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GRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I recently had a chance to play this game at one of my conferences with THQ. This game really does give everything that it promises...explotions...and doors that you can just blow up at anytime...so in my last words before I go to play it some more...GRRRRRRRRREAT!!!!
Beta Tester, god this game rocks
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User
wow,.......wow, this game will change it all. the Geo-mod tech used that allows for instant level/map redefination rocks! I'm also on a MOD dev team and i can tell you that when this hits stores it will be the first thing on our list. If you havent heard about this game yet,... well not too suprising, the main things that will set this game apart are the tech aspects not the story-line. The Geo-mod engine allows the user(player) to modify the aspects of the level at will. this means that when you shoot a rocket at a door it blows a hole in it not just leaves a black scorch mark. A MUST HAVE for any Hal-life Fans!!!!!!!
Assuming the game meets the hype
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User
If the game truly is blow up anything we are talking serious fun... since there are countless games where your walking around with a BFG and can't get past a wooden door(highly annoying) but i think there will still be many things you can't blow up along with bridges and walls that you can...but if its all true its many gamers highest wishes come true finally.....
Fun to blow stuff up...
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User
Hehehehehe... How many of you have played Perfect Dark? Ok, how many of you have planted about 1000 mines and then watched in dismay as the only thing it does beyond the explosion is scorch the wall? The first thing I'm going to do in this game is blow everything up in a level. I'm going to see how far I can dig a hole with mines. I'm going to make a peep hole to snipe people with my guns........
AMAZING!!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 4
Date: May 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User
This game is idescribably cool. you can't tell if its not real or if it is. unlike sierra studio's half-life and other games you can actually blow open walls
in short people... BUY IT!!!!!!
Extremely cool game
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I bought this game on the PS2 in anticipation of the PC version coming out. It is cool but Im just not gonna call it next gen or anything. The way things can be destroyed is cool, dont get me wrong but it isnt quite as revolutionary as it was made out to be. I must say the coolest thing is the way the glass shatters, its just soooo cool looking. But getting past the hype I found this to be a really fun title. The Death Matchs will be fun with bits of wall blowing up everywhere. Not too sure if my disliking of the games over-glorified luster is probably because the PS2 making the graphics look really blurry and the controls are just disgusting (if u are used to playing PC shooters that is). Just let me say that if you are lookin to get one good PC game this July, get Max Payne. It looks so unbelievable that it is mindboggling thinking how it will play. For those of you who are like me and just like buying up all the new titles, or someone looking for a good solid game with a fun story line and nice multiplayer possibilities then give this game a try. I cant wait to get my PC version and see it on my 3D ProphetIII, rid myself of that analog controller and get my Razer Boomslang mouse. Happy gaming :D
BETTER THAN THE PS2 VERSION!!!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 8 / 9
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I played a beta version of this game and it is better than the PS2 version!
Fisrt, you can destroy ANYTHING you want to. Can get through a door? Blow up the wall and walk around! You can blow up the supports of a tower and bring the whole thing down!! Blow the bridge out beneath a huge armored tank! You can destroy anything and everything thanks to the new geo-mod technology!
The story about the "revolution" isn't the best, but who cares about a story in a first person shooter?? Anyway, you are a miner (basically a slave forced to mine all day) forced to work all day by Ultor. A woman named Eos is leading a revolt against Ultor and you are all caught up in this. Plus, miners are dying from a disease known as the "plague." Story: 3/5
The graphics are sweet!!!! Character faces are beautifully animated and the enviroment looks great! Graphics: 5/5
Now, the sound......... WOW! The voice-acting is great! The sound of gunfire and explosions are awesome. Everything about the sound in this game couldn't have been better. Sound: 5/5
Everyone knows that first person shooters were made for the computer and the control of this game proves it. It is execellent and could not be better! Control: 5/5
Overall, this is the best first person shooter since Half-Life. I suggest that you go out and buy this game as soon as it comes out! Overall: 5/5
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4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User
... ... ...I lookd at the system specs on this game and if thats what it is then forget it im not gonna go rush out and get it onley to have to buy a voodoo card when i allready had and relly hated it Geforce is much better i belive but anyways This game does look promising But with that voodoo 2 card onley...Forget it
The Truth About the PS2 Version
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I was just reading the reviews and I saw that people were talking not so highly about the PS2 version.
1. The PS2 version rocks, contrary to what you might hear. All of the Geo-Mod effects are the same; the AI is the same; it has the same storyline; and the graphics are excellent!
2. The only way to imprive the graphics would be to smooth out the characters and make them more round (not that the character models really need this kind of makeover).
3. The storyline is great! If you take into account all of the chahacter bios and personalities that develop, then the only stories that are better come from the "heroes" of the gaming world, such as Metal Gear Solid or any installment of the Final Fantasy series.
4. The controls are actually very good for a console FPS. The controls are also used in the PS2 version of Unreal Tournament. Left Analog to go forwards/backwards and strafe; Right analog for turning/pitch (great for sniping); R1 & R2 for Primary & Secondary fire; and X to manipulate environment ("use"). I play all of the FPS games on the comp (Half Life, Rainbow Six, you name it) at my friend's house =). I am used to both, and if your tiny little rock for a brain cant deal with two ways to move your character, well, then, you should go back to your hobby of hitting a wall with a stick.
5. If your computer does not live up to par (like my 300 MHz P.O.S. Special Edition), then get the PS2 version!
6. If you don't have a PS2 or a fast computer...well...I guess you are SOL on this one Billy.
p.s.: The PS2 graphics are not fuzzy/blurry!
-The Programming Mercenary
Incredible!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User
This game is the most incredible thing I have ever seen! I have the Playstation 2 version and I'm going to get the PC version anyway. I am going to because I will be able to verse people over the internet with the death match feature! Anyway, in the game you play as Parker and your mission is to go to a mine in mars and stop this agency from harvesting the deadly material in the mine. Atleast that is what I think I'm trying to do.( I forget what happened at the begining because I've gotten so far). I find myself playing atleast 2 hours a day because of the engrossing storyline and the fun factor. If there's a tank coming your way, just blow a hole in the ground with a rocket launcher and it will fall right into it! Also with the pin point aiming mode, when the opportunity arrises, take aim and fire! The death match mode also gives it great replay value. Plus the geo mod engine lets you blow up just about everything you want! This game is one of my favorites and always will be. Five stars!
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