Code: Haze ... or: Playing with the truth

In 2048 the multinational company of "Mantel Global Industries" leads with its private army to war against a terrorist organization called "The Promise Hand". Through the specialization of "Mantel Global Industries" on Pharmaceuticals is to make them possible their soldiers by a powerful drug. This ingredient, colloquially called "nectar", the cloak soldiers are a variety of possibilities and thus a decisive advantage on the battlefield against the enemies of the coat company.
Shane Carpenter decides to join jacket private army to rid the world a safer place and to "The Promise Hand" to smash. He hath put down the middle of a war, which seems as good as decided, thanks to "nectar and this war leads to South America Carpenter ...

Numerous videos and rendered sequences known "Haze" already. The grandiose made satirical coat commercials in which Bloomfield advertises convincing for Mantel Global Industries voted already on "Haze" a. In order to make the atmosphere perfect was even a real website of Mantel Global Industries created ([...]). All this makes of "Haze" a game with content, but it would have been much more content if these sequences would have been (and generally more in-game content via shell) integrated in the game. The story and the story history are quite interesting, and if you're not (really no) knowledge also surprising and exciting (therefore no spoilers from me in this review). However, the story is only through in-game sequences in ego perspective tells (so to speak in game graphics and only through the eyes of Carpenters). You get a lot of, but you can learn quite a bit about it all around it, just generally over the "Mantel Global Industries". Here you can help out with the help of the website and various videos, but I find it damn shame that nothing was it integrated into the game. Even if what is offered is very good, but a lot more potential would have been available.

Game Technically you get with "Haze" a shooter in its purest form. As Shane Carpenter you are thrown straight into the fray and gets with propaganda texts the advantages of "nectar" explained. It also noted the same, everything is going wonderfully easy on the hand. Quick the next dose "nectar" injected and you can enjoy the colorful killing. The advantages of the active ingredient are virtually in a short time to "addiction" and you will probably hardly dare step without splashing previously "nectar". If one's own "nectar" assumed threatening can be easily tapped by his comrades by themselves operated from, attached in the neck, nectar-injector. But watch out! Who is too greedy can also enter an overdose. Wild ballernd around and colleagues attacking you stolpfert through the area until the bloodstream is regulated again. If you're unlucky you inadvertently ignites a grenade that you can not let go and run as a kind of suicide bombers in his comrades in. All this can also übrigends own comrades happen. That must be the case, not necessarily only at greedy soldiers, it also reaches a shot or blow to the nectar-injector and the soldiers rotate through. Thus, the advantage of the Mantel soldiers is also simultaneously its only weak point.
In the campaign, you will switch to the missions often between different vehicles. Including a kind of buggy, which can accommodate four soldiers provides: A driver, a soldier one on each side on a sort of sit sideways and one of an automatic rifle. The driving experience of these vehicles as a whole not optimal but (with one exception) in order.
The campaign offers many different scenarios and thus never boring because you will be promoted also by the interesting story. Checkpoints are set well in most cases and the difficulty of quasi "No problem" to "frustration". As the game progresses (without too much spoilers want to) come other features added (while others are no longer available), which must be used urgently to higher levels in order to survive. Only God knows how "nectar" acts, can survive.

Technically makes "Haze" a good, sometimes even a very good impression. Great lighting effects, and useful soft motion blur and smoke effects grandiose draw a colorful future scenario. Characters are well modeled and the soldiers see class. Also texture Technically there is not much to complain about. However, some high-res textures are often accompanied by times quite muddy textures. Sometimes it almost seems as if here a texture has been forgotten or not properly resolved. Somewhat annoying is certainly late "einploppen" the textures (as each of Unreal Engine 3 games knows on the consoles). Here no "popping" While this one, but "appear" or they will slow sharply. However, take this "appear" is often quite long and in the online mode, it has already happened that some textures during the match were not at all actually loaded. Who not necessarily looking at it as a texture sharper, which it will probably be the same. I found it anyway as a bit disturbing. Nice to see, however, that was carried out at "Haze" with anti-aliasing, thus acting edges and stairs a bit softer.
On the audio side "Haze" brute DTS provides 5.1 support. Thundering, dynamic and powerful. The English voices are very good (the dt. Are good, but far less intense, powerful and also weakened considerably in their meaning).

In Onlinebreich cavort various game modes and a, since "Resistance: Fall Of Men" finally, nice comfort as regards online gambling. A super integration of Buddy List and "Haze" had virtually already in-game XMB (in attenuated form) before it was integrated via firmware finally for all games. Now, of course, also offers "Haze" the full in-game XMB Service.
An online modes there are Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Team Assault and Capture & Hold (added via update). As a special Schmackerl there are still a 4 players Cooperative Mod, in which 4 players online network and be able to play together the whole campaign. But not only online, and offline on a console can 2 players tackle the campaign together, namely via uncomplicated Jump-In split screen. In split screen you can übrigends gamble the other game modes and take part together in an online game. For a co-op campaign is also such a game must, however, hosting, that means that no one may be added when traveling just in single player mode. It can also be any reserve many places if you are waiting for friends or that's always space if one wants joinen from your Friends list. If you play only Offline you can also add in DM and TDM Bots and eg via split-screen (or alone) to fight bots.
Even though I was skeptical before I am now of the opinion that the online mode is very good but rebalanced. However, in order to advance should take no story progressions you the multiplayer mode (except co-op course) play only if you have completed the campaign. In addition, there are still some rankings and "Awards" at the end of a game (even if they are "awards" I understand not saved and only serve to overview).

All this is "Haze" and I satisfied. "Haze" is far from perfect, but what's the most ever. A straighter shooter, with interesting story, good art and pleasant online offer. It's just fun, not boring and, thanks to Co-Op motivation for further passages.

Note: This review is based on the uncensored US version and the English version was the uncensored version will be preferred in any case as a clear "rounder" overall picture gives off (I have played both versions). The US version has only the original sound track.