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AMAZING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is amazing, they use the Unreal 2 Engine and OFX Physics engine. By using prexisting engines they are able to save time and work more on the game itself, there is no use reinventing the wheel, they use the best Physic/Graphics engines ever and add that with a good story-line and amazing TEAMPLAY ! that has to be the koolest part, the teamplay in this game is spectacular, everyone has their part in the team and is invaluable to the success of the mission.

Low Budget

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible. The sound is bad, the character models are graphically 5 years out of date, and the voice acting is bad even for a video game! Other than the bad models, the rest of the graphics are very nice (thanks to the Unreal 2 engine)but this doesn't save an otherwise sorry game.

Great engaging game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have only played the single player missions for about an hour, but I'm already drawn into the world of Devastation. It is immersive with the physics and graphical elements. Who knew that going through an abandoned building would be so cool, until you could see the fires burning and chemical showers going off throughout the place.

What's really amazing is that this all ran on my old ATI Rage 128 pretty nicely. I can't wait to see what it looks like on my ATI Radeon 9700.

The only downfall is that the gunfights were a little too easy, so far. When all you have to worry about is strafing and shooting at each easy target, it starts to get boring. I think some more heavy weapons should be added like the Grenade Launcher and RPG7 from SOF2. Those are a little harder to dodge.

Multiplayer thingers...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

There seem to be so many bugs in multiplayer, random items floating in the air, strips of ammo floating in the air, randomly moving an object that is no where near you, shooting a gun even though nothing is coming out (such as, you'll have reloaded your gun and then suddenly you can't shoot it anymore), let's see...team switches/scores are occasionally screwed up, sounds are poor, BUT, Graphics are pretty nice due to UT2, and it's an overall fun game even with so many bugs. However, I have noticed this game seems like 3 other games: Red Faction (the Antique Machine Gun, nOOb cannon, a real lamer weapon, as well as a lot of bugs, RF had so many bugs it isn't funny) Red Faction 2 (the style of gameplay) and Counter-Strike (the purchasing menu)...and one thing I don't like about it is the arrogant people that play it, and the way the game shows how somebody killed somebody else...still fun though :)

Pay to Beta Test

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I had high hopes for this game. It is a good idea with a very bad implementation. It is one of the buggiest shooters I've ever seen. You are basically paying to beta test this game. Even after the official retail patch, it still crashes and bullets never connect with opponents. If the store I bought it from would take the return of this game, I would return it. Don't be stuck like me. Skip it.

Really bad game, but fun.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is really bad, extremely buggy, and a complete rip-off of 3 games: Red Faction (bugs,"Antique Machine Gun", Red Faction 2 (everything can be duel, similar graphics), and Counter-Strike (purchasing system). The graphics are good, however, sounds of the guns/explosions are terrible, and the character body structure is too bulky. Don't buy Devastation unless you like amusing games that which are loaded with glitches and tile errors. And multiplayer isn't very good, either.

WHAT?...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have put in about 10 hours playing this game and i have noticed fewer bugs than are in UNREAL 2! It's ridiculous claiming this thing is a 'beta ' test. Maybe that person should test their computer! Moderate system requirements make for great and smooth gameplay with a power system. If you have a 1 ghz or better system with 512 meg of ram and a 64 meg video card, baby you're on your way! This requires much less than that, though. Yes,the game is [similar to] three other games. But, what shooter isn't in some way? The fact is , it makes great use of the purchasing system that was so prevelant in counterstrike, and it has a 'deja vu' feeling when compared to Deus ex. It's every bit as good as RED FACTION 2, if not better. Nice graphics. Yes, the characters are a bit bulky which sometimes seems comical. But, this game is flat out enjoyable. I have come across a couple of clipping problems and one short sequence where the gameplay was choppy for about 45 seconds. But, then all went back to normal. Great game. Forget the naysayers. Some people aren't happy unless they're miserable. ADDED INFO : I have finished this game. It became more enjoyable as i proceeded even further into the sewer and canal systems. The rooftop sequence was very difficult, but no more so than the impossible 'Medal of Honor' sniper sequence. Anyone who's played that knows what i mean. There are more clipping problems throughout the game. They never got in the way of the gameplay. And, there is a serious plot twist about 2/3 of the way through that changes the whole concept of the game and makes it feel 'fresh' just before the concept starts to get old. I still feel the same way, only stronger. THIS GAME IS GREAT! If you're still unsure, wait till it gets below twenty bucks and i guarantee you will not be unhappy! If you're a F.P.S. fan, that is. Please don't disregard this as shovelware, it is so much more than the junk that's thrown at us and soon forgotten. There was true effort put into this and it shows. If we dump this one, we just may be losing out on the next -maybe even better- FPS to come from softtek. I've never heard of them. But, if this is what they have to offer, i'm on board.

Could have been a sleeper hit, but for the bugs. . .

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have rarely, if ever, played a first-person shooter this bug-ridden, and that's too bad since the actual gameplay, while it's nothing original, is pretty good (even if the plot is seriously lacking). But you can only find so much enjoyment from a game that kicks you to your desktop whenever it feels the urge, or forces you to endure horrendous scenery glitches. What could have been one of the year's sleeper hits in the genre is wounded by its own severe lack of polish, despite all its beautiful graphics, realistic physics, and its awesome assortment of weapons. Out of the box, "Devastation" is devastating, and you, as a gamer, should never have to pay to beta test. Wait for the next genre offering to come along instead - there are plenty looming on the horizon.

Overpriced and Buggy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is very buggy. I bought it and it is slow and the physics, while cool are pretty unrealistic. This should have been a budget title - it is not worth the $$$.

A pretty fun game under the surcomstances

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You get to pick up new weapons, use a mouse (the blows up), use guns (up to 50) and you get to blast the heck out of the people. The plot, trying to achieve something. Its actually quite fun, I like to blast them strait to hell with my laser gun. A GREAT GAME UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. This game isn't suitable for children under 13

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