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It never fails: strand a bunch of colonists from Earth on a strange new planet, and they’ll be divided into warring factions faster than you can say “space opera.” But while PlanetSide’s background story is admittedly stale, the game’s rich
...read the complete PlanetSide review at PC Gamer I hope Planetside is not a sign of things to come, with so many MMORPG's on the horizon, Star Wars Galaxies, Matrix Online, Resident Evil Online, Warcraft Worlds, Everquest 2, Warhammer Online… things could get expensive. Planetside is worrying as for
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Gaming IllustratedPlanetSide greeted me with one of the best musical scores I’ve ever heard in a game, and in an instant I knew it was something unique. From the sound, to the graphics, to the atmosphere, I knew that Planetside was something special. This was it. This
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Games First!or at least overwhelming numbers. A full-scale invasion is a sight to behold. It's not uncommon to see dozens of soldiers shooting it out while assault craft escort to shore a fleet of dropships filled with fresh troops. All the while, tanks and mechanize
...read the complete PlanetSide review at G4 TVIn Planetside, players assume the role of mercenaries in a distant galaxy and can advance through one of three opposing factions in a non-stop battle for the planet of Auraxis. The three factions are the Terran Republic, New Conglomerate, and the Vanu
...read the complete PlanetSide review at GamePlasmaEver since I decided to give up Asheron's Call I had tried to stay away from subscription-based gaming, mainly due to my line of work. One week I could be battling zombies; the next I could be solving puzzles with marbles. Such a rapidly changing catalog
...read the complete PlanetSide review at ESC MagazineRole playing games and first person shooters aren’t usually talked about in the same sentence. They are two exponentially different genres whose paths normally do not cross. PlanetSide aims to change that by tossing the idiosyncracies of an RPG and a
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Worth PlayingAfter the Terran Republic discovered a wormhole, they sent forces through to colonize the seemingly inhabitable planet. Finding technology from the ancient alien race, the Vanu, the colonists were able to store a matrix of any of the people and allow
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Entertainment DepotPlanetside has an outstanding look for an Online PC game. Since bandwidth can consist of network lag, slowing can cause truncated frame rates. Most games stick to mediocre graphics, however PlanetSide looks as if the developer wanted to give the high end
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Next Level GamingThe back story for PlanetSide has all the ingredients to a fascinating game. After years of exploring space around Earth, a worm hole was discovered leading to a system somewhere in the far reaches of space. The discovery of a habitable Planet was an
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Silicon FusionDeveloped and published by Sony Online Entertainment (which now encompasses Verant, creator of the genre-defining EverQuest), PlanetSide is designed to combine the best aspects of first-person shooter action and massively multiplayer persistent-world
...read the complete PlanetSide review at AllGamePlanetside, if nothing else, is ambitious. It shoots for the moon, stars, and beyond that, even. The idea of being involved in an FPS war of world domination that continues even when you are not present is a novel one, and is certainly worth exploring.
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Game RankingsOnce you've scratched the surface and delved around beneath, that's when you'll realise that a game like PlanetSide needs constant development and a flow of new content to keep it fresh and interesting. And at the moment, that just isn't happening.
...read the complete PlanetSide review at EurogamerThe first time you visit PlanetSide you’re most likely to leave a bit confused. You should take the time to pass VR training and be sure to read the manual. There are also a lot of systems, certifications, and interfaces to get familiar with before you
...read the complete PlanetSide review at DreamStation.ccAnyone who's played Tribes will be immediately familiar with PlanetSide, as it copies much of the gameplay style. That's not to say it's a complete knock-off; PlanetSide has plenty of unique features to set it apart from Tribes. If you've never played
...read the complete PlanetSide review at Daily GameAfter hooking hundreds of thousands of gamers with EverQuest, they are back for more. EverQuest came out at a time when the net was pretty much free and it seemed it would be free for quite some time. Since that time, numerous massively multiplayer
...read the complete PlanetSide review at PGNx Media 
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