The Future of FPS's and multi-player gaming!

10th Feb 2010 | 1,836 views 

meatloaf73

User Score
9.8

Presentation - 9.0
Gameplay - 10
Value - 10

MAG, hmmm Ok, If you like FPS's, and people actually using the Mic for more than tell you they Pwn'd your mother, then this game is for you. The way MAG has changed the way the MIC (headset) is used is awesome. The Game play (for and Online only Game) is awesome.
(Use of mic and team work) 10/10 .

I would bet that if you compared 100 lever 30 users, none would have upgraded exactly the same. That's kinda nice. In most games, if you're a Major, then you are equip the exact same as ALL majors. In Mag, although you have lots of options, you can only carry a few, so you need to specialize. If your squad is well diverse, you will probably win.
(Method of Equipping yourself) 10/10.

Graphics, ya, they are not the best I have seen, but enjoyable and it was to be expected with a first attempt with 256 players.
Graphics 8/10.

The ability to command a squad/platoon/ company is remarkable. It removes the software from the game and puts it back in our hands, Unfortunately, in Mag it just touches the surface. Im hoping this evolves.
Command ability 8/10.

Vehicles, lol well, driving them sucks, but it's quite funny riding in the back as a noob takes the wheel
Vehicle control 6/10, watching people drive the vehicles…… priceless.

Story line, hmmm well, Im level 51 and I still have a vague idea of what's going on. Some sort of shadow war, where battle victories give you points towards a total goal in which the winner gets Government contracts? What contracts? I know nothing about what Im fighting for. I really don't think anyway really cares about it because it's in the background. I think Zipper should have made it more exciting, and build up the rivalry between factions. Im with SVER and really want to Hate Raven and Valor, but I don't. This is a problem, because Im killing them and I don't even hate them lol
Storyline 6/10,

The Controls. A  Solid fps 10/10

Ok, in the future, I'd like to see another Map as large as this one, and more emphases on the shadow war, and maybe more benefits for winning a battle and / or contract, larger idea of this so called shadow war, a method of keeping the same squad for longer than 1 battle etc, But saying all that, I love the game, I love playing it and I think it's the beginning of good thins to come. Zipper and Sony pass the first hurtles with flying colours. And since Sony bought Zipper in 2006, this new server multi player concept is Sony's baby that can be applied to any SCEA game.  BUY IT, BUY A MIC, and enjoy!!!