War Inc. Battle Zone

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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 52
  3. Negative: 28 out of 52

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  1. delta36
    Jan 25, 2012
    6
    What can I say that will redeem this game? It lacks maps, and it just doesn't feel fun at all. Graphics are ok, but the game has no real depth in its gameplay. While there are a relatively large selection of weapons and armor, most can only be acquired by paying real world money, which definitely is not worth the amount of fun you will be having with this game.
  2. Ding
    Jul 28, 2012
    8
    I decided to download the game because I heard this developer is also working on the War Z game. I was not expecting much, but have been pleasantly surprised. It is not perfect, but I liked it enough to register on here to give a more recent review. I would say it has slightly more polish and is more fun than games like Alliance of Valiant Arms, Battlefield Play4Free, or Combat Arms.
  3. Nevermind
    Apr 28, 2012
    8
    I usually would give this game a lower rating, because it has some things that could be better. You know, it's the little things that count. But for all it faults, it gets one thing right. The shooting bit. No I am not joking, you know those games, where you shoot someone only to find out they do not die, and they really should once you empty a full clip in them? This does not happen inI usually would give this game a lower rating, because it has some things that could be better. You know, it's the little things that count. But for all it faults, it gets one thing right. The shooting bit. No I am not joking, you know those games, where you shoot someone only to find out they do not die, and they really should once you empty a full clip in them? This does not happen in War Inc. You kill someone , they are dead. So the shooting, aiming, and the weapons are nice. What isn't so nice is that this is still a beta, so things keep changing. Also, the maps are not all very balanced. Some teams might win because of the map. The weapons have an unlock system, but it isn't quite terrible. You could unlock a weapon for a day or more to try it, you can even pick up fallen weapons off the ground if, say you are low on ammo. Some weapons can be unlocked permanently, with one of the game's currency. The graphics are another one of those "could be better" kind of things. For instance there are a few pixels flashing, and when i first played it distracted me quite a bit. iirc the graphics are quite demanding, also, at least I thought so for how good they look. The last is that, well, the number of players, is at present time, how to say, slightly diminishing. In conclusion, this game can be fun. Capturing flags a la battlefield, deathmatching or even playing sabotage, where you plant / disarm a bomb on a map sarcastically named "dust quarry" , this game certainly shows you do not need to pay $99 for the latest game to have fun. Sure, you might miss out on the latest graphics, but so what. They will be old tomorrow anyway.… Expand
  4. Nanuk
    Aug 16, 2012
    9
    What can I say about this game? Compared to most of the free to play games that are out there, this game i polished. Though I would have preferred that they had patterned the "Sabotage" mode against the MW franchise version.
  5. Sklb
    Oct 7, 2012
    0
    Those positive reviews probably itself from the game developers are realy funny.... Was this your seminar work or something? This game ist the worst game i ever played. I mean, Hello it is 2012 you cant just come out with game that might be the "B" title in 1998. And the scam that are trying to make with warz? omg
  6. HighwayUK
    Sep 5, 2011
    2
    Free-2-play game that promises much on the trailers, but the graphics are utter trash when you get the game installed and maxed out, and gameplay isn't much better. AVOID
  7. Andreakossa
    Apr 22, 2012
    2
    If you are looking for a free shooter but don't want to end up burned go looking for something else, because this one is kind of crappy, Alliance of Valiant Arms is bit better, even if not perfect.
  8. Ordish
    May 12, 2012
    2
    The game has potential. That is the best I can say about what is undoutably the worst shooter I have played in quite some time. I don't know what it was that is lacking though and that is the part that makes me believe it has potential. It is a lackluster game that promises much but delivers little. Even for a free game, I felt as though the time I spent downloading it was a rip off.The game has potential. That is the best I can say about what is undoutably the worst shooter I have played in quite some time. I don't know what it was that is lacking though and that is the part that makes me believe it has potential. It is a lackluster game that promises much but delivers little. Even for a free game, I felt as though the time I spent downloading it was a rip off. There are other free shooters out there that are actually fun. Avoid this unless you are a glutton for punishment.… Expand
  9. parrenas18
    Aug 16, 2012
    10
    This game is sooooo cool. It has a full weapon customization with so many weapons. Cool set of armors and skills. The UV, turret and air support item are so unique.. I'll definitely play this cool game.
  10. Apone
    Oct 8, 2012
    0
    What to say, well this game is poor, lacks any feeling to it and is buggy as hell. I played it a few times but it was laggy and clunky like an old van. The biggest surprise is that The War Z are using it for the "first ever zombie MMO game". A crap engine being used on a rip off of DayZ, sad.

    Ps Im not a Dayz Fanboy and I`ve also pre ordered The War Z, for reviewing purposes :)
  11. mikass
    Dec 7, 2012
    10
    This is best Online free2play shooter there is. I have played it for many months now. Weapons are cool, very realistic inspired from RL models. Company even sells RL replicas. There's a great emphasis put on realistic design. Game mode are great fun. It has Conquest, DeathMatch and Sabotage. Conquest is a cool team mode that requires one of the teams to dominate certain key points. It'sThis is best Online free2play shooter there is. I have played it for many months now. Weapons are cool, very realistic inspired from RL models. Company even sells RL replicas. There's a great emphasis put on realistic design. Game mode are great fun. It has Conquest, DeathMatch and Sabotage. Conquest is a cool team mode that requires one of the teams to dominate certain key points. It's very tactical and requires good team coordination. Deathmatch is good old deathmach while Sabotage is very similar to Counterstrike. Graphics are top notch, state of the art and gameplay is visceral. It's a big shame so many people reviewed this without actually playing.… Expand
  12. slashpotato
    Aug 16, 2012
    9
    War Inc is a very easy game to pick up and the pace of its Deathmatch and Conquest is done very well. I actually found myself enjoying the depth of the game coupled with the items such as the turrets, shields, and MAV. Abilities such as Ninja Killer which allows you to see all enemies for 30 seconds after a kill streak makes the game more dynamic instead of your typical shooter.

    There    War Inc is a very easy game to pick up and the pace of its Deathmatch and Conquest is done very well. I actually found myself enjoying the depth of the game coupled with the items such as the turrets, shields, and MAV. Abilities such as Ninja Killer which allows you to see all enemies for 30 seconds after a kill streak makes the game more dynamic instead of your typical shooter.

    There are a lot of combinations which allow you to have a different style of play with the four (4) character classes (Assault, Recon, Medic, and Engineer). Team tactics is essential over the skills of an individual in this game.

    My hope is for the developers to pick up on content development and churn out more maps, game modes, and put vehicles in the game!    … Expand
  13. aejaaerha
    Oct 5, 2011
    0
    Horrible as horrible can be. Terrible gameplay and close to PS1 graphics. It's free, but that don't mean much. Don't even waste your bandwidth on this.
  14. McCully243
    Jan 19, 2012
    10
    Man for anyone who live under a rock let me explain why i give this a high rating. This is a great game in fact this negative reviews don't seem to realize that this is a FREAKING BETA a BETA. So to explain it further it isn't the actual product. And the developers are still adding stuff to this date like just today they gave a survey for if you prefer it in the current TPS or FPS whichMan for anyone who live under a rock let me explain why i give this a high rating. This is a great game in fact this negative reviews don't seem to realize that this is a FREAKING BETA a BETA. So to explain it further it isn't the actual product. And the developers are still adding stuff to this date like just today they gave a survey for if you prefer it in the current TPS or FPS which will be released in march they said. Listen just don't listen to the negative reviews and the thing is just try it, this is free, and if you don't like it you can uninstall from steam it isn't that hard… Expand
  15. prillburn
    Dec 31, 2011
    10
    The game has recently undergone a major update. The major update includes enhancements not only to the gameplay but also to the graphics. The graphics now look simply stunning with anti-aliasing turned on, even medium settings surpass what the PS3 and X360 are capable of graphically. This is because the game utilizes HDR, soft body dynamics, soft shadows etc. The update also bought severalThe game has recently undergone a major update. The major update includes enhancements not only to the gameplay but also to the graphics. The graphics now look simply stunning with anti-aliasing turned on, even medium settings surpass what the PS3 and X360 are capable of graphically. This is because the game utilizes HDR, soft body dynamics, soft shadows etc. The update also bought several new maps and an extra gamemode to the table, this means the game now has more replayability than previous. It's also important to note that this game is still in beta and as such, the game is not at it's full scale. There is no doubt that once the game is out of beta, more maps and gamemodes will be added. The game uses a freemium business model. However, the game is fairly balanced in this respect, meaning that players that have decided to play for extras such as guns etc do not have an unfair advantage over those who haven't. I've played many other free to play games where this has been an issue, this is not the case here. The majority of players on the game are friendly and supportive. However, like on any online game, you will always encounter somebody who is aggressive and mean.

    The game servers offer a low ping for players in Europe. I'm unsure about other territories as I live in Europe. As far as cheaters are concerned, I haven't encountered many and the cheat protection on the servers is generally good. It isn't bulletproof though and there is definitely some room for improvement. For example, the game could instead use a system similar to that of the old-style Punkbuster and utilize GUIDs instead of just banning I.P. addresses. This is because I.P addresses can be easily changed and then the cheater can return to the game after creating a new account.

    Remember that the game is free but does use a premium business model. The best thing you can do is to download the game and give it a shot. You might like it and you might not. At the end of the day, it's a free game and it's enjoyable. Who knows, you might end up being busy for sometime!    … Expand
  16. Lightfox
    Mar 2, 2012
    3
    War Inc. I tried this game on a whim. This game started out with one of the worst gaming experiences I have had in a long time. This is likely due to the game, on some maps, becoming Spawn Camp: The Game. But then, after I got past level nine, I got to a new level bracket and everything was a lot better. The game seemed balanced and the "pay to win" stuff did not help you much at all soWar Inc. I tried this game on a whim. This game started out with one of the worst gaming experiences I have had in a long time. This is likely due to the game, on some maps, becoming Spawn Camp: The Game. But then, after I got past level nine, I got to a new level bracket and everything was a lot better. The game seemed balanced and the "pay to win" stuff did not help you much at all so you had to use skill. THEN I got to level 20 and the flood gates to Hell opened. You see, this game has a level system that goes up to 60. This is cool and fun, but what is NOT fun is what they do when you hit level 20. They only have rooms for levels 1 through 9, 9 through 20, AND 20 through 60! 20 to 60? WHY!? Why did they do this? When you hit this point, all the fun in the game is gone. You will normally be against people three times your level and you CANNOT beat them. It does not matter if you get the drop on them or anything, because they have more skill points than you AND better weapons. You simply have no chance. The worse part is "pay to win" really starts to hit it home here, and the gear from the paid weapons and armor is nuts. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME. The company has made HUGE mistakes in how they made this game and need to improve it or else they just need to be shut down. Lightfox score: 0 out of 10. No redeeming qualities for the mistakes they have made.… Expand
  17. snowpicker
    Aug 16, 2012
    10
    Easy to pick up, fast paced, no unnecessary BS. Used to be a CS player, then quit for a while. Couldn't play some FPS games because I couldn't catch up with the complex mechanics. War Inc. came and it's the simple game-play and weapon customization appealed to me.
  18. DirtyMexicans
    Nov 12, 2011
    1
    lol, pure absence of fun. There is an incredibly thin map selection to choose from which helps the game become more boring then it allready is. Graphics aren't nice to look at and the gameplay is just plain simple and generic. I highly recommend people go for any other F2P game then this 1
  19. Blockula
    Feb 18, 2013
    0
    After seeing war z and this I can't give any credit to a game like this
  20. Superior
    Jul 21, 2013
    3
    It looked good on the trailer, however you can't buy most of the gear permanent and when they say you can buy enough gear with War points they mean :'you can buy it for 100.000 WP for 7-15days. And if you know that you earn not so much WP in a game, this will cost a lot of time for it. You can't switch classes without paying, so if you picked the assault class when you started the game andIt looked good on the trailer, however you can't buy most of the gear permanent and when they say you can buy enough gear with War points they mean :'you can buy it for 100.000 WP for 7-15days. And if you know that you earn not so much WP in a game, this will cost a lot of time for it. You can't switch classes without paying, so if you picked the assault class when you started the game and you think maybe I could better have taken the other class, bad luck, unless you pay. Furthermore when I finally got enough war points to do an in game purchase that would be permanent according to the description. (I wanted to buy bandages and expected to be capable to use it forever)) Wrong, they actually mean you can keep these bandages permanent and use them when you want. So might as well rent bandages, because what are you with permanent consumables if you have to buy them again when you use them,... The game itself also has a lot of hackers who uses the aim-hack and there are certain maps where enemies can easily stand not far from your spawn and camp there and keep killing you when you spawn. To put it simpel they made this game to get as much cash as possible, to no longer update it and work on another game and abandon this one.… Expand
  21. MasterMastic
    Sep 28, 2013
    1
    First,It's not as free as you'd think, it's an obvious pay to win.
    I just played for the first time, I selected recon because I was informed I could make more characters later, but when I wanted to I was informed that it costs money.
    Anyways, the message that screamed out to me "GTFO" was going against a sniper (it was close-quarters so I have no idea what he was thinking). While he took    First,It's not as free as you'd think, it's an obvious pay to win.
    I just played for the first time, I selected recon because I was informed I could make more characters later, but when I wanted to I was informed that it costs money.
    Anyways, the message that screamed out to me "GTFO" was going against a sniper (it was close-quarters so I have no idea what he was thinking). While he took his time to aim for my head (long time) I literally emptied a WHOLE automatic's CLIP on his HEAD. Wondering why the hell isn't he dropping, his single bullet killed me.
    How can it be? no idea! I have two guesses:
    A) He lagged like hell and that's why it appeared it took him a long time to aim. If so the secret formula to win this game isn't even paying.. it's plugging out your Internet connection when you're in danger, getting shot so much that the other leave you alone. plugging it back and killing everyone. (you can use programs for this to get instant connection. also if you do it fast enough you won't get disconnected).
    B) He paid to win, simple as that. You can buy upgrades to your character.
    C) Both.

    Summation: Genuinely the worst shooter I personally ever played.    … Expand
  22. Alexander452
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Absolutely garbage.

    Graphics are terrible, the game-play is buggy, walking sound is not there.
    The matches are filled with pay2win players, and hackers.
    The guns are locked for micro-transactions, you can't even call it micro because the guns are expensive as ****

    Find something else to play
  23. DeepEnergy
    Jun 10, 2015
    1
    While I did use to enjoy this game back in 2011, once the updates stopped coming however I lost all interest just one year into the games life and the Devs stop releasing any new content. There are very few maps, nothing special about game-play same as everyone other shooter. I'd say this game is not worth your time. Don't bother wasting your precious life waiting for the game to downloadWhile I did use to enjoy this game back in 2011, once the updates stopped coming however I lost all interest just one year into the games life and the Devs stop releasing any new content. There are very few maps, nothing special about game-play same as everyone other shooter. I'd say this game is not worth your time. Don't bother wasting your precious life waiting for the game to download and install. The Devs abandoned this game long ago, with no new updates why should you even bother? unless of course it was an amazing game, which this is defiantly NOT!… Expand
  24. ugura
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    graphic **** gameplay sucks,another scam from sergay, russia scum, this guy to much alie,

    PAY; TO **** WALL. pay,pay,pay,pay bloh

    bugs to much, sdaddsdad
  25. Mrexreturns
    Oct 15, 2016
    0
    X-rank crap and basically was the foundation of WarZ.

    The Russian Mafia had a good hand on this and also WarZ.

    And then this is filler text because everyone should know what is this at this point.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Aug 31, 2012
    77
    WIB might not be an innovator, but it's balanced, addictive, is backed up by a dedicated dev team and the community has reached the critical mass point that guarantees a match, 24/7, There are aspects that can be improved generally, but WIB is a worthy game, particularly for shooter fans. [August 2012]
  2. PC Gamer
    Sep 13, 2011
    60
    I quickly tired of War Inc.'s incredibly limited map selection. [Nov 2011, p.74]