle in "hover mode". Not to mention you can do the whole hand to hand battle in the third person. Another great feature if you have friends over at your house and your in the middle of playing a game in most games you would have to quit the game then make a new one blah blah blah but in this game if a person wants to play along with you at your house they just hit the playstation button on the controller then press start and the screen will split in two. Then they are playing with you in any game you could be playing with 20 other people online and they can join you at anytime. The game supports up to 4 people on one console. This alone I think will sell this game to alot of people.
CONS
The game takes a while to get used to. This is one of those games that you can't just pick up and be good at. It takes time to learn what everything does and the strategies for each map. I think the weapons need to be fine tuned because in some situations it is hard to kill someone not of your same type Meaning If I am in a Warhawk and your on foot with a Rocket-launcher the person on foot usually wins because he can lock onto you and you can not lock onto them because they do not have a high enough frequency to lock onto.
Graphics: 8
PROS
This game has great graphics and everything scales nicely from when your way up in the air with a Warhawk to when you are marching on foot as a soldier. The landscape and vehicles look great. The details that you can put into your character is also great from different heads and body types to what kind of pants your wearing. You also get to put a insignia on your uniform and you can also customise your warhawk as well with different paint jobs and insignias. What is really great you can actually notice what people are wearing and what they did to their character.
CONS
Bullets and Explosions need work. When a missile hits the side of the mountain it looks like a baby explosion with a little poof of black smoke. I would also like to see the structures deteriorate when in battle.
Sound: 10
PROS
The game has unbelievable realistic sound. When a Warhawk goes zooming by you, you hear the whoooooshhh and you can hear every missile and bullet giong threw the air.... even the ones that hit you. The music is just as you would expect to hear in a war movie.
CONS
None that I can think of
Ease-ability: 7
PROS
Once you get to know all the controls your golden. It becomes a no brainer and you don't have to think about anything like what is gas and how do I shoot. You may find yourself just doing what your good at or what you know how to do best. This is a good thing because of the awards that you get for each type of fighting.
CONS
It is very hard at first to learn how to use the vehicles and what you can and can't do with them. It took me 3 days to figure out how to change seats in any vehicle. The jeep can carry 3 people the tank can carry 2 and the Warhawk can carry 2. The main thing is that it takes practice to get to know these vehicles and what they are best to fight against.
Value: 9
PROS
This game is a great multi-player and is great to have people over to help you fight against other people. They have put alot of thought into the menus to help customise just about every attribute from what map to what type of game you play on a map ect... I could go on and on about the customisations but they're just to many to list. They give you medals, ribbons, and badges for doing well inside a Ranked match. A ranked match is usually held on a Sony server and it records your stats. You can host your own maps and such but they don't go towards your rank. I almost forgot to mention that you can make and join clans as well.
CONS
Just hard to get used to all the different types of controls but once you get them you got them if that makes sense. Also they could tone it up a bit on the graphics. In that I am talking about the explosions and such.
FINAL TOTAL SCORE: 8.4
This is a great score for a game that is in its BETA stages!
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