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Edge Review: Haze

Edge writes: "Haze fails to convince that it's anything more than a standard shooter and, worse, there are several problems with the fundamental mechanics, too.

Rarely does an FPS look beyond the barrel of its gun to establish the reasons for its existence. The cold mechanics of running and gunning usually take precedence over socio-political analysis or anything other than cursory moralizing. Recent contact with Haze, though, hinted at a promising attempt to understand the mass psychology of an armed force, with a sideline in the effects of performance-enhancing drugs. The hope was that this would be Halo-meets-Heinlein – a game to challenge the mainstream superficiality of the genre. Unfortunately, it fails to do so.

The game's far-from-subtle critique of wartime propaganda extends to a myth among the troops that the rebel leader has fashioned himself a coat made of human skin. Deionization of the enemy is one thing, but when handled in such a crass manner it tends to undermine the few moments where Haze gets it subtly right."

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Top 10 Bad Games by Good Studios

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "When shopping for new video games you can often trust the name publisher or developer on the box to be an indication of the quality of the game. Names like Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Capcom, Xbox Game Studios and Sega are world famous because they helped shape the industry by releasing some of the most defining video games of all time. Though sometimes even these great gaming houses stumble and put out a stinker."

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Gamerking822152d ago (Edited 2152d ago )

Splatterhouse remake . Loved the og’s at the arcade growing up . Hell the best thing about the remake was the og,s were included . And left alive by Square . That game had so much potential , but the gameplay was worse horrendous .

Game-ur2152d ago

once Great studios getting destroyed is actually common. happened with ND and Last of Us2, Bioware and Mass Effect Andromeda/Anthem, Bungle and Destiny .

BeRich2332152d ago

Fuse should have been on that list (Insomniac Games)

Yui_Suzumiya2152d ago

Splatterhouse remake kicked ass

merryja2152d ago

I personally don't like these games.

East76lands2152d ago

I'm pretty much certain that any Sonic game that comes out will be terrible, I've not enjoyed one since the original side-scrolling days of the MegaDrive.

HarryMasonHerpderp2152d ago

Then you might like a recent sonic "sonic mania".

jaymacx2152d ago

For this Topic it says Good Studios that make bad games. Sonic Team hasn't been good in years.

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Phoenix Down 76.1 – Haze

We bring death to Montel Williams.

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Phoenix Down 76.0 – Haze

Guns, drugs, and unnecessary war. Fun for the whole family.