After playing the demo of this game I knew I had to have it on the first day. While waiting for the release I kept noticing more and more negative reviews and I couldnt understand why. Finally upon release I went through and completed the game.

Without spoiling the excitement of the game, I must say (and I cannot stress this enough), this game is underrated. The nectar and overall FPS mechanics of this game are excellent. If you ever played resistance this game will feel very familiar. The story is isn't mindblowing, but it will captivate you to an extent. The biggest downfall of this game, without question, is its repetitive nature. After playing an hour or so I noticed that the gameplay itself feels all too familiar, as it does nothing to innovate as far as shooters go. With a metacritical score of less than 7, you cannot expect much... but trust me when I say there is much more under the surface of this shooter than what is featured in reviews.

The strong points of this game are definitely the story, gameplay mechanics, and nectar implementation. Also, the development team. Expect Free Radical to take the best elements involved and mold them into something even more amazing.

The weak points of this game are the sub-par graphics and the repetitiveness. Graphics, to me, rarely play a factor in judging a game, but I know some readers will consider this factor (don't expect a great looking video game).

Overall, I feel like this game is a very generic shooter (On the surface), with massive potential, an excellent story, solid mechanics, and a developement team that can turn average into extraordinary.. (Timesplitters 1, Timesplitters 2). Definitely worth the purchase, can't wait for Haze 2.