Hmm do I have to do it from that link? Won't work from the dash.

That bad eh? Sounds like the bastard child of BF and Future Soldier.

Meh. Technically solid with decent enough shooting, but it's far too fast paced on a tiny map for my liking.  Aimed directly at the COD market.

g.man wrote:

This just looks like headless chickens running about tiny maps in one big clusterfuck. Basically everything I don't want in an online shooter these days. will not be purchasing g.man

Crikey!

Yup, good gunplay, smooth framerate and lag didn't seem to be a massive issue. A shame though that it falls down on so many other levels. The UI needs Hawkingesque levels of intelligence to fathom, the buddy system is clearly broken and the spawn from the Black Hawk made no sense, particularly as it allowed the opposition to run willy nilly underneath, plugging you as soon as you touch the ground, basic errors that no dev should be making.

The spawning was pretty hilarious at times. Buddy using wall as cover while shooting at the enemy - game spawns me on top of the wall.

I think they might have achieved what they were aiming for, very fast game play with a high encounter rate. Not really my cup of tea but not a crime. I wonder even if using the buddy system properly might slow it down, you were always risking someone coming up behind you when you camped, but it might be possible to lock areas down with more co-ordination. Not that that's guaranteed to be good fun.

Things like the spawning and the menus did make it feel third rate though, it's incredible that it made it through testing without someone pointing out the flaws. I'd also be a bit wary of how it plays when people unlock more toys and understand the kill streak rewards and maps better. That last bit was really what killed the last game.

It's an objective mode in the 'beta', teams start at either end of a small map, everyone runs out and then it selects one of maybe four spots for one team to plant a bomb. It's possible for one of these spots to be right next to where your entire team has just spawned. Rush on steroids with a huge random element.

Well thought out then. Ho hum.

I_R wrote:

It's an objective mode in the 'beta', teams start at either end of a small map, everyone runs out and then it selects one of maybe four spots for one team to plant a bomb. It's possible for one of these spots to be right next to where your entire team has just spawned. Rush on steroids with a huge random element.

At first I thought that could be a good thing, then I realised that Rush was high octane enough for me and I hate random stuff in shooters. Ho hum.

Is this the idea that you're punished for shooting some fella as his mate then gets the drop on you? Doesn't sound like my cup of tea.

Don't need to add anything that hasn't been aid really. blah.

Just played this for about half an hour.

I think you need the readybrek glow coz everything is so fekkin dark. I lost count of the amount of times I'd scan a corner/area, only to be shot in the back by some guy who was the same colour as the wall.

I understand that irl camo this good is your friend, but it doesn't make for a very enjoyable video game.

Also, I'm not usually a graphics snob but this looks dated already. These current systems are creaking under the strain aren't they!

The game is apparently on two discs on the 360, I don't know if that means the textures will be better in the release game, but the 'beta' certainly isn't a looker. I suppose BF3 has set the bar high this gen, EA's b-team was going to struggle to match those graphics. It looks a lot worse than the videos they've shown, high end PC footage no doubt.

Surely if you go one map you go daytime?

Not that anyone cares but it's out in the states tomorrow and still no reviews - I smell a stinker !!!!!

Have there been many games with a review embargo till day of release and have been any good ?