Looking Haze-y

Haze has been a long time in coming. Originally slated to release for each PC, 360, and PS3, the game will now only be releasing on the latter system.

The game, although at its core a conventional shooter, has some really interesting gameplay elements. Although not nearly as compelling as a soldier in a super-suit as in Crysis, a drug called Nectar -- which provides the game its name as in a drug-induced Haze -- powers up mercenary troops into fighting machines. Some additional refinements to the FPS genre appear, as creative uses of thrown knives, the ability to melee and steal enemy weapons, as well as a very novel feign death ability, all seem to provide neat twists on a solid formula.

The team behind Haze, Free Radical, have done some great games in the past such as Perfect Dark and Timesplitters. So Haze seems to have a good pedigree. Too bad that Haze won't come to PC, but the PC isn't hurting for good shooters. Haze releases May 20th.