| Planetside | 
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| From: Sony Online Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $2.98
You Save: $7.01 (70%)
Buy New/Used from $0.88
Avg. Customer Rating:   (90 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12465
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.3
UPC: 814582401526
EAN: 0814582401526
ASIN: B00007M9SL
Release Date: May 19, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Player roles to fit the situation, ie. join a team to conquer territory, fortify a base against attack, or support any offensive or defensive maneuver. | | • | Character development and advancement through ranks | | • | Team tactical combat for control of planetary regions, with real-time updates on control of territory | | • | Seamless worlds on a massive scale with large indoor environments |
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Product Description
Now Only $19.99! Massively Multiplayer Gaming takes on a new face in PlanetSide, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions. A newly designed 3D engine drives PlanetSide's first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across extraordinary worlds. The stage has been set, the battle lines have been drawn, and military dropships are ready to deploy you PlanetSide.
Product Description
From the makers of EverQuest comes PlanetSide, a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions. A newly designed 3D engine drives PlanetSide's player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents. Three distinct factions battle it out, each with composed of distinct combat, leadership, support, and espionage roles. Players join the fight online, conquering territory or defending established bases as the ever-changing situation demands. Success in battle brings social prestige as well as access to advanced vehicles and weaponry. The stage has been set, the battle lines have been drawn, and orbital drop pods are ready to deploy you planetside.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 85 more reviews...
 Most underated gaming experience March 22, 2007
I have seen the title quote in regards to PlanetSide before, and it definitely holds true. I quit the game a year ago, because I was too busy at the time to play ANY video games. Then I found out about the PlanetSide Reserves program, which is a great idea (free play with limited rank) and joined back up. Of course, I had to re-subscribe :)
The game play is, if anything, even better than when I left. Bugs 99.5% gone, server support at all times, and a (for the most part) friendly and well polished social structure contribute to getting into the action fast, no strings attached (unless you want the more in-depth Outfit take on things) Balance has been achieved overall IMO, and that includes the BFR's, who still bring a dominating role to the battlefield, yet can be dealt with fairly easily at times, which makes battle dynamic.
Now, the new Combat Engineer deployables have arrived, and I got my first taste of them already, and so far I think it's a great new twist on gameplay. Battles have been chaotic, inventive and fun, and lend themselves to intelligent gameplay rather than zerg, though of course, zerg will always have its place. I did note that aircraft seemed to be having a tough time adapting to the added threat of a new AA mini-turret, and the additional beefing up of base turrets with selectable AA/AV as well.
I don't write reviews often, but I wanted to give PlanetSide a fresh review from a fan, because players of PS are a very loyal group dedicated to the game and to the infusion of new players. I would hope if you've played PlanetSide before that you play again, and if you've never experienced PS, you should do yourself a favor and try it. Be forewarned that there is a steep learning curve, and that's no joke, but if you want to participate in one of the best gaming experiences ever, you should expect the mode of interaction to be complicated, and the competition experienced.
Send 7horus7 a tell on Markov if you read this review. If I'm not busy sniping someone, I'll say hello. :)
5 stars for fun because it is that fun. I don't grind, I just play.
4 stars overall because no game is perfect, but they don't give half-stars on Amazon, and this would be 4 and half.
 Planetside, the Only Online Game I Play January 21, 2007
I bought Planetside through a friend that happened to get a second copy of it by mistake. I really didn't know what it was but after I strated playing, I couldn't stop. I mean it's very stright forward gameplay. Take over each others land. Yet, you just can't seem to log off. Aside from having to pay 13 bucks a month for a subscription, its worth it. Never had problems, servers are usually up, can't ask for much more. I'd go to the website and read more about the game before you buy.
Wonderful Game April 22, 2006
I purchased this game about a month after it came out, the community was suprisingly large and the graphics were not bad at all for its time. Although this game has online fees, the results are amazing, the first person MMO idea was a great one.
I would recommend this game to you if you don't mind spending a little cash to go online with it.
 Planet Sized Problems October 2, 2004
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
Planetside for the PC is first person shooter where you wage war for territory and enemy bases in futuristic alien worlds. Planetside can ONLY be played online; there is no offline mode. No practice mode offline either and this is really disappointing. Then you need to pay a game fee! If you bought this game retail it comes with a 30 days free play, after that you have to pay a subscription fee ($12/month) if you wish to continue playing! Planetside is not for the casual gamer, because the game offers so many options: you can be a medic, engineer, pilot, assault soldier, heavy assualt, sniper, spy and more! You can choose from three different factions and they all of similar soldier types but feel a bit different. You'll be shooting with weapons found in most FPS like the shotguns, rocket launcher, machine guns, pistols, sniper rifle, energy weapons and some neat gadgets. The alien worlds (earth-like) are humongus! Even your base is huge and is easy to get yourself lost and confused. Running on foot takes forever, so you need to ride vehicles to travel faster to battles. If you don't have a vehicles you can ride a shuttle which arrives every 5 minutes! or use a warp gate. The battles are very awesome seeing 50+ players having a real war: lasers, bullets and missles flying everywhere! The real problem begins with "LAG", even if you have a powerful PC with cable internet, it LAGS like heck! Then there is game crashes...this game is so glitchy and full of bugs that they keep making the game crash (even with patches)! Lastly, the game feels repeatative because the battles NEVER end! When you take over an enemy base you are then supposed to defend it and then the enemy comes after you! There is NO ending, no victory screen or FMV, no stats to give you satisfaction. So after a short while the never-ending battles seem pointless: completely ruining the game experience.
Pros:
+tons of options
+cools weapons
+excellent graphics
+excellent sound effects
+excellent music
+huge battles
+huge worlds
Cons:
-no offline gameplay
-no single player game mode
-tons of game crashes
-tons of strange glitches
-tons of LAG
-waiting 5 mintues to ride a shuttle
-easy to get lost
-complicated interface
-battles never end
-game becomes pointless
-paying $12 a month to
play a glitchy, crash-happy game
What do you mean I can't play USED software? September 9, 2004
Don't buy Planetside USED if you want to play it.
Sony Station will only allow a software key to be used once and will not give out another. This happened to me and after speaking to customer support, all I could do was buy a new version. Buyer beware!
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