War Rock

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5.5

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  2. Mixed: 11 out of 60
  3. Negative: 24 out of 60

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  1. ColonelGreg77
    Dec 23, 2011
    4
    Not that great of a game... but still better than any F2P Title released by Electronic Arts.
  2. derek10
    Feb 8, 2015
    0
    It's a paradise for hackers and spammers. You can't even finish a game without being kicked off the room. And the network gets down sometimes. Very bad. I prefer Team Fortress 2
  3. AdL.
    May 13, 2007
    10
    The best game i ever played, great game modes, and beautiful graphics
  4. TehABC's
    Mar 7, 2008
    10
    OBVIOUSLY, you have not played the game lately--> 2008 it has really gotten better, if you really think this game isn't any good, try it now.
  5. Mark
    Feb 19, 2007
    5
    The game was good.......In Beta form. Retail or not, this game lags like no other. It wasn't too much of a problem in beta but now its horrible There were also sound changes, like the choppers sounding like lawnmowers. If you want a fps to play if your PC cant handle the likes of BF2 or even CS:S, play this. Its pretty good.
  6. JesseO
    Mar 6, 2009
    9
    Even though War Rock is laggy (as is ANY peer-to-peer game) and has its fair share (or more) of hackers, its a good game. The graphics are bad? Ehm, they aren't exactly shite if you play on high w/ some of the FX on and a decent reso for your monitor. The sound you were referring to was probably when it was so farked... That has been fixed. It isn't the best but I don't see Even though War Rock is laggy (as is ANY peer-to-peer game) and has its fair share (or more) of hackers, its a good game. The graphics are bad? Ehm, they aren't exactly shite if you play on high w/ some of the FX on and a decent reso for your monitor. The sound you were referring to was probably when it was so farked... That has been fixed. It isn't the best but I don't see what the problem is now. War Rock, on a competitive level, is a GREAT game. Too bad there's only one "real" league that hosts it (ESL) and they don't allow US players on ESL.eu, but then they fail to promote ESL-America. I wouldn't mind pumping money into a league that supported the US and also promoted itself to anywhere but the EU. Sorry, got on a rant there.… Expand
  7. AkiK.
    May 4, 2007
    7
    A very promising game. With future patches, War Rock might become the next big online shooter, but it isn't that yet.
  8. RawrB.
    Mar 3, 2007
    8
    I never really was affected by the lag problems, so I have no complaints there. I like how you can download the game for free. My complaints are the symbol system was kinda screwy until the patch, and a few hackers.
  9. Alec
    Mar 5, 2007
    9
    A bit laggy at times but still a fun addictive game.
  10. Anthony
    Mar 7, 2007
    0
    Pathetic copy of Counter Strike which they failed to copy. And pathetic copy of Battle Field 2. The size to download is huge. Counter Strike is a little more and a lot better. If you liked War Rock get Battle Field 2 or Counter Strike.
  11. VandanK.
    Jan 29, 2007
    8
    One of the best FPS MMOG I've played lately. Quite on the grounds of Counter Strike but very different, as its so much more REAL. Players, guns, Ranking, Money, Rounds, Ammo Behavior. A must try. Careful: Kinda Addictive.
  12. KiwiFruit
    Oct 6, 2007
    9
    I played warrock for the past 6 months and I really liked it..so I got a bit bored so I started to play battlefield 2 just a demo like it bought it for 15 quid my god it lagged so bad I started to come back to warrock....ahh bilss
  13. AlexE.
    Feb 3, 2007
    9
    Very good game for being free, its a mix between CSS and BF2, graphics are not the best, but for something thats F2P its actually good.
  14. PoulP.
    Mar 24, 2007
    9
    First off if this game wasn't free it would have been bout 7 it's quite good compared to the battlefield series and have some exelent "new" ideas ...like you can "rent" weapons and not be forced to waste hughe amounts of time to unlock (eks.battlefield) and you get punished for leaving a server because of things like your team is loosing ...so it really tries to make people First off if this game wasn't free it would have been bout 7 it's quite good compared to the battlefield series and have some exelent "new" ideas ...like you can "rent" weapons and not be forced to waste hughe amounts of time to unlock (eks.battlefield) and you get punished for leaving a server because of things like your team is loosing ...so it really tries to make people fight for their life/cred/xp and unlike battlefield again people die from a lot less then a clip pr person ...which is a plus in my world so all in all a lot better than most games like it out there, the biggest problem in comparing it with huge budget games like bf2 is this is a well made game bf is crap but they got commercials and hundreds of people to make the game so even though this is a way better game it becomes a "worse" because people apparently would rather buy a shiny turd the a well made game.… Expand
  15. Mr.Seagull
    Aug 30, 2007
    2
    I thought this game was a tactical shooter. Me and a friend played this after playing CS:S for a couple of months. I suddenly started to see the difference between the two games. This didn't feel tactical at all, in fact, it felt a complete mess. The server lag is incredible, it's almost hard to play the game at all. On one occasion I ran straight past the enemy shooting them, I thought this game was a tactical shooter. Me and a friend played this after playing CS:S for a couple of months. I suddenly started to see the difference between the two games. This didn't feel tactical at all, in fact, it felt a complete mess. The server lag is incredible, it's almost hard to play the game at all. On one occasion I ran straight past the enemy shooting them, but they couldn't see me and they wouldn't die. So I'd carry on running and suddenly I'd be dead. Then, all of a sudden, 20 seconds later, 2 of them would be dead with me getting the kills. This lag also accounts to many of the deaths and therefore fun being lost in this game. Grenades are, for some reason, sometimes invisible, meaning you can't move out of the way them. These grenades, even if they are quite a way away from you can kill you in a hit which gets quite annoying. This game also allows you to go prone, which is good in some circumstances but it does tend to slow the action down with people using it to spawn camp. I also found that when ever in a direct 1 on 1 battle, as people tend to spray their guns where ever they are, people just automatically go prone and before you know it you're shooting at thin air with the enemy on the floor shooting right next to you. Pretty realistic, I think you'll agree :) The rolling feature is also used a lot in this game. This is because when in a straight 1 on 1 you can sprint and roll into cover, or just roll to the side of the enemy and shoot them, which is incredibly unrealistic and what most War Rock players tend to do. There are many other little things such as the leasing of the guns, the sound, when you hit an enemy can be heard from anywhere in the battlefield, so you can hear whether you've hit your enemy where ever you are. When on the bomb planting team, any one of the players on the team could plant the bomb, which is a far worse than the one on Counter Strike, which is far more tactical. The game modes, are in fact quite promising. Battle Group would be pretty fun, if it wasn't completely unplayable when there is more than 4 players. These and many other of these little things lead to the eventual downfall of this game. After playing this game on and off for about 2 weeks, I just couldn't help think it was a failed version of a mix between Counter Strike and Battlefield 2, which are far superior.… Expand
  16. WRVet
    Aug 6, 2008
    2
    I've been a player since the beginning of its beta stages.. and to be honest the game is atrocious. One part that all of these reviews missed was the hackers... and although the latest update has prevented most hacks, banned users (who may have been banned for no reason) created VIP hacksites specially devoted to hack the game.. now that is rediculous.. you know a game sucks when I've been a player since the beginning of its beta stages.. and to be honest the game is atrocious. One part that all of these reviews missed was the hackers... and although the latest update has prevented most hacks, banned users (who may have been banned for no reason) created VIP hacksites specially devoted to hack the game.. now that is rediculous.. you know a game sucks when there are numerous sites that are being funded specifically to ruin the game. The sounds are meteocre; in fact, i replaced my sounds with my own voiceovers just to make it sound better. The stock set of sounds are just plain funny; it makes you wonder how they even made the sounds. The hacker reporting system is a good idea, however it only works when people genuinely report hackers and unfortunately, there are pre-pubescent (or they act like them anyway) 'kids' that report people for having a good score. Bottom line, gameplay is frustrating and the idea that one has to pay for an advantage over another is just stupid. Sure, itl keep you entertained for a little while, but when you find out that itl take your whole life to get to the level where you can unlock 'the good weapons', ull just want to literally say 'farg' this. Thankfully, the game censoring has changed the censors to asterisks (*). It perhaps was the worst part of the game and would anger people even more when they saw what they typed; in fact many would dodge the censors successfully just by adding in a bracket or two in the middle of the word, thus, proving that their attempt to censor words was compeltely useless. Getting back to the levels; supposedly when you reach level 100, everything is unlocked and you play for free; its too bad you will never reach it in your lifetime, and thats no exageration. Leveling up in the game isnt worth it, for you get a meager 2500 dinar per level. As you level up, it takes longer to reach the next level, but the amount of dinar you recieve for it never increases. Also, the ERSB rating shouldn't even be valid for this game because its always online and almost never is played as it should (with the ineffective filters and whatnot). From its start to now (almost 5 years), the game suffers from horrible server lag and a horrible in-game team collaboration effort, (rarely will you find teamates who are willing to help/support) not to mention a completely irrelevant story. On alberon, if you are part of the green team, the breifing says to find a crate marked GG - problem is, there is no crate marked GG, that is if you can even make it down to the derb side. In addition, instead of restricting certain weapons on maps, they remove vital components to the game. To eliminate usage of the barrett in close quarters, they removed prone from the game, as if to say people cannot go prone when in a close quarters battle. It is a horrible, half-ass decision on their part because they could have restricted its use another way. In addition, posting against their decision to do this on their official forums gets you banned. Not a good way to treat paying customers at all. The only good thing about this game, is perhaps the map design. It seems that the maps were thought out well and there are plenty of cover spots. The texture qualities however, ruin the map effect and make the game look like it was made for a commodore 64. (ok maybe not that bad... but lets say psp) The game is bugged with glitches and cheats and provides a player with an overall frustrating experience. If you're looking for real gameplay, stick to battlefield, CS (which i dont like much either), or consider transitioning to COD4. One review stated you get what you pay for, but in fact, you do not. You get less, much much less than what you pay for. The game is not fun unless you have gold premium, which is 15 a month. The worst part about their purchasing system is that you can only puchase twice in a given period - so you have to buy premium once and g1 credits and then wait like 3 weeks before you can purchase again. The fact they they make weapons available on the online store that are not available in game really kill the gamer experience as well. They also offer promo codes for unreleased weapons to premium auto-renewal customers.(it automatically charges your card every month) The unreleased weapons arent bugged or anything, they just do it to give people even a more unfair advantage. Don't even get me started with the stupid weapon leasing system. The initial concept wasnt a bad idea; to lease them, but when they tied it with real-world money, it crossed the 'fun-line'. It really takes away from the experience, if there even is one. Addicts will pay more than the premium fee just to have their advantageous weapons. In addition, weapon stats will noticably drop when a new weapon is released so as to make the new weapon seem as if it is amazing. In addition, there are certain maps such as cantumira where the helicopters will drive you crazy. Some amazing pilots can dodge anything, and there truly is no defense against them. Sure every now and then someone will snipe them out with a barrett, but its very rare that people even have one, considering one has to pay online with real money to get it. The stingers are ineffective against a good pilot and its rediculously annoying when you can't even spawn without the helicopter raiding it. Experiences like these put this game down into the sewers. This game is entirely an economic scam - There are hackers that advertise hacksites and publicly (in-game chat) claim that hacking the game is more fun that playing the game itself. As a sidenote, you even have to pay just to change your crosshair! That is a standard feature in any game, but not in War Rock. I could write a novel on how bad this game truly is (if i haven't already), but I think you get the idea. In short, it is a quick-high economic scam that will rob your wallet of all of its money and give you half-ass fps quality, gameplay, absolutely no satisfaction, and no sense of progress; ironically, it costs much more than any other fps, and the game isn't even fully developed yet. They need to finish making the game before it is released commercially, or leave it permanently in beta stage because it will never be comparable to a real FPS. If you want a game where you're bound to get angry from unfair gameplay, horrible lag, for the most part an unfriendly community, possible random banning from punkbuster, and horrible customer support, play it; otherwise, leave this one in the bottom of the dumpster where it belongs.… Expand
  17. GeorgeA.
    Dec 26, 2007
    7
    the game used to suck with major server lag and hackers on every server but since punkbuster started to actually care about the security and people started to report hackers this game has owned. but as always the weapons are still very unrealistic: the famas is better then the stinger, a rocketlauncher cant kill a human while AW/M can, you need to shoot several rockets to blow up a the game used to suck with major server lag and hackers on every server but since punkbuster started to actually care about the security and people started to report hackers this game has owned. but as always the weapons are still very unrealistic: the famas is better then the stinger, a rocketlauncher cant kill a human while AW/M can, you need to shoot several rockets to blow up a chopper and so on. but the teamwork has been improver A LOT! ppl are caring about eachother, the medics are starting to heal ppl (they just do it for points) and well, engineers are not used by anybody. i recomend this game to start with but Counter strike is better and worse in some cases, bomb defusion is more realistic in war rock since you see your def kit and NOT your weapon. Weapons, Counterstrike owns war rock on that area, everybody knows why, graphix, WAR ROCK takes CS1.6 and CS CZ but do not manage to take on CS:´S, they dont have a powerful engine like that. but this game is very good to play. (its free to)… Expand
  18. RobE.
    Feb 23, 2007
    2
    This is NOT a massive blah blah blah. Its a lobby, with a bunch of 8-32 player games you can join. If you want truly massive, go play Planetside, which has been out for years now! And why on earth would I want to PAY to get guns CS:S gives me for free, without the lag and crappy graphics. Nice try, but needs serious work.
  19. ScottW.
    Feb 26, 2007
    0
    Oh just pathetic they have tried too hard with this game and just ruined it, they have copied off Counter Strike and the guns are not realistic.
  20. ChrisG
    Apr 2, 2007
    8
    War rock is a good game based solely on the fun factor. Weapons are not realistic when compared to their real versions (m4 is better than famas realistically) but they are balanced, so it eliminates the need for realism in the weapons. the game updates based on what people ask for, when they asked to install a lag meter nexon did. however, it seems that they don't care enough to War rock is a good game based solely on the fun factor. Weapons are not realistic when compared to their real versions (m4 is better than famas realistically) but they are balanced, so it eliminates the need for realism in the weapons. the game updates based on what people ask for, when they asked to install a lag meter nexon did. however, it seems that they don't care enough to listen to the good ideas unless there's 60 people making posts and everyone agreeing on each post. seems like the updaters are lazy and do the bare minimum of what they have to. the servers crash often. and I mean OFTEN. almost once a day now unexpectedly and there's a planned crash on Wednesdays. there are also bugs and glitches yet to be worked out, hacking seems to be easy for this game also. mostly lhacker wannabes using win RAR and getting infinite stamina and unreleased weapons and such. they arent cracked down on hard enough so those people are not rare. options for premium members are not diverse enough, and are either a cheap but a bad deal or an expensive proposition for a few in game dollars and an exp boost. however there is a certain rpg addictiveness that the game has going. weapons are fun to use and each class' pros and cons are emphasized (for instance iron sights are not added to give the snipers an upper hand to create balance) what most are concerned with is "OOH i dont wanna pay for in game items when i can just play counter strike for free" -- you do not HAVE to pay for in game items. they come with permanent *YES I SAID PERMANENT* dinars collected throughout several games that allow you to lease weapons that you can keep for up to a month. all free when it comes to real life money. so in ways WR is better than CS:S. but in other aspects such as lagg (laggy players have the option of playing once they are able to get into a game no matter what their current ping is) and the class of players roaming the battlefields and game parlors. (usually very whiney, quick to call someone a hacker even if their k/d ratio is .5) who like talk smack. A LOT. If the players were filtered out instead of the language and the issues that need pressing were fixed the game would be great. A for the game D for the administration.… Expand
  21. K.W.
    May 10, 2007
    3
    Comparing to games like counter-strike this game is pathetic. For one thing this game is pretty much hacker paradise. Every game i joined there was at least 1 person hacking. Another thing - weapons are way to unrealistic. In real life the famas is 5 times worse than the m4. Counter strike made that point by making the famas the cheapest rifle. Another - the game is all spray en pray. Comparing to games like counter-strike this game is pathetic. For one thing this game is pretty much hacker paradise. Every game i joined there was at least 1 person hacking. Another thing - weapons are way to unrealistic. In real life the famas is 5 times worse than the m4. Counter strike made that point by making the famas the cheapest rifle. Another - the game is all spray en pray. There is no strategy towards it and any noob on counterstrike can own on this. They have way 2 much bugs and even if they fix them the game would still be a second rate counter strike.… Expand
  22. DaveC.
    Feb 12, 2007
    5
    Hooray! A free clone of bf2! This game was somewhat fun in beta, but it had really bad problems with lag. I know that the game does not run on a dedicated server system like cs or bf2, but the lag really deducts from the game play. At the time of this comment, the game has been out for retail for about 4 days and the lag and problems have gotten worse than when the game was in beta. You Hooray! A free clone of bf2! This game was somewhat fun in beta, but it had really bad problems with lag. I know that the game does not run on a dedicated server system like cs or bf2, but the lag really deducts from the game play. At the time of this comment, the game has been out for retail for about 4 days and the lag and problems have gotten worse than when the game was in beta. You may be getting 30 ping when you connect to the server, but when you are in game, the lag is unbearable. You will see people teleporting all over the place and the kill display system isn't even working properly. When you kill a person with an m4, it says that you killed them with a famas instead. Personally, I don't think that this game was ready for retail especially since the game has more problems in the retail release than in the beta version. The website says that they are working on patches to fix the problems, but a retail release shouldn't include the horrible lag and bugs in this game.… Expand
  23. BobP.
    Mar 22, 2007
    7
    Good game, for being free. Mostly rating the smaller games, 24 people max. It does larger with vehicles comparable to BF (having only played 1 and BF2 demo), but crashes often. Graphics are quite dated (5 different optional versions of bloom and motion blur does not make it modern), but gameplay is good. Winning is usually about who gets the drop on who.
  24. SteeleX
    May 15, 2007
    2
    When this game just came out, it was actually pretty good and I played it very often. Now when I play it again with the new updates. I only see 2 types of soldiers in the server; anti-tank and scout. All infantries will be sniped by snipers and all vehicles will be knocked out by anti-tanks. Assault - no reason to use this since assault is used to kill other infantries, and scouts can When this game just came out, it was actually pretty good and I played it very often. Now when I play it again with the new updates. I only see 2 types of soldiers in the server; anti-tank and scout. All infantries will be sniped by snipers and all vehicles will be knocked out by anti-tanks. Assault - no reason to use this since assault is used to kill other infantries, and scouts can kill assaults from miles away without them knowing what hit them. Medic - unlike BF2 where you earn points when you heal somebody, here nobody would even care about other people, since healing them wouldnt do anything for them. Engineer - just like medics, nobody would bother to help their teammates. Also mines are never as efficient as rocket launchers since the mines looks too different than the terrain even for a blind person to step on. So only with the AT and scouts, normally in a game of warrock, all you'll see is trucks and tanks driving all over the place and scouts hiding everywhere in the map. Sometimes even tanks would camp outside a base and nading everything they see that just spawned since it's almost impossible to hit a tank with a rocket launcher from a long distance. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this game unless you don't like playing with vehicles and only play small maps. But of course, if you really want to play that, CS, day of defeat, and many other games are way better choices than this.… Expand
  25. KL.
    Sep 15, 2007
    0
    Really sad. They tried to combine battlefield 2 and counter-strike. Both good games, so that makes you wonder? What could have gone so horribly wrong as to make a combo of 2 of the best games, and result in one of the worst? Almost brings me to tears.
  26. Random
    Mar 13, 2008
    9
    I think this game is awesome, however due to the lag issues, the servers not working sometimes, and punkbuster kicking you off, i would have to say that its not the most reliable source for entertainment. Yet im still giving it a good rating because its free to play and when it does work its really fun, I'd definitely give it a try at least.
  27. Robx
    Jan 3, 2011
    1
    This might the most disgusting shooter I've ever played. The controls feel awkward and not only when trying to handle a vehicle, the guns have no feeling in them, the physics are despicable for it's date, the user interface is not friendly at all, and for the cake's icing, it's unplayable by the lag and the amount of hackers, huge disappointment on it's current condition, not worth tryingThis might the most disgusting shooter I've ever played. The controls feel awkward and not only when trying to handle a vehicle, the guns have no feeling in them, the physics are despicable for it's date, the user interface is not friendly at all, and for the cake's icing, it's unplayable by the lag and the amount of hackers, huge disappointment on it's current condition, not worth trying even while it's free.… Expand
  28. sinadoom
    Oct 31, 2011
    7
    Certainly when I played it (2007) this game was very good. It sort of combined counter-strike with abttlefield. You have round-based Search & Destroy CQC combat, but you also get huge maps with vehicles- choppers, tanks, jets, bikes, jeeps etc. The gameplay wasn't broken. Weapons were balanced, all game modes and maps were fun, graphics were dated but not too bad considering it's free toCertainly when I played it (2007) this game was very good. It sort of combined counter-strike with abttlefield. You have round-based Search & Destroy CQC combat, but you also get huge maps with vehicles- choppers, tanks, jets, bikes, jeeps etc. The gameplay wasn't broken. Weapons were balanced, all game modes and maps were fun, graphics were dated but not too bad considering it's free to play. It was generally a fun and addicting experience. The only issues were hackers (as with any free MMOFPS) and major lag. The gun play, sound, maps and classes were spot on though.… Expand
  29. Wrathchild68
    Dec 7, 2013
    0
    Thought I would give this game a go because some people told me it was good and for a free game worth playing. Downloaded and installed the game no problem but when launching that's when the problems started. It took me nearly 1 hour to install the patch because it kept stopping at certain percentages, would close it down and try again.

    Joined the lobby for a game and this was when I    Thought I would give this game a go because some people told me it was good and for a free game worth playing. Downloaded and installed the game no problem but when launching that's when the problems started. It took me nearly 1 hour to install the patch because it kept stopping at certain percentages, would close it down and try again.

    Joined the lobby for a game and this was when I was beginning to hate it. You would join a game and you would either get kicked from it or the host would not start the round. I'd heard about people hacking in this and was a bit worried, thought it would be just little kids whining about getting beat. How wrong was I! I've been playing these types of games now since 2001 but when you see people getting headshots all the time you start to wonder. There was even a guy spamming the chat channel with a link to a hack site for this game. Even if you want to report them you have to have video evidence of them cheating otherwise they won't do anything about it.

    If I was you I would avoid it at all costs, not worth installing onto your system. You would be better paying a few quid extra and getting either Counterstrike: Source or Counterstrike: Global Offensive.    … Expand
  30. Speed4Runs
    Dec 9, 2012
    1
    If you pay, you're God; if you don't, you're just a poor noob. That's all what you need to know when you play this game. You need to pay to get some weapons, which may expire in some time! Is that a joke? Apart for this, this game would get a 3, because it's still bad: boring and very bad gameplay, as well as the multiplayer, graphics and sound. Also, MP is very closed.
  31. darren1971
    Oct 22, 2016
    0
    hackers have spoiled this game no point even playing anymore played it when 1st came out but over the years it as gone from bad to rubbish due to unchecked hackers who just spoil the fun AVOID

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#52 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. Gamer 2.0
    54
    In the year 2007, subscribers shouldn’t have to worry about sever stability and debilitating amounts of lag, nor should they have to suffer through a substandard interface or bargain-bin audio.
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  2. IGN
    59
    It's an ugly game, its sound effects get annoying very quickly, and the shooting mechanics aren't very sophisticated. It's free, however, but that's about the best thing that can be said about it.
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  3. GameSpot
    55
    War Rock is a mediocre online first-person shooter that feels more like an economic experiment than an actual retail product.
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