The comparisons to Unreal Tournament are normal for a game like Huxley. It uses the Unreal Engine 3, follows a similar art style and has combat that, on the surface, looks just like its cousin. If there's one place that associations can't be made, it would be in the lobby. In the case of Huxley, persistent cities serve as the pre-match lobby and the number of things you can do there is quite extensive for a first-person shooter.
Player Affinity: "Although many MMO-style games try to ape World of Warcraft’s success and formula, there are relatively few quality FPS titles that venture into the MMO arena. Planetside was one moderately successful title in this vein, but often was regarded as too sterile and uncoordinated. Hellgate: London tried it as well to little triumph. With these remnants of titles still kicking around, is there any chance of a MMOFPS that gets it right? Hopefully, Webzen Inc.’s Huxley can fill those shoes. Huxley has been in development for several years and recently expanded to open beta; it will attempt to bridge the gap between modern shooters and the expansive world of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft."
Huxley, a first-person MMO, was first announced way back at E3 2005. The game utilized Unreal Engine 3 and was supposed to come to both Xbox 360 and PC. Things have changed since then, of course. Huxley has gone through numerous delays and the console version has been put on hold indefinitely.
A complete listing of released and upcoming MMO shooter/action games.
That is an incredible list of games with a lot of useful guides and content. THanks!
I am going to make my way through this entire list and be terrible at every game.
Wow, this game has gotten quite a bit of coverage lately.
game looks better and better everime. i like how the city serves as a lobby, and you can go on quest with friends, instead of only having a fragfest. also the idea of being able to visit a friends apartment sounds cool, but also like someone was a little influenced by home?
They realy love MMOG's and I think in time they will be the world leaders in this genre. It's not that they are better than the kings of WOW, it's just they love it more.
I really wonder how the 360 will react when theres 50+ players on screen.
Its a b1tc* playing MMORPGs on pc when there is hundreds of ppl sitting in the same area trying to sell their items...really F*** the framerate no matter how good your comp is.
And shouldent huxley supposed to have 1000 players at once?(correct me if i am wrong)
I'm gonna pick this up for the PC on release, but in all honesty, I'm not expecting much.