Haze

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: May 20, 2008
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 333 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 164 out of 333
  2. Mixed: 66 out of 333
  3. Negative: 103 out of 333
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  1. RobJ.
    May 20, 2008
    4
    Terrible game, sluggish story utter, boring mediocre gameplay and multiplayer. Slightly enjoyable co-op but apart from that this game is not worth buying. Definitely below average. Anyone who thinks otherwise clearly hasn't played many FPS in recent times.
  2. PaulS.
    May 21, 2008
    4
    In a packed genre such as FPS there's really no excuse for such a dull, generic and flawed game.
  3. JasonS.
    May 20, 2008
    4
    Mind-numbingly awful. One has to wonder how a developer can put such garbage on the market without knowing it's complete garbage. Are their ego's that large, or are they just hoping the rest of us are that stupid?
  4. JayD.
    Jun 3, 2008
    4
    WTF is with all the STUPIID talking?????Get on with the game!!!!!Rent it..was ok,not overly impressed.COme Resistance 2!!!!!!
  5. SilentINU
    Jun 17, 2013
    4
    Just nah, i tried to play this game but i gave up. I started and it was only s mediocre shooting game with that nectar thing, nothing impressive or innovative. The multiplayer with splitscreen can give you some minutes of fun, but nothing more.
  6. Picche64
    Oct 13, 2013
    4
    Haze is the perfect example of how it should be developed Fps. A dull plot, just a discrete graphics and gameplay unoriginal and unfunny represent 4 defects not indifferent. If the free-radical should engage more Haze could become the new Killzone, but unfortunately it did not happen. A title to be left on the shelf without much thought.
  7. AddMeForCoOp
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    2022 review: This game didn't age well. If you're buying it for co-op, don't. You barely get 20fps in co op which makes it frustrating to play. The idea of the story may be interesting, but the execution is terrible, and the acting is cringe inducing.
    'US military-industrial complex is incompetent and evil' games are unfortunately rare, but this isn't done well. Go play Spec Ops: The Line.
  8. rcoberle54
    Nov 19, 2020
    4
    There is nothing remarkably interesting or fun about this game. It looks okay for 2008 but it doesn't play very well at all. This is from that weird time in FPS history before CoD took everyone by storm and we basically had the universal button layout for FPS games. The buttons all feel wrong. The swap, reload, melee buttons all feel all out of order. This was also the era where sprintingThere is nothing remarkably interesting or fun about this game. It looks okay for 2008 but it doesn't play very well at all. This is from that weird time in FPS history before CoD took everyone by storm and we basically had the universal button layout for FPS games. The buttons all feel wrong. The swap, reload, melee buttons all feel all out of order. This was also the era where sprinting wasn't always a thing in FPS games (thanks Halo). So it plays so slowly.

    This game's one gimmick was the use of the drug that made you stronger, better, faster etc. But on the easiest difficulty it felt pointless and useless. When your one thing that makes you standout is redundant that isn't going to fair well for you. Plus you only use that for about half the game before your character switches side. You only have the option to use it in a short time of an already short campaign.

    The cut scenes are all in first person view which I guess was a decision to make it feel more immersive but I ended up having the opposite reaction to it. It would completely take me out of the element and I was painfully aware I was playing a video game again. Plus the voice acting is not very good. The NPCs recite their lines ad nauseam through the last several levels which gets incredibly annoying.

    Also I don't know what it was about this era before trophies but there was like no upgrades, collectibles, or secrets to find so the campaign doesn't have any replayability at all. I suppose if I was able to play the multiplayer I might have had a better experience with this game but overall it was just a bad, forgettable PS3 exclusive.

    Edit: I fixed some typos. I originally played this in April 2020 after Rogue Warrior.    … Expand
  9. mikes
    Jul 1, 2008
    3
    Clunky controls, horrible A.I, even worse story, and zero fun factor. HAZE should have lived up to the Timesplitters series... instead it's the PS3s biggest disappointment.
  10. John
    May 20, 2008
    3
    This is just an absolutey boring game. Graphically it can best be described as crap. If this had come out in 2002 on a PC it might be OK but this is 2008 on a PS3!. The "gimmicky gameplay" is just dull throughout. The AI is indeed a joke, both friendly and enemy. I'm so disapointed about this game. Waited a long time for something awfull.
  11. Dan
    May 22, 2008
    3
    HUGE disappointment. This had been my 2nd most-anticipated game of 2007, (before it was delayed), and I'm quite shocked at how bad it is.
  12. AndrewA.
    May 24, 2008
    3
    Wow, they really cheaped out on this game. For something that got pushed back. First are the awful graphics. Scenary and weaponry aside, since those aren't half bad. The noticable cop out is in the details. The fact that when you aren't close to the textures they dumb down to the low poly version, I can understand that you would want to dumb down graphics due to disance, but all Wow, they really cheaped out on this game. For something that got pushed back. First are the awful graphics. Scenary and weaponry aside, since those aren't half bad. The noticable cop out is in the details. The fact that when you aren't close to the textures they dumb down to the low poly version, I can understand that you would want to dumb down graphics due to disance, but all you have to do is walk away about 15 feet and they dumb down. Of all the PS3 games I have this is the only one that I've actually noticed, I don't see the reason for it. Next is the obvious, horrendous storyline and voice acting. The story had potential, it started off not so bad, but then later tanked. You could see what the end fight was going to be by about the 3rd or 4th chapter. The never ending swearing. Yes, we get it, you can swear in games, wonderful, the fact that in this game every second or third word is either shit, asshole or fuck. The reload function, this is probably the only realistic, yet annoying, thing on the planet. There's about a 2 or 3 second "click click click" before your character will auto reload. So it's easier to reload after every kill or two or he will reload the second you let go of the R1 button. Finally, the online play. Next to no servers are going, max I've seen is about 10 servers at once and I would have to retry over and over to actually connect to one. The rebels are out matched, troopers have the clear advantage. I rarely ever have the chance to actually steal a gun, it always ends in death, playing dead is useless, the other players know you're playing dead, so they'll camp your body until you despawn, the mine laying is probably your best bet, I'm not sure if they despawn after you die but I'll have to say that they probably do. All in all, this is a bargain game or renter. I would reccomend you not pay the 60$ price tag on it, the only person I would reccomend get this game are the die hard FPS players, but even then, I still wouldn't reccomend it. So there you go, my take on Haze, not that it matters, but really, they could have done so much better. Oh and I forgot, the game is super short, like Heavenly Sword short, but at least Heavenly Sword was good.… Expand
  13. YaxleyS.
    Jan 31, 2008
    3
    Major major let down. just didnt work very well. poorly executed. not the killer app promised.
  14. AndrewT.
    May 31, 2008
    3
    An anticipated FPS PS3 exclusive gone terribly horrible. I would say rental would be the best for this game. The AI and the story didnt appeal to me at all. A very disappointing game. Good Job Ubisoft you did it again.
  15. Dylanmc12
    Mar 26, 2011
    3
    The plot is a Hijacking mess.
    Ok, you're with the Mantel's...Now you're with the other guys but now you're not and now you're not on any team....and then BLAHBLAHBLAH!
    All the characters are unlikeable stone-cold dick-heads who I seriously want to die. And you are an annoying, whining little school boy, which is hard to beleive after you've mowed down entire colonies of Terrorists. And    The plot is a Hijacking mess.
    Ok, you're with the Mantel's...Now you're with the other guys but now you're not and now you're not on any team....and then BLAHBLAHBLAH!

    All the characters are unlikeable stone-cold dick-heads who I seriously want to die.
    And you are an annoying, whining little school boy, which is hard to beleive after you've mowed down entire colonies of Terrorists.

    And when you do swap sides, it makes NO SENSE.
    They're armour basically turns into cake.

    Oh, and when you do swap sides, your current team takes away your : Sights, Scope, HP Indicator, Nectar, all your Shotguns and Rifles and leaves you with a **** Magmum that wouldn't even count as a splinter.

    Too annoying, too stupid, and the characters are annoying.

    BUT! I played through the game about 5 times, and not one did I encounter a bug...And the Online modes are fun.

    Infact, you can even play the Campaign online, so more people from other countries can suffer too! ****    … Expand
  16. ZASone
    Apr 12, 2016
    3
    Esperaba mucho de este juego y me llevé una decepción enorme, no es nada innovador, los tiroteos son toscos y las mecanicas muy pobres, y la historia aunque interesante, está muy mal llevada
  17. VanCan72
    Apr 6, 2021
    3
    When you market your game as the "Halo Killer" you've set the bar for how you want it measured. In this case, it can barely touch the bar. The story isnt as involved as Halo, I dont care about the characters like I do in Halo, shooting a gun in Haze isnt even satisfying like it is in Halo. Judging Haze on it's own merit doesnt even work because its generic at best and E-Waste at worst. ItWhen you market your game as the "Halo Killer" you've set the bar for how you want it measured. In this case, it can barely touch the bar. The story isnt as involved as Halo, I dont care about the characters like I do in Halo, shooting a gun in Haze isnt even satisfying like it is in Halo. Judging Haze on it's own merit doesnt even work because its generic at best and E-Waste at worst. It can be beat in under 5 hours and that's just too long for what it is.… Expand
  18. RGBprofile
    Nov 17, 2020
    2
    Was originally a good idea from the developers, but the publishers got involved, and meddled with the project, demanding it be a halo/cod competitor instead of the third persona anti war action adventure game the developers originally envisioned, shame/
  19. AmitB.
    May 22, 2008
    1
    Wost thing ever to exist on a ps3
  20. cody
    Jun 2, 2008
    1
    This is one of the worst games ever made. its like cysis/farcry/ turok but so much worse because its outright shovelware. i give it 1/10 because its a blu ray disk and you can use the case to hold another game.
  21. RogerS.
    May 26, 2008
    1
    Bought it 2 days ago, sold it today and of course didn't finish it. Why? Because it's ugly and absolutely not fun!
  22. DavidW.
    Jun 1, 2008
    1
    What a load of crap, go back to the TimeSplitter games because this was an epic fail.
  23. RayM
    May 20, 2008
    1
    It's like someone took a dump or a crap inside my ps3.
  24. DennisD.
    Nov 12, 2008
    1
    AVOID THIS GAME.... I generally have an affinity for mediocre shooters and play just about all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed Turok, Timeshift, Blacksite, even Turning point. With that said I absolutely hated this game... it wasn't fun at all. The coolest part of the game was juicing yourself with nector and mowing down the rebels. For some strange reason though the devs decided to AVOID THIS GAME.... I generally have an affinity for mediocre shooters and play just about all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed Turok, Timeshift, Blacksite, even Turning point. With that said I absolutely hated this game... it wasn't fun at all. The coolest part of the game was juicing yourself with nector and mowing down the rebels. For some strange reason though the devs decided to take away the best part of the game after about a half hour of play. Idiots! Seriously though this game blows... don't even bother. The vehicle sections are even worse than Blacksite. My vote for worst FPS of all time.… Expand
  25. MikeyK.
    May 20, 2008
    0
    I got this title a day early due to preordering mistakes. were they serious with this title? I guess i'll just wait for killzone 2.
  26. M.
    May 22, 2008
    0
    This game lacks polish, length, and pretty much everything that makes a game good. Some mere 7hrs of pitiful content doesn't even warrant a rental in my book. It's a kind of game I've come to expect from Blockbuster Licence games, but it seems that Ubisoft managed to stoop into a new low - and surpass even the mighty EA.
  27. HazeS.
    May 20, 2008
    0
    Once I knew this was a PS3 exclusive, I was sure it was like Lair.
  28. JohnB.
    May 27, 2008
    0
    This game is awful. The graphics is basically on the ps2 level, the gameplay mechanics is broken and the story is sooo corny it couldn't make it on a crappy morning show. It's the most generic story with awful voice acting with a crap script. Also, the game is filled with bugs. The AI is very stupid.
  29. KevinM.
    Jun 10, 2008
    0
    Probably the worst game in all history.
  30. JamesC.
    May 12, 2008
    0
    People should stop voting before they've played this game. I have and it sucks.
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#12 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#24 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 65
  3. Negative: 13 out of 65
  1. The A.V. Club
    58
    More narratively cohesive than the Halo trilogy, but less inventive and compelling than Resistance: Fall Of Man, Haze does finally give us a self-aware portrait of videogame soldiers, and a foil for all the head-butting, "boo-yah" behavior that's been the norm for far too long in the medium. Too bad it's paired with one of the more pedestrian FPS games to come along in recent years.
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  2. IGN
    45
    Haze does not live up to the company's reputation thanks to a horrible plot, weak gameplay mechanics and visuals that are truly underwhelming. While playing with friends is enjoyable, not even those are enough to bring this lackluster title around.
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  3. Gamer's Hell
    65
    Ultimately, Haze is still sitting in the wake of Call of Duty 4, and falls into that category of being just another FPS.
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