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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.
http://www.gamespy.com/previews/july01/planetside/
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Planetside Universe
Preview by Hamma. "It has potential to be the next big thing, not only for SOE--but for the
FPS and MMO genres."
http://www.planetside-universe.com/article.php?article_id=24
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Gamers Hell: Beta First Impression
Impressions of the game from a beta tester. Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamershell.com/reviews_PlanetsideBetaFirstImpre.shtml
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The Safehouse: Preview
[4/5] By Aaron Tarvin. "Overall, I really liked this game a lot more than I anticipated. The
ability to jump back into the action so quickly makes it very addictive." Includes screen
shots. [requires free registration]
http://www.thesafehouse.org/reviews/showarticle.php?id=31
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The Wargamer: Preview: PlanetSide
By Chris Abele, Jim Zabek. " The world of Auraxis is filled with a wide variety of worlds,
from rolling green grasslands to towering cliffs of ice to great plains of desert." Includes
screen shots.
http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/planetside_preview/
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UGO.com: Preview
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.
http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/features/planetside/preview.asp
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Armchair Empire
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."
http://www.armchairempire.com/Previews/PCGames/planetside.htm
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Gaming Age
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."
http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=pc&game=planetside
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ActionTrip: PlanetSide Preview
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.
http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside.phtml
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Gamespy: E3 2001 Coverage
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.
http://www.gamespy.com/e32001/planetside/
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Electric Playground
Preview by Samantha Craggs. "Early indications show that PlanetSide will not only draw as much
of a community [as Everquest], and will have more modern technology, but it may just be a better
game all around." Includes screen shots.
http://www.elecplay.com/preview.html?article=5882
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3DActionPlanet
Preview by Jelan. "Imagine running into battle, with hundreds of other players, against
another team of the same number. You've just imagined PlanetSide, the world's first massively
multiplayer first person shooter."
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/features/firstlooks/planetside/
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Computer Games Online
Preview by Tom Chick. "Combat takes place chiefly in outdoor settings on islands as large as
eight kilometers across." Includes screen shots.
http://www.cgonline.com/previews/planetside-01-p1.html
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IGN.com
Preview by Dan Adams. "Teams will need to work together in order to invade [...] bases, hack
into their systems and capture them."
http://pc.ign.com/previews/15582.html
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Ferrago.co.uk
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."
http://www.ferrago.co.uk/story/118
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Gamespy: E3 2002 Coverage
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.
http://www.gamespy.com/e32002/pc/planetside/
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ActionTrip First Look
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.
http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p.phtml
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Gamers.com
Preview by Raphael Liberatore. "Part of the game's allure is its community, in which friends
and foes are long term." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamers.com/game/388799/previews/
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GameSpy.com
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
C&C: Renegade." Includes screen shots.
http://gamespy.com/previews/december02/planetsidepc/
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IGN
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.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/380/380065p1.html
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GameOver
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.
http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?page=features&id=133
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Computer and Video Games
Preview by Scott Steinberg, with walkthrough. "Duck and cover - a classic tactic in troubled
times. But it doesn't do much good when there's a horde of enemy soldiers, two MagRiders and a
shell-spewing Lightning tank barreling down on your ass and all you've got handy is a measly AMP
pistol."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?page=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/previews/prev....
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ActionTrip Hands-On Preview
Preview by Vince "Moesha" Massa. "Take the best parts of Tribes, the few good parts
(VERY few) of Command & 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.
http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p2.phtml
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Gamer's Depot Hands-On Preview
Preview by Ryan Bohlman. "Imagine a game that dishes out the adrenaline soaked action found in
the hottest First Person Shooters combined with the group oriented strategies and personal
experience systems of a Role Playing Game." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamersdepot.com/games/previews/planetside/001.htm
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PlanetSide Preview: Offbeat
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."
http://www.actiontrip.com/offbeat/planetside.phtml
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IGN.com
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.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/389/389307p1.html
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Gamespot: Preview
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."
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/planetside/preview_2912731.html
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HomeLan Fed: Beta Impressions
Preview by John "JCal" Callaham. "While our brief experience in the beta test show
it to be a deep and fun gameplay experience, the beta cannot yet answer the question on whether or
not PlanetSide will be worthy of paying a monthly fee for in addition to its initial box
price." Includes screen shots.
http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php?id=12776
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Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part I
Preview by Sgt. Parias. "There's simply so much a single person can do in this game that I
haven't been able to scratch the surface yet." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamehelper.com/articles/367.htm
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GameSpy
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.
http://gamespy.com/previews/march03/psidebetapc/
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Gamers Pulse
Preview by Bane. "One of the first things I've noticed about Planetside is that it is very
difficult to avoid the large scale conflict. There's troops everywhere!" Includes screen
shots.
http://www.gamerspulse.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=GPPreviews&file=index&req=sh....
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Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part II
Preview by Parias. "I was extremely impressed with how the day's session had gone, however,
and even some of the GMs active in the game expressed happiness at seeing so many people in a
single area at once." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamehelper.com/articles/380.htm
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Gaming Nexus Preview
[10/10] Preview by Bart Skinner. "As for vehicles, there are a couple 4-wheelers for fast
traveling, a couple buggies, one heavy and one light, a heavy troop transport, and some
tanks." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamingnexus.com/Preview.asp?ID=68
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Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part III
Preview by Parias. "Planetside continues to advance in stability and functionality to this
day, and it definitely looks like the game will reach its impending release with surprisingly
little difficulty." Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamehelper.com/articles/399.htm
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GameAxis
Preview by Neil Ong. "[F]rom what we’ve seen and played in PlanetSide so far, this game looks
very promising indeed. It’s got a lot of potential, and despite only being in beta right now, its
got enough pace, action and depth to keep us going back for more."
http://www.gameaxis.com/articles/view.gax?gid=396&id=105
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Futurelooks
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.
http://www.futurelooks.com/display.php?i=186&p=1
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The Adrenaline Vault
Preview by Richard Leader. "Not only can there be a universal ladder ranking of players,
participants will be able to track their success from the first time they log on to years in the
future, with every enemy vanquished kept in a detailed tally." Includes screen shots.
http://www.avault.com/previews/preview_temp.asp?game=planetside
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DailyGame Preview: PlanetSide
Preview by Ted Brockwood. "The scale of PlanetSide is truly awe-inspiring. The first time you
see an assault group form at your base, you're guaranteed to be picking your jaw up off the
floor."
http://www.dailygame.net/Articles/Previews/planetside.phtml
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ELiTeD: Planetside Preview
Preview by Brian "Eridath" Padgett. "Planetside is about teamwork more than anything
else. Running out into the world solo will not accomplish much." Includes screen shots and
game play movie.
http://www.elited.net/reviews/apr03/planetside.shtml
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Gamers Europe Preview
Preview by Mark Murphy. "There are still a number of bugs to sort out and a lot of refinement
is required, but when all this has been completed PlanetSide looks set to be an engrossing and
highly addictive battle between the three factions."
http://www.gamerseurope.com/article.php?id=298
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worthplaying.com Preview
Preview by Anthony Mitera. "With the development and implementation of Sony Online's
PlanetSide, large scale battles of thousands of foot soldiers and vehicles across vast continents
are no longer a wish, but rather a dream come true." Includes screen shots.
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=10232
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wickedtoast.com: PlanetSide: After Lattice
Preview by Marcin. " This forces each side to funnel forces to only a few hotspots on the map,
not be forced to react when random bases are attacked on the other side of the continent - only to
arrive too late time and time again." Includes screen shots.
http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=50
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GameZone.com: Planetside Preview
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."
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/p16515.htm
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