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Haze is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Free Radical Design and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3.[6] It has a serious tone, incorporating themes such as oppression and drug abuse. This is unlike Free Radical's TimeSplitters series which provided a more comical and laid-back gaming experience. It was released worldwide in May 2008. A demo for Haze was released on the PlayStation Network on May 6, 2008.
PS3owners have been licking their lips in anticipation of Haze, the firstnext-gen effort (and a rare PS3 exclusive first-person shooter) fromFree Radical, the developer behind the TimeSplitters games. But whileit's very enjoyable to play, it also disappoints somewhat. Itsstrongest point is a sumptuous control system that combines accuracyand responsiveness to stunning effect. Its story is good, too: set in aworld dominated by the Mantell corporation, you begin as a Mantelltrooper, hyped up on a drug called Nectar, but end up as one of thePromised Hand rebels, a duality that introduces subtle changes ingameplay. But that gameplay - combining shooting, Halo-like driving anda few cursory puzzles - never feels innovative, and the graphics are,frankly, awful. An innovative story-based multi-player mode shouldprove popular, though, and Haze is still undoubtedly the bestfull-blown FPS for the PS3 so far. But it does leave you feeling itcould have been even better.
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