IGN UK: MAG Review

If and when MAG finds a dedicated audience and the casual, blood-crazed floating audience drifts away, it should blossom into something tactical and smart, those 128-player teams creating a militarised war that nothing else on console can come close to. That's the game it wants to be, and the game it deserves to be. Alas, it may have shot itself in the foot with the epic headcount: even in the early, 64-player modes it's going to be daunting and punishing for newcomers. A fiddly HUD that makes getting a bead on squad- (as opposed to faction-) mates and objectives far less obvious than it should be doesn't help there – without a good, talkative commander, relative newcomers are going to flail around desperately.

Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 8.0
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.5
Overall -

[PlaystationSamurai]

I guess this review is fake two? lmao

[ryuzu]

Seems like a perfectly reasonable review to me... Overall, the first paragraph is the point of the whole thing

"It works. That's the thing. It's not some empty, broken OMG-next-generation promise, it's not a glorified tech demo and it isn't just 256 people standing in a ring and taking it in turns to fall over. MAG is a first-person war game, in the vein of Battlefield or Enemy Territory, but oh-so-much bigger: 256 players facing off in 128-man teams scattered over enormous maps, and without demolishing the frame-rate so much that it looks like 1950s Czech stop-motion animation (though that would admittedly be pretty awesome). "

IGN get the first review out that accurately sums up MAG - well done them.

r.

[Lucreto]

If you can consider the servers are only up for a day so the reviewer must have been playing since midnight to get a feel for the game. Also did he review before or after the patch?

So I am surprised there was a review so quick.

@TheHater
Yes I just read that. But the review code would have just started to work today it seemed they reviewed the beta more that the final game. They should have spent at least 2 days before a review.

Like the article says once the people who are out for just blood lust are gone there will be a good crowd who will play properly.

[TheHater]

Nope, they said with their time with the beta and limited time with the final game. I really think all the reviewers should wait a week to review this game. They can't just review it base on the beta and only a few hours with the final product.

[WildArmed]

lol hopefully we won't get articles calling IGN a blog o_O

But I do agree that reviewers should atleast put 20-40 hours into the review code b4 they give us their impressions.
If the game's SP is 40 hours long, i'm sure reviewers would gladly put that in. Same goes for MAG, you need time to test all it's stuff.

But I think the score is what I expected it to be. 7-8s is basically it's avg score.
Ofc, exceptions like eurogamer can freely drop it to 2/10 :)

[darx]

Or are there pre-set types?

[callahan09]

This is easily the worst review I've read from IGN. It does absolutely nothing to justify WHY it's not worth more than a mediocre score. It fails to justify how the game isn't fun or addictive, or give any reasoning as to why gamers won't get hooked on playing war with this game. It's just a bunch of superficial statements that don't give me a clear idea of what it's like to own this game. Not to mention that it's quite obvious from the text of the review that this isn't even based on the experience that gamers who go out and buy the game today will have. It's a review based on the pre-patched game, meaning that they haven't even played the game that's currently in owners' hands. They clearly haven't done much in the game, they haven't experienced all of the maps, this review, like all the others so far, is based on a single session at the "review event" and beta impressions, not the actual experience of the game that you can have TODAY if you buy the game. Getting really tired of seeing EARLY IMPRESSIONS being passed off as REVIEWS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT this week. Give us a break, IGN.

[Blaster_Master]

These people get freakin paid to review games, and they dont even spend 8 hours with the review code to properly give it a decent review. I bet he spent more time actually writing the review then actually playing the game. LOSER! Which is exactly why nobody should go by what these douches that work for gaming websites have to say. They obviously only like noob friendly titles that require no skill, or friends to play with.

[mint royale]

@callahan

7.6 is more than a mediocre score. Back when reviews were legitimate this was a very good score. Unfortunately upset fanboys seem to deem anything below a 9 a flop.

[JokesOnYou]

Listen basicly the main draw advertised by sony and zipper for MAG is 256 players online, and that's exactly what they put out, lol there's no surprise solo or co-op campaign included in the final version vs the beta, many in the press knew exactly what they were going to get since sony/zippers recent "MAG Event" where the press & devs played all the modes and 128 vs 128 matches...under a best case controlled environment too.(All in the same room, no server problems, all had mic's, adults, nobody quits= no yelling and screaming, err well who knows about that).

So what exactly are reviewers going to learn about MAG that they don't already know, what takes a week, if you mean leveling up, NO, reviewers don't need to "prestige" in MW2 to judge whether or not they like the game or how much they like the game(score they give). Reviewers just simply do not play every aspect of a game to completion, they simply playtest all its functionality and experience a sampling of all its modes, this is an online shooter so its not like a story driven game where you need to play from begining to end.

JOY

edit: Oh for the record 7.6 is not a bad score, its obviously not exceptional either, but every game can't be exceptional.

[callahan09]

That's besides the point. Doesn't really even matter what the score is, or whether 7.6 is mediocre, less than mediocre, or better than mediocre. It's about the fact that they don't justify their numbers, and that they shouldn't even be reviewing the game right now, given their limited experience with it (they haven't even experienced the version that gamers who buy it have, because it's been pretty drastically changed for the launch-day patch). They haven't experienced even a fraction of the maps in this game!

[Montrealien]

I got one question for people that think early reviews of MaG are not fair.

What is difference between the final product and the open beta?

[Disccordia]

Since when has 7.6 been a mediocre score? It's in the range that I was expecting for this.

All along, I've got the impression that this was a fairly generic shooter and the overall reviews we've been seeing are saying this. What it does do however, is prove that games on this scale CAN be done and considering it's one of the first of it's kind, Zipper have done a pretty good job. In a couple of years, I think we'll be looking back on MAG saying how influential it was and that can not be a bad thing.

[mint royale]

Totally agree that they should have spent more time with MAG but that wasn't my point. 7.6 is a good score and used to be considered a score worthy of a must buy game if your a fan of the genre. This is a good score, but is it accurate? Given the nature of MAG which is online only, probably not.

[callahan09]

What is up with all the disagrees on my last comment? IGN didn't play the retail build of the game. They got to play it during one session at a restricted "review event." They haven't played every map, they haven't leveled up and customized their characters to their desires and skills. They shouldn't have reviewed it yet. That's my point, and I honestly don't understand how anybody can disagree with it. What use is a review that's essentially just a superficial early impression with a number thrown onto it? That doesn't help gamers decide whether it's worth their money.

[raztad]

This review is MEH but I can live with it. By now my copy of MAG is flying right into my mailbox. I know that when everything is said and done, the MAG fanbase will be a lot stronger than others on the PS3.

What pisses me off is that Zipper did an awesome effort to put together a breathtaking tech, gameplay innovations and those guys didnt even take the time to level their character past the 3 first levels.

Need to choose: RAVEN or SVER. Decisions, Decisions.

[callahan09]

This is pathetic. If you're not here to bash MAG you're gonna get disagreed with.

[mint royale]

I don't see anyone above bashing MAG or anyone coming up with a whole new account just to bash the game (see Mass Defect or whatever he is). No need to be defensive about disagrees, its N4G.

Seems to me xbox fans have it worse for disagrees whilst wii fans get trolled more than anyone for no reason. PS3 fans are numerous here but that doesn't stop BS 'ps3 is failing articles.' Its N4G and it is what it is.

[sack_boi]

I'll be getting the game very soon.

[GreenRingOfLife]

Hmm, I thought this ps3 exclusive would for sure be AAA.. guess not....

[sikbeta]

Guys, This is IGN UK, so this is more like an 8.5/10 from IGN America, IGN UK is more harsh than the the other 2

And this is NOT a bad score, This Game is in League of its Own and that's HUGE knowing that it's a FPS Game and the FPS Genre is The Most Generic of all Genres in Gaming...

[pixelsword]

Well, you asked...

-The first part of the Beta never had thousands upon thousands of people, which meant...

1. if you got in the first parts you were often waiting for a game, which doesn't happen now, and didn't when the game hit public status.

2. you had many games with whole squads missing sometimes because they were playing in other modes, which alters the gameplay.

3. The game ran smoothly but many mechanics were changed (names weren't above the characters at the beginning, for example)

* If you made your judgments based upon that part of the beta, then you missed out having quick games with full servers

-For the open Beta

1. More people played, but a lot of people didn't want to download the game because of the connection speed at the time they could download it would take them hours.

2. The public beta only ran for a week or so, hardly enough time for everyone to be cohesive in terms of working as a team.

3. How are you going to appreciate maps that rival the size of an actual city in a week? There are nuances in each map that requires time to learn in terms of defending them or attacking them. Spending just a week trying to learn SEVR's maps for attacking ain't hardly enough.

4. The servers were fuller, but you would run into a lot of people who played MAG for months, so you had three or four guys that basically could mop the floor with your brains versus the other four that was just a clueless as you, except the three or four guys on your team that were in the Beta for months are shooting them.

5. people on your team who know the back ways and tricks will often lose you because you only had a week to figure out what they had four months to learn through trial and error.

6. the open beta had a lot of server crashes, which were fixed as far as I know.

*if you made your judgment based upon the second part of the beta, then you're basing it upon laggy servers that crashed which was fixed.

-How does this compare to the actual game?

1. a lot more people are on the game which means:

a. if you're new, you're going to find a whole lot less people who aren't experienced, which means you are going to find it easier all the way around because your enemy are also newbs.

b. if you decide to get the game later, you're going to be surrounded by a greater percentage of people that are experienced, not the nearly 70/30 split of newbs and vets that made the game more chaotic than it had to be during the public beta. if you say you're new, there's almost always an a dude willing to help and will either stick close or tell you to follow him; I was one of them on both sides of the fence.

c. The servers will be full at almost all times around the world; not between 8am-12pm and then 5pm-11pm. Depending on when you play, and if you have an ear for it, you can learn how to say "medic" in six languages before a month is out.

2. The progression of rank is slower than the beta, so you're not going to hit level ten instantly, now will you be able to get weapons as fast, so you get time to know yourself and which weapons you can do well with without having to upgrade all the way, and which weapons you do need help on.

3. In the actual game, and down the line, a lot more people will be using mics. When I first played the beta, I didn't put on a mic for like three weeks straight; when you are in it, you'll realize that teams that communicate win.

4. Cohesiveness isn't going to happen in the week-long beta, which most of the so-called "reviews" are coming from. It took weeks to get people who knew how to bomb an area and not kill their own teammates, to know where to set-up an ambush to stop the vehicle an enemy might be taking (which was not in the public Beta, by the way) to know where to go to snipe nearly across some boards and still be effective to your squad.

5. Cohesiveness isn't going to happen in the first weeks of the game, which the rest of the so-called "reviews" are coming from. See above.

[FamilyGuy]

I agree, is that what happened to them (being the "newcomer") while they were reviewing this game? This line indicates that the current community caused their score to take a hit. That isn't exactly fair considering the game and its actual community JUST started playing. (since it just came out.

This is one of those reviews that should be discredited because of not playing the game long enough to write an acceptable review. This review IS decent (well thought out and written) for what it is.

[SignOfZodiac]

I informed gamers that this title was no where near ready and it would FAIL!

[skagrerrrr]

Disappointing...tsk, tsk

[darkmurder]

LOL 8 for graphics.....

[3sexty rulzzz]

xbox fanboys: confirmed flop, expected; LOL

Pos3 fanboys: I smell bs, the games still doesn't have dedicated servers. LOL! the game was released today, LOL. IGN was generous with their score, it should've gotten a 6.5.

[vhero]

Give it up people the game isn't that great not every PS3 exclusive is gonna be great get over it. I also think this game has been massively overshadowed by Mass Effect 2 (I am aware they are different genres I am not comparing them). If it released last week scores probably would have been higher but that's life.

[ShadowCK]

Another failure exclusively on the PS3.

[The Happy Baby]

HAHAHAHHAAHAHAH

nice.

[raztad]

@ShadowCK

When such "FAILURE" is the most tactical/team oriented, massive, lag free, huge, anti-campers, competitive and definitely fun multiplayer game out there. I'm glad its exclusive on the PS3. I wouldnt like to spend 300$ on a xbox just for something like this.

Thanks Zipper and Sony for pushing multiplayer gaming with this gem.

Still I dont know what faction: SVER (I'm feeling its overpowered) or RAVEN (seems like the underdog). I like the underdogs.

[y0haN]

As expected ever since playing the betas.. generic game.. crap/10.

[The Lazy One]

did you read it? They give plenty of reasons for their numbers. Even just their summary has plenty of good reasons.

You may not agree with their reasons, but the reasons are definitely there.

@all
It would be more accurate if they had more time, but game reviews are there to help people decide if they want a game or not before they play it. If they wait a week or two after release then their review doesn't fulfill its primary function.

[Chicken Chaser]

Sooo.. can i scratch this one from the PS3s "AAA" list?

[Bnet343]

You have to go by Metacritic, not just one website.

[-Alpha]

Maybe by a few rabid fanboys, but this game was never really hyped the same way Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2 was.

It's getting what I thought it would and it's an A-AA game.

That's not a bad score, but it isn't outstanding either, especially considering the fact that MAG ends up being another average shooter with a weak selling point.

Regardless, it's not the best FPS, but it's decent.

I think the problem was that Zipper worked so hard on just making it work that they lost the time and resources to polish the rest of the game up.

I personally think the animations look horrible, the graphics are average, the scope may be big, but it's not NECESSARY. I enjoy a game of Killzone 2 or Bad Company with just 24-32 players-- 256 is such a big jump and it feels like Zipper just wanted to do it just for the sake of doing it first.

[WildArmed]

Zipper shoulda done SOCOM: Confrntation and let Slant Six screw up MAG lol xD

[Chicken Chaser]

@Alpha-Male22

" It was never hyped AAA "

Really? I think it was

" Sony has just confirmed its Q1 line-up, which will contain three AAA exclusives. God of War, Heavy Rain, and MAG "

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

[DirtyLary]

Zipper is already doing Socom:4. The official squeal to S:3. Confrontation was never the legit successor, just a place holder.

It's been stated by Zipper it's already 2 years in development.

Hopefully we will see some teaser info after the MAG release hype is over.

[Kakihara]

Chicken chaser. One of the popular pretty girls from your highschool just called me. She says she heard how a game coming out on the system you don't own got an average score. She also heard about the good scores for Mass effect 2. Because of this she thinks you're super cool wicked awesome and she wants you bad. I just thought I'd pass on the message.

[-Alpha]

It still didn't have AAA hype. I can equally pull sources showing A-AA hype.

Obviously some people hyped it AAA but the general attitude was very doubtful, especially here on N4G. I, along with others were very skeptical of MAG.

I'm saying that a significant majority of skeptics were against MAG. It was rarely hyped LIKE Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 was.

Now, the game is decent, but nothing special and I do agree that there are many people who are butthurt over this because, like any PS3 game, they hype it to the death.

[Shang-Long]

i Agree with Am22

i still want this game tho. i enjoy it enough

[sikbeta]

@Chicken Chaser

"Sooo.. can i scratch this one from the PS3s "AAA" list?"

1·
Well, if you HAVE a PS3 you can do it, but not being an AAA Game doesn't mean is a bad Game so you can enjoy it as I'll do

2·
If you don't have a PS3 but you have a List of PS3 Games and you search on teh interwebz for Bad Scores...man that's Pathetic

lol

[bjornbear]

hyped as AAA by the media. remember Haze?

Let the fans define the game.

This is a solid online MP game, ala warhawk. if it was ever in your AAA list, then you were tricked and "over hyped" something that was meant to be a solid unique experience, not a GoTY contender =)

[Mr Lahey]

funny that they gave the graphics the highest score. one aspect people seem to complain about the most.

And it seems like it's a game built on tactics rather than running around building up kill streaks, which can be a bit hard to adjust to for many people. Now thats a problem if you don't want 256 player chaos.

[ryuzu]

As the review pointed out - there is no 256 player chaos. If you play as a lone-wolf and ignore the team objectives, you die and have no fun.

Play towards the objectives and it's fun.

That's where MAG has succeeded where the other 2 FPSs that managed >=256 players failed.

Still doesn't mean everyone enjoys that kind of game though and MAG has other problems so reasonable score.

r.

[darx]

What other two?

[ryuzu]

Planetside + WW2Online/BE.

Both v. old now, not really played, and due to major issues, never really became that popular either.

MAG is it for large scale FPSs right now - that's why Zipper have done such a good job.

The fact that it works where others haven't even tried, or tried and failed is good enough.

Not only that, but it's fun too.

r.

[TheHater]

The game is no fun to them because they spend more time dieing that actually killing people because they don't know how to work as a team. So they run and gun, thinking this is COD, without the support of their team mates, get kill by a squad and B1tch about it?

[SmokeyMcBear]

thats what I dont get... that comment about them spending more time in spawn then playing.. seriously? you spawn every 15 seconds... you cant go 15 seconds without dieing?

[smittyjerkins]

Totally agree. *Sigh* even gaming journalists are casual players nowadays, sucking the c*ck of Modern Warfare. It's sad really, very few people ever play a game for a satisfying experience anymore, but instead want an easy experience with win handed on a platter to them.

[RememberThe357]

That about sums it up.

[NYC_Gamer]

those who played the beta and enjoyed it should go out and support this game....so what if the reviews arent perfect....

[Dev8 ing]

The reviews are bullsh1t. IGN gives it a 7 for sound. The game is THX certified with DTS HD. You can hear the armor crunching when the characters run, the panting is really well done. Clearly they are basing this review on the beta because the beta didn't have THX quality sound or maybe they are playing the game off of a crt screen with 10 W Tv speakers.

[tiamat5]

Oh My God!!! they gave a PS3 exclusive a low score. That has never happened before ever. Run for the hills!!!!!The end is nigh!!!!! The prophecy have come true!!!!!!! Apocalypse now!!!!!(Epic sarcasm). If you are going to judge a PS3 game never listen to a UK site or Edge. They have PS3 bias down to an art form.

[-Alpha]

Are you really dismissing the review because you generalize that UK sites and Edge have a PS3 bias? Universal claims like yours take only one example to disprove: Edge gave Demon's Souls a high score, and I'm sure many UK sites gave GOTY to Uncharted 2, a ps3 exclusive.

MAG is average, many people feel the same way and if you like it that's great. MAG is a prime example of innovation not equating to a great game-- much like Scribblenauts-- stop trying to make excuses for the reviews

@Estranged

I can take reviews seriously based on the objective content of their writing. And, considering the fact that there was a beta and looking at MAG, it's clear to see that the game was standard.

[SoapShoes]

Modern Warfare 2 was average also, but it got great reviews. Just goes to show you can't take any review seriously.

*Edit* Good writing does not make the reviewer any less caught in the hype. I'm so sick of reviews now days... It's always sensationalist junk saying, "this is one of the best games ever!!" to push a game and then the next month no one is talking about it and they are pushing the next big game. It was clear to me that MW2 was standard and I'm not saying MAG is any better, but now that they hype cloud is wearing off I think most people can see the game for what it really is. The thing is MAG really never had a huge hype cloud like GTA4, KZ2, or MW2 so you aren't going to see many reviews pushing it with sensationalist junk.

[-Alpha]

I wasn't talking about good writing, I was talking about differentiating facts from subjectivity in a review.

As for sensationalism, I do not go by the score, I go more by the content and what the reviewer states about the game objectively.

[Bloodraid]

Now that I think of it, aren't the UK Servers supposed to be online in 3 days?

[Alan Wake]

hehehehehehehe FLop of the year hehehehehhehhe
hehehheheheheh FOTY heheheheehheheh
7.6 Sony make Sh**

[mesh1]

FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP HAHAH massive arse garbage!!!!!(mag)

P.S PS3 FANBOY SSTOP SENDING ME MESSAGGES I AINT READINGIT INCASE ITS MASS EFFECT SPOILER HAHA I WILL NEVER READ IT

[colonel179]

who has more games rated 8.5+ PS3 or 360?, and who has more exclusives (by that I mean ONLY on 360 or PS3, because by xbox fanboys' logic Mass Effect 2 is exclusive for the 360, but Final Fantasy 14 is not exclusive to the PS3, what gives?)

Anyways, you get ONE game 9+ and are treating your xbox360 like it already won 2010.. LAME!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

STILL waiting for your 1st xBox 360 Exclusive Game to come out in 2010!!! ;-D
(NO 'ME2' is NOT a xBox 360 Exclusive)

Hmm...think you all have to wait until 'Halo Reach' comes out at the end of this year(i think?)for your 1st xBox 360 Exclusive Game!!! ;-D
Micro$oft are just PURE CR*P in the Gaming world.

Anyway who cares what these sites say, i liked 'MAG' so i will buy it!!! ;-P

[caffman]

its a console exclusive so suck it up

[ATi_Elite]

Every Modern Warfare 2 review they say the single player mission is short and repetitive offers nothing new, OMG the AIRPORT SCENE. Then they go on to say well that suck but you bought this game for the Online experience, then go on to kiss this No0b of a game piece of broken software's A$$. Then on Microsoft's command doll out a 9 or 9.5.

So Far every MAG review they mention the TACTICS of the game (this isn't a mindless shooter) and it's huge Maps or how solid it's controls are and that it gives you a great FPS experience but then they go on to mention that this MASSIVE MULTI PLAYER ONLINE GAME lacks a single player option (really?) and commence to doll out a mediocre score.

Does MAG suck? I don't know haven't played it yet and don't care but seeing how it just came out TODAY and the SERVERS have only been live for a few hours. It's so obvious in their bias attempt to discredit this game I guess they rated the DEMO or the BETA.

I guess the new Super Mario Brothers got low scores because it lacked a capture the flag death match option?

[4point7BillionLoss]

will be extinct very soon... haze 1.5 is crapolla

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Colonel, just thought I would point out this is the second 90+ game for the 360, Bayonetta also scored 90 this year.

[Akagi]

Way to let a review influence your judgement.

[Liquid Ocelot]

Another flop added to the list of Ps3 Exclusive flops.

[Karooo]

before me, why would we cry, we were spoilt in 2008 and 2009 with quality games and goty materials.

we know there are tons of so called high score games will out for ps3.

MW2 got 9.5 but it sucked balls, mag is better.

[talltony]

What do you guys expect? If this had a tacked on 4 hour campaign like mw2 I am sure it would score much higher. This is definetely a hardcore fps and is for guys that want a challenge rather than a ton of easy kills with killstreaks. This game can be really addicting and it's a shame none of you will give it a try because you base everything on on a few reviews.

[The EDGE]

it is a mmo so i think its fair imo. i wasn't expecting 9's accross the boards

[MrTruth]

Thats gonna hurt!:)
BTW nothing strange to me. MAG is not a very good game.

[unrealgamer58]

Yeah, they think they can run and dual wield pistols.

Look if you don't have a strategy going into the game then don't even play it.

[Lehman Brothers]

lol @ IGN

way to high for this bad game!

[Lehman Brothers]

PS3 owners now searching for other excuses..

first it was the BETA reviews
Now its that they have to spend at least 20-40 hours.

Poor fanboys.

[SKullDugger]

Dude you don't even own a PS3 so why do you care? The PSN network aS
was down from 12am to 3pm so the didn't spend much time playing it's online only!

[Lehman Brothers]

I bet IGN was paid now by Microsoft.. you agree with me droids?

LOOL

[Rocco Siffredi]

Nope!

Now the droidheads say that IGN spent too less time with the game.

[silvacrest]

although im not into competitive multilayer I would probably give this a go if I was

[Rowsdower]

I fix computers and the company I work for also sells games, its a university bookstore in the northeast of the US. The guy who buys games for the store just dropped this by. I was in the beta, and to be honest I did not really enjoy it. Yet the idea that eventually after all the noobs are gone there is going to be a dedicated community of gamers playing the game who will communicate and work as a team is intriguing.

In your honest opinion my fellow n4g brethren, do you think that zipper will support this game and will the community that sticks with it be large enough to sustain the game?

Its funny now that the game is in front of me i suddenly want it to work, and a part of me really wants to be there to see it happen.

[ryuzu]

Interesting problem...

What none of the reviewers of MAG have so far reviewed - in fact what very few reviewers actually review for MP games are - the people who play the games.

I don't know what'll happen to MAG from release. The extremes are that it gets no support from zipper, players get tired quickly and it's basically dormant in few months, or the other extreme is that zipper release new maps, modes, tweaks etc and gamers stick with it until MAG 2 appears on PS4.

The reality is going to be somewhere in between. The only thing we have to go on is the SOCOM players who stuck with zipper's games up to now. SOCOM has always had a hardcore group that stuck with it and if they migrate and take to MAG this game'll be here after the PS4 is relelased - many of them are still playing SOCOM on PS2....

However, SOCOM in those days was a TPS and small tactical focus - this is a big FPS...

Good Luck either way,

r.

[Rowsdower]

cautiously optimistic

PSN ID: Rowsdower1979

[Dark360]

HAHAHAHA...DROIDS dont cry...But Remember...

Xbox 360 = Mass Effect 2 = Game Of The Year 2010

Ps3 = MAG = Worst Game Of The Year 2010...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

...Better Luck Next Time...LOL

[The_Truth_2009]

they can't review it until the game is release and turn online on. then review it. they are wrong and lousy.

PERIOD!

[free3sixty]

Where are all the droids gone??

Seems like MAG wont ever be in their so great exclusive AAA list for 2010.

[Matthew94]

ill have you know i have mag and it is better than a 7.6
it deserves around an 8.3-8.6
its a very good game but not must buy a la GOW3

[mcnablejr]

f-l-o-p

[Karooo]

They are the best video gaming company ever.

FCK you and your halo and your pos multiplatform player 360. Disgusting machine.

+100 respect to sony, SONY FOR LIFE.

[36T]

F to the L to the O to the P speeeeeeeeeelllllssss.. FLOP!! This game is not even an 80 on Metacritic? Even the diehard PS fanboys couldn't help but give this game a crap score. No worries, there's always Heavy Rain. oh wait...

[Panthers]

7.6 is better than I thought this game would receive. Its funny that people care so much about what system a game is on. If this game were on the 360, every single post on here would be opposite. This game is mediocre. Its only selling point is 256 players, and I can tell you that more players =/= better gameplay. I hope this game does well and I might try it, but I would rather play 8v8 games with much better game play.

I am a die hard Socom fan. I don't know why Zipper thought this game would be the right direction for them.

[Sez]

Dude your full of it. If this game was on the 360. Sonyfanboys would have been doing the samething 360 fanboys are doing now. Matter fact they would say " 360 has no quality games" look what they where saying last year.
What even funnier is that now sonyfanboys are trying hard to distance themselves away from this game.

I remember sonyfanboys was placing this game on their list of exclusive games. And that it was a quality game because it's from sony's first party studio. Now no-one expected to score over 7.5 to 8. That's B.S and you know it.

[meatnormous]

What he was saying is that if that mag was on the 360 and it received these scores, then sony fans would do the same as the xbox fans. I also wished they would have just made a socom game to make up for he trash Slant 6 released.

[Sevir04]

I've already said i'm gonna get the game because it's hella addictive. I had a blast in the beta and having a Mic makes all the more. i still dont get how they saythe objectives arent clear. at the start of every match they have the Commanders and squad leaders Frago'ing the objectives.. and it say it. "Proceed to the Satillite uplink at "_" and defend it or Secure it. it's always Clear. these idiots just find something to complain about. still i think it's pretty fair. This game will blossom much the same way Warhawk did month down the line. even Socom:Confrontation has gotten become amazing. I cant wait to play tonight when i get off work.

[gamingisnotacrime]

About the no offline campaign, Zipper could have gone the MW2 route and attach a 3-4 hours campign to MAG, just to put a sense of purpose about why the war started and with which clan you might sympathize with. I get the point of the reviewer by criticizing the lack of presentation and personality. Nevertheless. the positives he mentioned gave me the idea that this game delivers on its promise, and hardcore MAG gamers should be pleased. By summer i will consider getting mag, depending on how good the community gets (support).
Congrats to Zipper for delivering on a console what has never been done before; 256 players in one map! (for consoles). MAG FTW

[englandsbest316]

Haze, Socom and now M.A.G.

Theres no end to the list of crappy FPS games on PS3.

Stick to your multimillion *cough lol* selling games like Singstar and kiddy games like Little Big Planet Sony, they are the only games you appear to have half a clue about making.

Next flop on playstation the turd............ Heavy Rain. (aka Shenmue wannabe)

Bank on it......!!!!!!!!!!!

[Counter Strike]

MAG 1ST
Heavy Rain 2ND
Gran Turismo 5 DELAYED
God of War 3RD
Killzone 3 4TH

And SO ON !!

FlopStation and GoTy do NOT COMBINE !

Mass Effect 2 - Alan Wake - Conviction and Halo Reach kills every Ps3 GAME !

[blackmamba707]

why are you listing PC games? lol

[36T]

PC games? You mean to tell me that people still game on their PC? NO WAY! Oh wait.. yes i forgot. All PS3 owners have gaming PC's. Sorry i apologize.

[THC CELL]

First of all online games are hard to review plus Warhawk got around the same score and is still one of the most played games on p s 3 I work in a game store and I had the beta running people was pre ordering and buying Consoles for this game most of them said it looks better than call of duty any way none of the reviewers got to level 10 im sure of it and played a full war so there reviews can go get flushed

[Feral Gamer]

Game store, how cliche

[Lex Luthor]

It's all well and good boasting about having 256 players, but if the game is crap then players won't give a damn. From the moment i saw the gameplay on gametrailers i knew this game would flop.

[bjornbear]

7.6 "crap"

By those standards, Halo ODST was also generally "crap" with a few reviews under 7.6.

5.0 = 50%

7.6 = 76% = good

damn kids don't understand rating systems nowdays

[Blaster_Master]

Next to Killzone 2 and Bad Company 2, MAG is better then any other fps on the market. Trust me when I say, if you have friends, you will love playing this game with them.

[JeffGUNZ]

You haven't even played the final product of Bad Company 2 and even if you don't like MW or MW2, those are top tier FPS this generation.

[callahan09]

I love it how you can't even say something positive about a PS3 exclusive in the PS3 section of N4G anymore without having comments telling you that you're wrong and getting loads of disagrees.

[bageara]

360 Fans are funny... so sad but funny

[callahan09]

What happened to this website? I thought it was loaded with PS3 fanboys? I see more 360 fanboys in MAG articles than PS3 fans, they come in and invade the place and trash MAG and anybody who praises it or calls into question the credibility of these so obviously rushed reviews. Get off it. Jesus, every single MAG article this week has been filled with 360 fanboys trashing the PS3 and all its games (see above!), and not only that, but they're loaded up with agrees like what they're saying isn't totally ridiculous! And anybody who says anything positive about the PS3 has more disagrees? And we're IN PS3 STORIES. It's getting bad.

[Karooo]

they were quiet in there hole for 2009, now they got some good games they have come back out its 2006 all over again.

and its only january, once PS3 exclusive gets a good score which heavy rain will these fools will crawl back into their hole.

[120FPS]

So what would people say if they spent more time on it and deducted a point for been worse then they thought?

[Antan]

Reviews aside the beta was enough for me. If you played the beta and enjoyed it then no score hi or low should put you off your purchase. Goes for anygame really with a demo.

[TheMailman]

The litle brains of IGN...

[DJ]

Forget the score. More than half the review was just filler statements, like the quip about Dido's b-side music tracks. Where's the detailed information? I want to know more about what the game offers, you know?

[8thnightvolley]

i saw this coming and i am not surprised anyway

[Karooo]

It works. That's the thing. It's not some empty, broken OMG-next-generation promise, it's not a glorified tech demo and it isn't just 256 people standing in a ring and taking it in turns to fall over. MAG is a first-person war game, in the vein of Battlefield or Enemy Territory, but oh-so-much bigger: 256 players facing off in 128-man teams scattered over enormous maps, and without demolishing the frame-rate so much that it looks like 1950s Czech stop-motion animation (though that would admittedly be pretty awesome)

I love how you guys fail to read the reviews and bash mag, its not for everybody though.

[LuHawk27]

WOW Big FLOP

[VileAndVicious]

I personally loved it, and will be picking it up. However I honestly dont think alot of people gave MAG a real chance. Many who downloaded the beta never even got to play domination or to be a squadleader for that matter. Its a damn shame for a truly good game.

And since when is a game with an average user score of 8.0 "average"?
Lol its like the lot of you wont play anything that doesnt get 9 or higher. These same people will be disappointed when Heavy Rain is released and some reviewers score it as an 8 for little things. Why let a review rule you?

[ViciousBoston]

Lol. I am getting MAG. I heard about it, played the beta, and like the concept. I don't need a 90+ review score to tell me a game is good. I miss the days when even when games got 7's and 8's people would still buy them and you could talk about them with your friends and play together. People are all hung up on grafix and scores. While PS3 is my only system and I do enjoy grafix greatly from the other exclusives, they aren't everything. Look at FF7, even when it came out it wasn't the greatest grafix ever.

Zipper and Sony are getting my money for this game bar-none. I'm going to play it and enjoy it with my friends. If this bothers some of you Xbox 360 fanboys, i'm not sorry. I play games to enjoy them. If I listened to Xbox fanboys and the media i'd be playing Halo 3/COD MW1&2 online all the time. I'd never have enjoyed Disgaea 3, Socom Confrontation, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2 (yeah you Xbox boys seem to spray the hate on THE best game this generation), or many others. Personally when a game gets too much "OMG" treatment, I steer away from it.

Its kind of like with Heavy Rain, people scoff at it who own are 360 fanboys. Anything without running and gunning mindlessly is instantly written off by 10-12 year olds who can't match socks let alone form a cognisant argument. Anything off-norm is dismissed as "terrible!". I'll be buying anything I want when I want and if it bothers you horrid little children, i'm glad because your tears of jealousy will be all the more satisfying to swim through.

[Shortstop]

So, because the game requires more communication than most games, that's reason to dock marks? I say it's about time that a game comes out that requires communication as opposed to running and gunning and being stupid like in MW2.

[ryuzu]

SOCOM is almost like that now - join the wrong server with no headset and your spawn-knifed and kicked lol.

r.

[Hidden Star]

It doesn't matter how long they've played the game for. It seems like every publication is saying the same thing. MAG just isn't worth $60 (imo).

[mp1289]

Has anyone even tried the game?

[Fairchild Channel F]

Reviews scores are for sheep. Doesn't matter what's the score, doesn't matter what's the system. Live your own life. Make your own decisions. Don't let some faceless dude across the internet (who you probably wouldn't respect in real life )make your decisions for you.

People who only play games that have 9+ on some idiotic site like "metacritic" have missed out on some great games. Hate a game because you played it and you hate it, not because IGN or whoever told you so.

[spunnups]

I'm all for MAG. I am sick to death of CoD run and gun and nothing else braindead style. Bring on the objective based team combat. Socom used to fill that void, now MAG will.

Those wanting this game to fail never wanted to play it anyway, so who cares right?

[Grimhammer00]

I had the game since Saturday...lol.
So at midnight I start...couldn't stop till 5am!
I like it. It FEELS right. It has a buttery smooth framerate at 60 players.
Graphics are really nice at 720p, not unch2 level of course...but much better than some people say.

Solid 8.5/10 on my scale. I'm already thinking mw2 is getting old and trading it in soon is likely.
There is so much to unlock in MAG

My real dilemma is whether I want to jump to Sver?
Raven is fun- but I like scrappers! Lol

[VileAndVicious]

always

[josh14399]

i enjoyed the beta more than i enjoyed mw2 so this review score means nothing to me. its only someones opinion this score

[edoman20]

why are you complaining about the graphics

The sh1t-crap box three fix me doesnt have game that blows in that aspect

Mag can have 256 play online with consistent FPS and crapbox can`t even stand 8 vs 8 whitout lag and have pay for it to sum it all

Come on the PS3 has made another achievement

and xtards, if you want graphics go and play crysis or supuerior exclusive PS3 games instead of wasting time with your crappy games

ciao

[VileAndVicious]

LOL do you Xbox fanboys really wait to see the review of ps3 exclusives?? The question is..why? Why do you go out of your way to check up on a game that obviously isnt going to the XBOX anyway AND its not like many of you have Ps3's as well...
Lol I smell the rank stench of envy...
Yes MAG is great. Yes IGN UK did review a game in 15 hours... lol and your calling it a flop?? Such children.

[AliTheBrit19]

Just another average game, so many better FPS multiplayers out there.

[LiquifiedArt]

is fradulent. If you don't understand the end-game scenario and the journey along the way, I don't feel it represents a proper review.

My own personal experiences says its a 8.5/10. With a long lasting appeal. You'll start to feel connected to your faction!

[happy_gilmore]

so what if this is not noob friendly.. that does not mean it's not a good game.

it seems that reviewers want easy, kid games. modern glitchfare 2 was noob-friendly (have you seen the noob-tube exploit?). it was overrated.

[Lex Luthor]

I'm gonna save my money and buy BFBC2 instead.

[yoghurt]

It doesn't matter if this is a 10/10 score, the principle still stands, it's a 'review' based on a beta and limited time with the final game - not good enough.

[cmrbe]

1 bubble bots in the open zone. Whats even more sad is the fact that 1 bot owns all of them.

[The real killer]

360 kiddies are suddenly wake up.
We all know that IGN is more related to more inferior games and give higher score.

Those 360 babies fanboys me sick, no life, no common sense, acting like little kids and they rely on one GAME Mass effect 2.
Poor sad fanboys.

Kids, i tell you one thing about your beloved Mass Effect 2, i like this game in the beginning, when i pass the 20 hour gaming it's getting boring believe me, it's so Linear, even Mass Effect 1 has more freedom then part 2, the graphics are just good.

Alan Wake, is also Linear, this is the limitation for your beloved console, be proud about that poor silly fanboys and be proud about the multi platform kid.

Stupid kids, all over the X-box live and now those silly kids are here.

[LuHawk27]

Look at this Real Killer Crying like a B!tch again over a game he is jealous of LOL

[travelguy2k]

It quotes like this..." The only drive you'll have is more experience points, and the sweet, sweet weapon and skill unlocks they promise" that make me understand that this person did not play long enough. At first those are the only things driving you forward. But when you learn what the objectives are, and realize how to complete them, its an amazing feeling to be able to rally your forces to get it done.

These reviewers are missing the whole point!

Another thing that annoys me. The Respawn waiting complaint. There is NO waiting if you time it right. After your first death just look at the time when you respawn. There are respawns every 20 seconds. Don't bleed out right away if you are 15 seconds from a respawn, give your team a chance to revive you. There is no excuse for this complaint as, in most cases, you can avoid the wait by paying attention.

[xdye017]

MAG metascore: 78
Halo 3: ODST metascore: 83

Looks like ps3 fanboys were wrong. ODST > MAG.

[Jeppe]

Translation: Teletubbies > Band of brothers

[Darkspade]

MAG is a pretty Fun FPS once you get past the First 2 Playing areas.
Also the 15 maps are more like 15 map split into 5 modes. Also some of the wait time in a Queue?? WTF????? I sat in the Queue for about 18 mins one time. This need to be fixed first.. The Graphic's are more sharp then Detailed. The game looks pretty Good for an Online game only.. I gave MAG about 1 month to fix some little problems let they should have a solid game.. Also Maybe Next time Zipper should Focus more time on one game then pushing it to the side and start working on something else...

[OGharryjoysticks]

Was playing it for about 3 1/2 hours.

It's awesome.

Definetely better than a 7 good (I could tell that in the first hour).

The objectives matches (A and B then C) are real cool.

I won't be trading it in.

[gamer0123456]

*pooping sound*

[itswar]

iv lost count how many times iv needed to patch my ps3 games.when will they fix this? i dont play xbox that much but at least u dont need to patch every game.

[Raoh]

online only games need a different review time..

look at socom confrontation.. not that it helped that much, but most reviewers came back to re-review the game a month or so later admitting that it might have been to early to review an online only game...

[MeatAbstract]

A very fair review I felt.

Personally I played an early beta a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Get a nice team and a good squad and its very fun.

It'll be like Warhawk that still has a very dedicated fanbase. In a few months this game will have its usual players and I reckon some brilliant 8 man clan/squads going as well.

[Hot_tea]

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[SCEA_RULES]

near the end of the review, he says this is based off the beta and review code. online games take couple of days to reviews

[xAlmostPro]

to be honest i was expecting 8's.. but from ign i'll take that..

and as a huge MAG fan, i think its funny they scored graphics 8 as allthough they dont bother me(and arent as bad as theyre made out) the other stuff such as gameplay and longitivity excels the graphics easily but, still fair score i guess :D

[skagrerrrr]

MAG was going to be a system seller...

[TheForgotten0ne]

I belive Sony said something like reviews published monday and today would be fake? Because they haven't actually played the game, just the beta and some review meeting where they played the game for 1hour...

[SCEA_RULES]

the first game of domination was played like an hour ago, so this review is fake,

[SCEA_RULES]

the first game of domination(256 player game mode) was played like an hour ago, how can they review the game, were domination is its biggest component. like what sony said yesterday. so this review was based on the betas. and UK gets MAG in a couple of days, so how can they review it. this is bs.

[twintipskis34]

i knew this game was going to flop. haha

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

The game will not be the same within six months...like check out warhawk it was given 7 and 8...but today its a 10 as it is today

[VileAndVicious]

Cuz I didnt

[SuperStrokey1123]

Thats a good score considering what they mention, once the loser noobs leave and it gets down to just a few ten thousand hardcores it will be solid. It will be just like what happened with socom, shatty at first but great afterwards

[Chapulin]

and Its a really good game. Cant wait for 256 player battle.

[jack who]

flop flip flop

[Rageanitus]

Its kindov hard to manage and coordinate +64 players in a level

[Solotov]

Another "ONLY POSSIBLE ON PS3/CELL" bites the dust....

[ATi_Elite]

I haven't played MAG to judge for myself. Anyway

Screw these reviewers because MW2 got all kinds of 9's and 9.5's and that game sucked. And those reviewers know it.

Plus Iv'e seen way to many reviewers give Mass Effect 2 for the 360 a higher score than the PC.

The Games are identical except the PC version has Superior Graphics and sound plus a better control system for squad commands leaving it with better Gameplay.

(Total DOS360 media bias)

Plus I noticed some reviewers rate the PC and 360 version together or just play the PC version and say "Oh it's the Xbox360" score.

No doubt Mass Effect 2 is good on both systems but the PC version is better. (Media Bias for the DOS360)

form your own opinion and wait to judge MAG when the servers are up and running and you can ACTUALLY PLAY with 256 players and see what the hype is all about. This game got reviewed by people running around on a map with one other person. It's an online massive multi player experience. I have seen reviewers ding it for lack of a single player option. I don't remember anybody dinging any other MASSIVE MULTILAYER ONLINE GAME for not having a single player mode.

If MAG sucks with 256 players then it sucks. I'm just tired of the Bias lop sided media towards the DOS360.

As fun as the new Super Mario Brothers (11 million sold) is I don't ever see any thing on THIS SITE's front page talking about it?

WOW but a Halo Reach screenshot (1152 x 640) Yaaaaawn every day. ZZZZzzzz

Just love that Media Bias.

[horndog]

or maybe they felt sorry for ps fans. Nothing but sh!t after sh!t.

[ATi_Elite]

I haven't played MAG to judge for myself. Anyway

Screw these reviewers because MW2 got all kinds of 9's and 9.5's and that game sucked. And those reviewers know it.

Plus Iv'e seen way to many reviewers give Mass Effect 2 for the 360 a higher score than the PC.

The Games are identical except the PC version has Superior Graphics and sound plus a better control system for squad commands leaving it with better Gameplay.

(Total DOS360 media bias)

Plus I noticed some reviewers rate the PC and 360 version together or just play the PC version and say "Oh it's the Xbox360" score.

No doubt Mass Effect 2 is good on both systems but the PC version is better. (Media Bias for the DOS360)

form your own opinion and wait to judge MAG when the servers are up and running and you can ACTUALLY PLAY with 256 players and see what the hype is all about. This game got reviewed by people running around on a map with one other person. It's an online massive multi player experience. I have seen reviewers ding it for lack of a single player option. I don't remember anybody dinging any other MASSIVE MULTILAYER ONLINE GAME for not having a single player mode.

If MAG sucks with 256 players then it sucks. I'm just tired of the Bias lop sided media towards the DOS360.

As fun as the new Super Mario Brothers (11 million sold) is I don't ever see any thing on THIS SITE's front page talking about it?

WOW but a Halo Reach screenshot (1152 x 640) Yaaaaawn every day. ZZZZzzzz

Just love that Media Bias.

Oh one more thing the graphics... let's see another console do 256 players then you can compare graphics. Right now you can only compare this to some PC games. (A nice little trend for the PS3)

[awesomeperson]

Yes and the xbots are the victims of THEIR posts been spammed by fanboys, check like the first half of the comments, 90% of those are the biggest mindless bots around.

[Blow Out Your Brains]

This game needs to be played for days before a review is even considered. Just like a game that has a story that needs to be finished, this game requires a lot of progression and experience to gain a full understanding of what it has to offer, EPIC FAIL.

[Jambama]

I agree with their review whole-heartedly.

I have to admit that the beta left a very underwhelming impression on me, despite the fact of having so many people playing at one time. It just lacks any true depth and connection to the player. I played through the beta on a couple of occassions for about 10-15 minutes apiece, and I just felt like it was going nowhere. There was absolutely no sense of accomplishment whatsoever in my opinion.

I was really looking forward to buying this too. I now know that I would probably pick it up a total of about 5 times before I traded it in for something else.

Its not horrible.

The graphics are nice considering the sheer amount of content (about on par with MW2, minus the 60 fps). The controls are mostly solid (almost identical to MW2 aside from one or two odd concessions). Though I must say that I feel the PS3 controller is poorly suited to FPS's when compared to the 360 controller.

But aside for the 64-256 players at one time, its just incredibly average feeling. The gunplay just doesn't feel rewarding and interesting enough. And in a FPS, that is the bread and butter of the experience, regardless of how tactical it tries to be. And believe me, I absolutely love being challenged tactically. It certainly won't steal my attention away from Modern Warfare 2, despite the double shotgun-weilding noobs and serial campers seen there.

Like they said, maybe when all of the noobs and cheap players leave and make way for the dedicated community it will finally realize its potential. For now though, it won't earn my gaming dollars when there is so much more major competition out there.

Mass Effect 2, here I come!

[Gimped Hardware]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahha - another game that my beautiful creators were hyping.............but in the end,i just couldn't run it properly,after all - i am gimped :D

[taylork37]

someone let me know how graphics got the highest score??? Should this review even be as high as 7.6?

[kdombaz]

Checked the MAG blog and read all the improvements (and differences between Beta and Final Built) and in the light odf that IGN should really need to re-review as their initial one isn't giving the game a fair crack of the whip. I may not buy the game as I am not fan of online gaming but countless others would have been drawn to this game for the sheer scale of it. They now might not as they read this.

[taylork37]

Can you post the link so I can read these improvements? For some reason I don't think they would be significant enough to actually change the major points of the game.

[BLADE_X8]

The causal gamer (Just like with the lazy movie viewers), is big in video games today. Most games like Halo, Modern Warfare, Uncharted 2, and Gears, are taking over the online community. (And that's cool....because all of these are GREAT games!)I remember when people hated on SocomC, but is still sold well... .and SocomC is still being played right now.

However, there are a ton of people (The Hardcore) that like challenging games. Games like, MAG, Socom, Final Fantasy, MMO, and RPG stuff are also...EXCELLENT experiences. MAG will do quite well, as I plan on buying it myself. I suck at games like these, but welcome the challenge because I am more than a straight forward FPS gamer. I will also try Final Fantasy, and Demon Souls too...because it's important that I try all game genres. People get on here and hate on games/systems...THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE OR HAVE EVER PLAYED! N4G have a lot of people like that on here....hating, just to hate. The only bad fanboy is the un-informed/undereducated fanboy. I lost bubbles for talking bad about all the systems, BUT I have owned just about all of them. For me to hate on xbox 360 and RROD is ok, because I had 5 of them!! I talk about the cross game chat on PS3, BUT I have experienced it on the 360. AND...I talk about MS buying exclusives and pulling a "Wallmart" on the games community, because I have a Sega and Atari game system...and both of those companies were outstanding! They could not spend enough to stay in the game, and had to leave....video games haven't been the same since then.(Just my opinion.) My point is this: stop hating, unless you not only experienced games & systems, but can share examples on why you hate something. (Thats what I do) Games like MAG and Halo would not be out, if people didn't play them....so, STFU!

[misterssippi]

I remember other AAA titles, like Too Human, scoring 7's and all the Sony fans declaring it a failure.... but now a 7 isnt a bad score? Spin like a mofo, Lol.

[BLADE_X8]

I only buy 9 or above games my self. (I don't have money to waste!) And yea, Im PS3 this time round (Got tired of the RROD...5 to be exact. OUCH!), but I did hear the hate on Too Human. Funny thing is, most PS3 fans have never even played that game. I only tlak about stuff I have personally experienced....and I played Mass Effect, so I figured part 2 would be good. The review for MAG however is tricky, becaue this is a new syle of co-op FPS. SocomC got a lower score than I thought it deserved, but games like MAG, Socom, Demon Souls, Final Fantasy, Fable, and Mass Effect, offer unique gameplay....not everyone is open to this stuff.

Personally, I only care what Gametrailers, and IGN (US) say about games...no disrespect to other sites and magazines. I think MAG will end up around a 8.5 score, which is good for a new experince game like this. The game should have shipped with a headset....this would have impacted to gameplay experience.....thus affecting the socre. (Imagine how bad SocomC would have been received, if not included with a nice Sony headset.)

[Premonition]

I could see atleast a 7.8 or 8.0 because of the fact that it deals with 256 players and the fact that servers havent really shown any signs of lag especially at the time of launching. I mean a game like Frontlines: Fuel of War for the 360 which is kind of similar to this game got a 7.6 and that only does 50 players. So in short i think this game deserves more because it actually set the bar in FPS on a console but then again it could be just because its a PS3 game.