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Fantastically Fun Car Destruction Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Full Auto 2 Battlelines for the PS3 provides fantastic racing / car destruction gameplay that has great graphics and very fun gameplay.

First, the setup. It is a rough and dirty future where a street gang sporting fast cars has taken over the streets, making the average citizen afraid to venture outdoors. A sentient computer system is trying to save the city, and wants you to infiltrate this gang to take it down. So you are street racing with machine guns and bombs in order to save the world :)

The game tosses you right into the fun with a triple mission of infiltration. You get races and kill-the-other deathmatches. Where it might be rough in other games to get thrown into the action, it's actually really fun here. You blast away with your machine guns, zoom around corners, and discover the secret paths to make your laps go more quickly. The basic objectives are relatively simple to hit, but you get encouraged to try again for the secondary objectives to get skins. I like that they tell you up front what you'll win if you hit your marks.

The graphics are very well done. The cities are gritty, with run down alleys and broken down storefronts. It's a lot of fun to blast away at the other cars, watching pieces fly and the environment destruct. You can cause many things to happen by destroying your world - buildings fall doesn on rival cars, new pathways open.

There isn't much to say here about sound. There's the sound of squealing tires, explosions and blasting weapons. Your computer friend has the calm, even voice that prods you onward in your quest. The music soundtrack is sort of a low key urban rhythm that is very unobtrusive and doesn't distract you when you are trying to juggle the 7 cars bearing down on you.

This isn't a simple Mario Kart style of game. You really are tested in your skills. There are multiple paths, multiple enemies, multiple styles of cars, weapons, defenses and skills. As you go through the game you unlock a large number of options, and it comes down to your particular style of gameplay as to which works best for you. Some people are snipers, some are in-your-face blasters. The cars I customize will vary greatly from those my friends create, and each one works wonderfully for the way we play.

This is also what makes the game shine in multiplay. You have to think creatively about how to defend yourself against a given car with its weapons configuration, and how to best attack them. Multiply this by multiple opponents and you can see how this becomes a game requiring both fast fingers and an agile brain.

Even the cut scenes and config screens have much better graphics than previous games. They put work into each and every aspect here.

There are only minor complaints - if you change your controller config, it still prods you to do the "standard" button presses in the game. Also, I still find the zoom in after a kill to be annoying and unnecessary.

Highly recommended!

Dont be discouraged by the negative reviews

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, this game is not for everyone, you may be frustrated at first with the driving/shooting mechanics but after a few races it feels intuitive and smooth. There are lots of physics based traps that you can use to stop your rivals. The graphics in this game are amazing. If you bought Full Auto 1 and noticed the frame rate issues, the problems are almost nonexistent on the PS3. The game also supports 1080i which is nice touch but I myself prefer 720p for gaming anyday. A fan of twisted metal or burnout should make this a purchase for their shiny new PS3. I did and I think it is worth the money. If you are leery about this game at least give it a rental because it deserves a try. I have not yet tried the online but it is a welcomed addition and supposedly better than the original. I give Full Auto 2 5 stars out of 5, But on a ten point scale probably a 9 because of very minor flaws.

better than you might think

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

after all the bad reviews you might not give this game a fair chance. I downloaded the demo first and thought it was horrible. I played it for 10-15 minutes and then did not touch it again for a month. Just out of curiosity and boredom I fired the demo up again a month later. I gave it a little more time this time... and I was hooked. I think the graphics are great. The physics are not real-life, but more arcade-like, and I personally think they are appropriate for the game, once you get used to them. Once you get the hang of driving, which isn't that hard, I think you will enjoy the game a lot. I'd much rather play this than Twisted metal (Black or otherwise)... this game is light years ahead of that.

Big Bang for your buck

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Full Auto 2 is perfect if you are looking for a game with lots of destruction. The cars explode beautifully, making you want to keep playing. There is nothing like seeing a high-end sports car ripped to shreds by your hood-mounted twin machine guns!

The Good:

- All the vehicles are wonderfully detailed
- The environments are realistically created
- Many buildings on the multiplayer maps are completely destructible, nothing like trapping your opponent in a building and sending the whole thing crashing down on top of him!
- All the maps are created with battle in mind. No places to hide.

The Bad:

- This game didn't offer as many vehicle customizations as I thought it would
- Some levels ARE difficult, but if you adjust your tactics, they can be easily beaten

This game is perfect if you just want to have a good time.

Addictive but crappy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'd love to have a few minutes alone with the idiots who created this game. I meant to put one star, but it won't let me change it. It is awesome in a few ways, but it has so many glitches that it will drive you nuts, especially in on-line mode. At random times you will not be able to get mortarts, wrenches, etc. because the game will just stop recognizing that you are there. Even your weapons will stop becoming effective for a few seconds at a time while your enemy pounds away on you and you look like an idiot. People will sometimes even "bounce" off of mortars without dying. Some people will be able to have the advantage of driving through walls or getting mortars by driving under them, while you for some reason will not. Some people's nail bombs will kill you with one shot while your nail bombs won't kill them with three shots, yet sometimes the it switches around, so you have to play several games against someone to make it fair. It is so frustrating and retarded. Despite this, the game is hugely addicting, as you can see by the fact that I am currently ranked fifth in the world. Trust me, the problems are not due to internet glitches-- once you play the game you will see what I mean.

Rent before you buy...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is not your typical racing game. This is not your typical car destruction game. In the middle of these two genres we get a game called Full Auto 2. I made this one of my first PS3 purchases. Thinking that the game would be somewhat decent since the reviews were good. I was in love with the Twisted Metal series and thought this could at least be something to keep me occupied before other new games arrove. Generally my first impressions were good. The visuals are excellent and the mayhem is spectacular. This game is 1080p and it shows. Although it is also a rather new series. I would have to say it still needs some work. The game plays sloppily at times and the destruction seems much harder to achieve than I would like. When you are in the arenas it seems as though many cars attempt to avoid you which in turn takes a lot of fun out of destruction. Then the car physics are less reliable than I would enjoy. What made Twisted Metal so great was that the cars did what you wanted them to do. In this game it seems to easy to get stuck and in a defensless position. Although as you progress you can achieve better vehicles it seems more difficult than what I bargined for. Playing online is about the only thing I enjoyed since it's a little easier to predict how people will respond. The computer A.I. responds terribly which in turn makes this game too difficult which in turn makes this game much less fun. I would be willing to try a sequel if they work on these issues. What they have is an excellent concept that needs to be much improved. I would advise anyone to rent this game first before plopping at least $50 on it.

It's a Next Gen game, just not a good one.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Full Auto 2 is the sequel to Full Auto which came out on the Xbox 360 on early 2005. NOw it came out on the PS3. Before you start getting exited about this game because it sounds like a Burnout with weapons, let me tell you something. THIS GAME IS NOT LIKE BURNOUT!!!! The physics, cars, environments, and enviromods are hardly related to Burnout. When you turn this game on, your first thoughts may be: It's OK, but i wouldn't buy it. The next time you play it, you may think, maybe i should buy it. It's an addictive game, because the more you play it, the more goodies you unlock. The game runs at 1080p with 7.1 Surround sound, so you can see and hear every crash, missle, bullet shot, and turbo boost in the highest production quality. The game has numerous sports, muscles, and a few exotic cars, as well as numerous SUVs. The game also supports several areas of a city, some with a few tracks, and some with only one. Each one also has at least one battle arena, where the goal is the same as a demolition derby. Weapons are plentyfull. You have a choice of machine guns, mislles,shotguns, smokescreens, a dozer plow, a lazer, a flamethrower, and even grenades. Too bad you can only put on 2 weapons at a time, and some cars, usually the faster ones, cant support all weapons.
The story tries to add a reason behind the game, but you'll only care about it by .01 percent at most.The games is pretty short, and replay value is small. Glitches are not terrible in the game, but occur from time to time. If you, like me, are looking for some PS3 games to last you until the end of the year when the great sequels come out (Mercs 2, Burnout 5, GTA5, Battlefield Bad Company), then this game is OK. Otherwise, save those 60 bucks.

Full Auto 2 - Great but not the Best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like this game a lot; I would have given it 5 stars but you have to play the career mode to unlock more weapons and cars for Aracade and multi-player modes. To me this knocked the game value down since I bought this game for the sole purpose to play against other opponents. So instead of playing each other immediately we are now trying to complete most of career mode to unlock more cars and weapons; to me this is a waste of my time and energy. The game is fun once you have 50% of it unlock and well worth the money; though it would be nice to start off with more than 2 weapons and 3 cars.

Car destruction mayhem

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Full Auto 2 is a part racing, part blowing stuff up game. This game puts you behind the wheel of a variety of souped up vehicles equipped with various weapons and offers a number of ways to play, ranging from races (with weapons, of course) to 'Gladiator' mode deathmatches. There's a story driven career mode (the story is pretty weak, however) with events that offer both primary and secondary goals and reward you with unlockable vehicles, weapons, and skins for your vehicles. There are also many ways to play multiplayer, both online and in head to head offline mode.

The good and bad of the game:

THE GOOD:

- Tons of stuff to blow up and break. That's one of the great features of this game. In races you can take out streetlights, vehicles, glass buildings, and lots more, and in the gladiator fights you can wreak havoc by shooting tanker trucks full of oil and knocking over stacks of huge pipes (as well as much, much more). Driving through a building might result in your vehicle breaking through the floor and tumbling to the ground, and hitting certain parts of some structures may cause an entire building to collapse.
- The deathmatches, called Gladiator matches in the game, are a blast, even against the computer AI. With so much destructible stuff lying around the multiplayer maps become an absolute warzone with bullets, missiles, and explosions all over the place. The PS3 handles all the action pretty well too.
- You can create new paths by destroying certain parts of maps.
- Head to head multiplayer is a great option for offline gaming, and something that's lacking in a lot of games these days.
- Tons of unlockables
- Each event in career mode has primary and secondary objectives, so you can pass the event without doing everything perfect and go back and try for the secondaries later when you're up to the challenge.

THE BAD:

- If you want to use better weapons in multiplayer modes you've got to unlock those weapons in career mode first. Putting yourself in a gladiator match right out of the box will have you fending off computer opponents with flame throwers, missiles, lasers--all kinds of stuff--with your machine gun and smokescreen. If it's REALLY necessary to unlock all the weapons the computer opponents in deathmatches shouldn't have them either.
- Vehicle control leaves something to be desired, especially when you're racing. It's not just that it's tough to get used to--most of the vehicles just don't respond all that well to the controls, which is a mild annoyance in a wide open Gladiator match but a serious drawback when you're racing through narrow streets.

This game was a lot of fun overall. Comparisons to the Twisted Metal franchise are not misplaced, but this is a good game in the absence of a TM title on the PS3. While the Career mode leaves something to be desired the multiplayer options more than make up for it. There's nothing groundbreaking in Full Auto 2, but it's still a lot of fun.

online gladiator mode is great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can understand some of the negative reviews. The racing mode is not my favorite. Sometime about the handling does not feel right.

However, online gladiator mode is awesome. The destructive environments are cool. I like how you can crash into buildings and objects and see them destroyed.

This is a good alternative for people who dont like FPS with blood and gore.

The only problem with online, is it can be hard to find some people online

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