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| | Publisher: | UBI Soft | | ESRB Age Rating: | Mature | | Platform: | PLAYSTATION 3 | | Model: | 34385 | | Operating System: | Playstation 3 | | Release Date: | 2008-05-20 | | Legal Disclaimer: | Brand new and factory sealed game! Ready to ship. All standard shipping games ship via first class mail with free tracking and insurance! Expedited items are shipped via USPS Priority Mail. All of our games, new and used are backed by a solid 90-day warranty. | | Sales Rank: | 2,962nd |
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FEATURES | - Play both sides of the same war as an elite Mantel trooper and as a Rebel soldier
- State-of-the-art multiplayer modes let you engage in online battles and furious four-player co-op action while revealing hidden secrets in the single-player campaign
- Haze comes straight from the developers of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters series and the publishers of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Far Cry
- Get cutting-edge gaming technology exclusively developed for PS3
- Gear-up with a high-tech arsenal of vehicles, deadly weaponry, and the performance-enhancing drug Nectar
- Memory Card
- Vibration
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Haze PS3 |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 56 reviews)
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Generic-but for the price now you can't go wrong by InterMillan (California)  3 Stars
August 02, 2009
Haze once deemed the "Halo Killer" was one up the most anticipated games to exclusively hit PS3. But after playing Haze the only common thing that each game has is that they both start with the letter "H." However, it's not to say the game is putrid. While everyone expected something extraordinary, the trailer and the actual game were two complete different things. Haze is your plain generic FPS with a decent story line. And because it's so generic its probably the reason why it failed. There just isn't anything special about it, and initially gamers were rightfully upset to spend $60 on something that's so generic. In Haze you initially play as Sgt. Shane Carpenter, one of the many super soldiers working for Mantel Corp. Without giving away too much Carpenter eventually falls out of favor with Mantel. Now on to the actual grades.
Graphics: 2.5/5. The game doesn't effectively utilize PS3's capabilities, and on top of that there were too many glitches.
Sound: 3/5. If I had a dollar for every time I heard "Remember Your Promise to Merino" I could honestly afford to buy another console, really.....
Controls: 4/5. Fairly smooth and easy to pick up.
Difficulty: 2.5/5. Easy. There are no bosses and it's fairly linear. It won't challenge most gamers, but it's not to stay it's a walk in the park either.
Replay Value: 2/5. Very little replay value.
Weapons Choice: 3/5. The usual suspects-Assault Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Sniper Gun; however, being able to use nectar, knives, and nectar bombs give it a little more edge.
Story: 3.5/5. Better than expected. It's engaging and has its twists.
Fun Value: 3/5. Enough action to keep anyone busy and kill time.
OVERALL. It's bad game if you had to spend over $30. But for the prince now, which is less than $15, it's definitely bargain and a good pick up.
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Buzz. Kill. by Pyanfar Chanur (USA)  4 Stars
July 12, 2009
Haze is an innovative new take on the First-Person Shooter: instead of temporary power-ups or massive weapons with limited ammo, you are given the bonus of a sensory boost that you can control...with the downside that you may overdose (which makes you lose control and start firing wildly).
Haze is a very good game. Not only are the graphics simply stellar (they remind me of Crysis), the weapons are well balanced and fairly effective. It also gets a boost from trying to inject a little depth into the story. Like "Blacksite: Area 51", you start to realize that you're not doing the Good Deed you thought you were. You progressively learn more behind the propaganda and decide to take on the side of Might to set things Right.
Haze also gives you a chance to balance the scales: while Nectar soldiers are powerful, they don't think much. You can lay traps for them, harvest the drug off their bodies and use it against them, or play dead until they pass by.
The only real con to this game is all the other characters. Enemy AI is often stupid, and whomever is on your side is usually worse. Your own troops will run in front of you, often inches away. Your comrades will often need you to run back and rescue them, only to have to do it again before you get back to where you left off. They often die as you're reviving them. I spent a lot of my time trying to run ahead of my team, get everything done, and then backtrack and revive whomever is left. They're *that* inept.
The driving is also rather bad--it's harder to control than the Grand Theft Auto series. You'll often veer into a ditch or run up a tree.
Last, there are bugs. Vehicles disappear and respawn elsewhere, enemies get stuck in the map or stare at the walls, and your teammates sometimes stop running and nag you to keep moving, only to get shot in the back because they don't turn around when ambushed. If it weren't for these drawbacks, Haze would be a 5-star title.
If you want a First-Person Shooter on the PS3, with great graphics and innovative ideas, Haze is a good title. Just don't expect any team-based help from the AI, and you'll have a lot more fun.
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MUCH BETTER Than Published Reviews That Trash It by Twins Daddy (Atlanta, GA) 4 Stars
July 03, 2009
After reading some published reviews of HAZE, I almost didn't play it...That would've been a mistake. THIS IS A GREAT GAME!
In the tradition of Star Trek (the original TV series), there's a heavy political undertone throughout the story questioning the propaganda machines that create and support WARS. Just who REALLY are the "Good Guys" and who REALLY are the "Bad Guys"? Once you get into HAZE, you just may be surprised! This plot twist occurs approximately 20% into the game and it's something that's sadly missing from most of the highly predictable video game storylines of today...I found it to be "refreshing". And while some of the cut scenes were little bit long for my taste, they are an excuse for a bathroom break.
As for sub-par graphics, I don't get it. I saw nothing horribly wrong with the graphics of HAZE, unlike Rainbow Six Vegas where the graphics look like they'd be more at home on a green or orange phosphorus CRT terminal. Some of the environments got a little repetitive on some levels, but when you're going through a hotel floor by floor or a village hut by hut, it's sort of expected. Controls were right on...You'll be able to target enemies without tweaking a thing. Weapons selection was very good and you should never run out of ammo anywhere in this game.
There are areas I would improve, but they aren't deal-breakers and they're easy enough to overcome. First, the Marine Buggy and Rebel 4x4 could've been so much better/easier and the AI isn't very I at times. To DRIVE one of these vehicles, you must stand in front of it and press "square". If you don't know this, then you can spend a few minutes trying to figure out HOW to get the thing moving. For a "shooter game player", the obvious first choice is to man the gun while someone else drives. Well, get on the vehicle at the fixed gun position and you'll be waiting A LONG, LONG TIME for someone to hop in and drive. This makes no sense to me.
Another thing about the vehicles is they are awkward to drive. This isn't particularly unusual in a video game, but don't be surprised when your vehicle lands somewhere or some way weird, especially when boosting through a jump area. You also have a limited firing range and scope when operating one of the manned guns while the vehicle is stationary...In other words, you walk to the front of the vehicle, press "square" to enter and drive it into enemy fire, then press "square" again to exit the driver's seat, then walk to the rear of the vehicle and press "square" again to take over the mounted gun and fire for a few seconds until the enemies move out of your firing range, then rinse and repeat. Obviously this is poor design and not fun at all...It could've been MUCH BETTER.
Now for a couple of areas where the game SHINES. The Nectar Grenades are PURE GENIUS! In fact, they became my weapon of choice. Lob one into a group of enemies and they freak out and start blasting away at each other until only one remains...Then he frequently raises his hands to the sky, utters a gutteral and triumphant "HA! HA! HA!", then he EXPLODES in a most satisfying way...I LOVE IT!
The final assault on the Land Carrier is also VISUALLY STUNNING! Just the concept of a Land-Based Carrier traversing the landscape and mowing down trees and anything else in its path is another stroke of genius. The way it actually comes to fruition in the high-speed pursuit portion and then post-boarding of the carrier is just amazing...
The game is not very long timewise, but it is long on FUN FACTOR...And that's what a video game should supply plenty of and often. DON'T BELIEVE the horrible reviews of HAZE because they simply aren't justified. While it's not perfect, I would rate it a solid 4.5/5.0 or 9.0/10.0, particularly for FUN. In fact, I'll probably play through the campaign again, which is something I rarely do after beating a game. I'm also ready to put my money where my review is if there's ever a HAZE 2!
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total letdown by Christopher Strebler (North Carolina)  2 Stars
July 01, 2009
Created by Free Radical, the team behind the excellent Time Splitters series, Haze is a PS3 exclusive fps. Sadly, it's hard to believe that the two came from the same company, because Haze is a complete failure on all fronts.
Taking place in a not so distant future Latin America, you play as Sergeant Shane Carpentar, a rookie soldier for a privatized military corporation known as "Mantle". Future America has gone to hell in a hand basket, with mass rioting and anarchy. Mantle is there to help restore order and squash any rebel resistance that may try to disrupt things. It least that's what we are led to believe.
One such rebel group known as "the Promise Hand" has been causing a lot of problems, and you and your Mantle team are attempting to track down and kill it's leader, who goes by the name of Gabriel "Skincoat" Merino, because he supposedly is cannibal and wears the skins of his victims.
What makes the Mantle soldiers special is their use of a special new drug called Nova-Keto-thyrazine, or simply "Nectar". Nectar greatly enhances their physical strength, speed and endurance. It also improves their weapon accuracy, as well as giving them special eyesight akin to infra red, which allows them to see enemies through body heat, preventing them from being able to hide in the dense forest terrain. But if too much of the drug is administered, it can have extremely adverse effects causing the Mantle troops to go into a berserk rage.
Nectar also has mind controlling properties to prevent any kind of questioning troops might have about Mantle's methods. Shane's Nectar administrator hasn't regularly been giving him the drug lately, and it causes him to start hallucinating about past events and horrific experiences. When Merino is finally caught, Shane begins to realize that everything he was told about Mantle and his duties are lies. His superior, Sergeant Duvall, attempts to cut Merino's hands off, but Shane intervenes and escapes, now helping the Promise Hand bring freedom and spread the word about Mantle.
The most intriguing thing about Haze was the Nectar drug, and it's dependency by Mantle. Through about the first half of the game you'll be playing as a Mantle soldier and getting accustomed to Nectar, as you'll be using it quite a bit to locate rebel troops hiding in the forest. Using the Ps3's trigger button causes you to inject yourself with the drug and fill a gauge meter on your HUD. Under fill it, and you won't obtain its full effect. Over inject yourself, however, and you go into a berserker mode and are unable to differentiate friend from foe, shooting all around you.
Sadly, this one positive aspect about the game disappears when you switch over to the side of the rebels. You no longer have access to the drug, and are vulnerable to the attacks of Mantle troops. But playing as a rebel, you are aware of the vulnerabilities of the Mantle troops Nectar dosage. You can damage their Nectar packs with bullets or special throwing knives, and cause them to shoot one another.
Another downer about this game is that the story is never fleshed out very well. The Mantle troops you fight alongside are the typical meathead, gung ho "kill em' all" types, complete with lots of bravado talk and swearing, and you never develop any kind of connection to them, nor do you for the rebels. The dialogue is all very generic, and it could have been done much better.
Graphically , this game is lousy and in no way demonstrates the PS3's power. Character models and environments all suffer from ugly textures, and the level design is some of the worst I've seen for a current gen game, with repeat after repeat. Also, the guns you fire are terribly generic, and your weapons selection is very poor.
Haze supports 16 player online competitive matches, but it's really not any fun at all, due to the lousy maps, poor weapon selection, and boring game modes. The community is very small and probably won't be around for too much longer, as this game is now over a year old.
You'd do best to stay away from this shooter,. It feels and plays like a value title, and it certainly doesn't live up to the standards of Free Radicals Time Splitter games. It looks ugly, plays ugly, and the one interesting aspect (Nectar) only comes into play for the first half of the game.
Facing closure of their studio, Free Radical was purchased by Crytek, who made the fabulous Far Cry and Crysis. Let's hope for a Time Splitters revival with Cry Engine 3, or any improvement over Haze in the future, because Haze just doesn't cut the mustard.
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A nice little "coaster" of a game... by Patt 2 Stars
June 30, 2009
I've seen some of the reviews on here, why anyone would rate this game 5 stars troubles me. You must be out of your mind, but to each their own. I rented this game from Gamefly a while back, and if anyone knows their policy it's keep it as long as you like. Unfortunately, that motto was quicker than expected. It was sent back after I played it. The game is horrific.
Haze seemed like an interesting enough storyline, but boy was I way off. The story was boring and stupid. The gameplay was sloopy and weak. The controls were horrible, and the enemies were almost impossible to see at certain times, especially in the jungles. The graphics were the only thing that saved this rating from a 1 star. The graphics were pretty decent surprisingly, but no where near what the PS3 is capable of.
Ubisoft what were you thinking? Next time, do not rush your games out just to make a quick buck. Save the time and make a good game. I was very disappointed with Haze. I love the Rainbow Six games, this was no where near as good... in fact, it just plain sucks. Don't waste your time. I wouldn't even buy it if Amazon dropped the price to a $1, or maybe I would just to have a coaster for my drinks. ;)
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