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Firing Squad: Haze Review - Killing Those Brain Cells

Firing Squad writes: "
If not for the loads of people who are buying the PS 3 for use as a Blu-Ray player, I'd almost feel sorry over Sony has to make do with crap exclusives like Haze. While Xboxers have a blast with Mass Effect and more, PS 3ers get second-raters like this sci-fi shooter from the TimeSplitters guys at Free Radical. You've really got to wonder if the PS 3 exclusivity crushed morale in a "Hey, why put in an effort since nobody's going to play this game anyways?" fashion, as this dumb spectacle is a pale shadow of the superb work that some of the developers here put in on Rare classics like GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark.

I could just about feel my brain cells dying with each level I played. On the surface, however, the story is actually somewhat appealing. The year is 2048, and you're in the combat boots of Sergeant Shane Carpenter, a super-soldier in the employ of the Mantel Global Industries. This multinational corporation has taken over for national armies and the UN, so its army is the sole military power on the globe. One of Mantel's biggest assets is Nectar, a substance that enhances senses and makes troops stronger, better soldiers in just about every way…if you don't take too much of it, that is, and totally lose your marbles."

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JoelR5809d ago

wow... do these guys not realize the PS3 has better exclusives then Haze?

Drekken5809d ago

it does??? I thought the only exclusives were haze and lair... weird lol

LinuxGuru5809d ago

Haze was better than this review suggests.

People need to stop reviewing games based upon past developer work and hype.

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Top 10 Bad Games by Good Studios

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "When shopping for new video games you can often trust the name publisher or developer on the box to be an indication of the quality of the game. Names like Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Capcom, Xbox Game Studios and Sega are world famous because they helped shape the industry by releasing some of the most defining video games of all time. Though sometimes even these great gaming houses stumble and put out a stinker."

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Gamerking821409d ago (Edited 1409d ago )

Splatterhouse remake . Loved the og’s at the arcade growing up . Hell the best thing about the remake was the og,s were included . And left alive by Square . That game had so much potential , but the gameplay was worse horrendous .

Game-ur1409d ago

once Great studios getting destroyed is actually common. happened with ND and Last of Us2, Bioware and Mass Effect Andromeda/Anthem, Bungle and Destiny .

BeRich2331409d ago

Fuse should have been on that list (Insomniac Games)

Yui_Suzumiya1409d ago

Splatterhouse remake kicked ass

merryja1409d ago

I personally don't like these games.

East76lands1409d ago

I'm pretty much certain that any Sonic game that comes out will be terrible, I've not enjoyed one since the original side-scrolling days of the MegaDrive.

HarryMasonHerpderp1409d ago

Then you might like a recent sonic "sonic mania".

jaymacx1409d ago

For this Topic it says Good Studios that make bad games. Sonic Team hasn't been good in years.

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Phoenix Down 76.1 – Haze

We bring death to Montel Williams.

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Phoenix Down 76.0 – Haze

Guns, drugs, and unnecessary war. Fun for the whole family.