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GameZone.com: Planetside Preview - http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/p16515.htm
Preview by Kevin "BIFF" Giacobbi. "A game of this scale complete with hundreds of options in character development and weapon and armor configurations should promise a strong following in both the FPS and RPG communities." |
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Gamers Hell: Beta First Impression - http://www.gamershell.com/articles/625.html
Impressions of the game from a beta tester. Includes screen shots. |
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PlanetSide Preview: Offbeat - http://www.actiontrip.com/offbeat/planetside.phtml
By Jolly ActionTrip Editors. "Unusual" account of beta testing. "Usually, I have to wait before everyone leaves the office so that I can take off my pants before I play." |
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Gamespot: Preview - http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/planetside/preview_2912731.html
Preview by Bob Colayco. "There are seemingly dozens of choices in how to be an effective soldier in PlanetSide, and from the brief taste we've had so far, we're eager to try out more of them." |
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http://play.tm/story/118 - http://play.tm/story/118
Preview by Ben Jackson. "Verant have apparently taken the most popular aspects of Everquest and mixed them with Team Fortress Classic in a bid to create the ultimate online experience." |
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GameSpy.com - http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/december02/planetsidepc/
Preview by Sal "Sluggo" Accardo. "On the surface - PlanetSide's gameplay feels reminiscent of other team-focused multiplayer games such as Tribes, Battlefield 1942 and even Command and Conquer: Renegade." Includes screen shots. |
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UGO.com: Preview - http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/features/planetside/preview.asp
Preview by Russell Frushtick. "[T]he world doesn't come to a crashing halt every time you close down the game. In fact, the war among the three [Empires]...will continue on through all hours of the day." Includes screen shots. |
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http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/july01/planetside/ - http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/july01/planetside/
Preview by Aaron "PharCyde" Butler. "Even in PlanetSide's current state it's shaping up to be a worthy addition to Sony's list of MMOGs." Includes screen shots. |
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Gamespy: E3 2002 Coverage - http://archive.gamespy.com/e32002/pc/planetside/
Preview by Dave "Fargo" Kosak. "Imagine a 24 hour war raging on the Internet, where your teammates will get to know you and where your achievements can allow you to command armies and more." Includes screen shots. |
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Gamespy: E3 2001 Coverage - http://archive.gamespy.com/e32001/planetside/
Preview by Tom Ham. "Unlike in games like Team Fortress Classic where you have specific classes of units, Planetside will implement an ability tree that will map out a player's progression in this area of development." Includes screen shots. |
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Armchair Empire - http://www.armchairempire.com/Previews/PCGames/planetside.htm
Preview by Mr. Nash. "So, on the one side the game is sounding pretty snazzy, on the other it sounds sort of like Halo at its core." |
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Gaming Age - http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=pc&game=planetside
Preview and screenshots by Patrick Klepek. "Of crourse [sic], we couldn't go on without mentioning the incredible job that Verant is doing on PlanetSide's graphics engine." |
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ActionTrip: PlanetSide Preview - http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside.phtml
Preview by Uros "2Lions" Jojic. "And speaking of weapons, the weapon design was definitely influenced by the recent success of games featuring more conventional types of guns, like machineguns, shell-firing cannon, and missiles." Includes screen shots. |
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ActionTrip First Look - http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p.phtml
Preview by Neal "Petrodon" Leyendecker. "There'll be huge scale wars where armies will conquer continents and there'll be smaller-scale battles where players will hone their skills and acquire experience points." Includes screen shots. |
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http://pc.ign.com/articles/380/380065p1.html - http://pc.ign.com/articles/380/380065p1.html
Preview by Dan Adams. "It'll be your job to pick a faction, join the fight, and claim the world in the name of your masters." Includes Videos and large number of screen shots. |
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GameOver - http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?page=features&id=133
Preview by Aaron "Pharcyde" Butler. "While the version of PlanetSide we played still needed a lot of tweaking in various areas, which the developers are doing, it was still a blast to play." Includes screen shots. |
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ActionTrip Hands-On Preview - http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p2.phtml
Preview by Vince "Moesha" Massa. "Take the best parts of Tribes, the few good parts (VERY few) of Command and Conquer: Renegade, add in a customized character skill system and set it in a persistent world where three races battle it out for domination in a constant war of attrition and you have PlanetSide." Includes screen shots from beta test. |
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http://pc.ign.com/articles/389/389307p1.html - http://pc.ign.com/articles/389/389307p1.html
Preview by Ivan Sulic. "I purchased a gun, a few certifications, a nifty helmet, and then I fell from orbit into a battlefield and killed everyone." Includes screen shots. |
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http://gamespy.com/previews/march03/psidebetapc/ - http://gamespy.com/previews/march03/psidebetapc/
Preview by Sal "Sluggo" Accardo. "Groups of players are free to organize themselves into fire teams, and as you can tell from these screens, we even loaded up a Galaxy transport with 8 players and headed for action." Primarily screen shots. |
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Futurelooks - http://www.futurelooks.com/display.php?i=186&p=1
Preview by Tyler Ingram. "Another feature which Planetside has, that no other First Person Shooter offers, is the ability to jump right into the middle of a battle with their 'Instant Action' option. Here players are able to suit up in a safe spot, hit the 'Instant Action' button and land just outside a battle that is in progress." Includes screen shots. |