Haze Review

Haze is a first-person shooter video game incorporating themes of oppression and drug abuse. It has been developed exclusively for the PS3. Development of the Xbox 360 and PC versions was canceled for unknown reasons.

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Free Radical Design¹
2. Publisher: Ubisoft, Inc.
3. Platforms: PlayStation 3
4. Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
5. Genre: Action
6. ESRB rating: M (Mature)
7. Release date: May 20, 2008¹

Reviews

After very positive early reviews, Haze was released to generally negative critical reviews, with an average Metacritic score of 55%.²

• Famitsu (34/40)³
• IGN (4.5/10): Criticizes weak plot, gameplay mechanics and visuals⁴
• GameSpy (40%): Bare-bones multiplayer, "glitchy" graphics, weak story line⁵
• GameSpot (6/10): Terrible artificial intelligence and an awful story⁶

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