Abstract: MAG was released on January 26, 2010 exclusively on the PS3. Review based on gameplay up to level 30 across 20+ hours of game play. After a lengthy closed beta and what was essentially time-specific demo of an open beta, Zipper Interactive’s MAG has f...
Published: 2010-02-02, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: When you first hear that MAG supports 256-player online matches, you may be inclined to picture hordes of soldiers swarming on top of one another and filling the air with thousands of bullets. The reality is that skirmishes play out on a much smaller s...
MAG Does a lot of things right - it's a solid shooter, and has shown that having a large number of players doesn't have to choke up the gameplay. Unfortunately, it didn't show that more players means more fun. Bugs, imbalances, and a lack of c...
Abstract: I have to admit that I was skeptical going into MAG, the latest shooter from the folks who did the SOCOM series for PlayStation 2. First of all, the SOCOM series for the PlayStation 2? That's like the RuneScape of shooters. But then there was MAG's mos...
MAG: Massive Action Game is one of those 'does what it says on the tin' titles (like Gratuitous Space Battles, for instance), so it's perhaps unsurprising that MAG actually is a massive action game. And in MAG's case, massive has never bee...
Abstract: You're opening yourself up to a potential sh*tstorm of criticism if you're going to call your new game MAG: Massive Action Game. You'd better deliver on that promise by bringing the action and by making it massive. And it had better be a game too. It h...
Abstract: Those who were fans of the SOCOM series may have been surprised to see Zipper Interactive venturing into new territory with MAG: a first person massive online multiplayer shooter set in the future featuring up to 256 players online on a single map, wh...
