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• MMORPG.COM - [7.4/10] By Mark Schembri. "It is a well-rounded balance of RPG elements, graphic and sound prowess and, of course, in-your-face action." (September 15, 2003)
• GameRifts Review - By Div Devlin. "...[A] fast action-packed and entertaining game that will become addicting, you really can't go wrong with it of you enjoy player versus player combat." With screen shots. (August 25, 2003)
• GameOver Review - [82%] By Aaron Butler. "I had an absolute blast joining up with friends to fight in huge battles, trying to find a combination of Certification points that finally worked for me..." (July 22, 2003)
• The Entertainment Depot - [7/10] By Ryan Newman. "While it's fun now, it could be phenomenal." (July 21, 2003)
• Computer and Video Games - [82/100] By Richie Shoemaker. "At the moment, Planetside is a fantastically enjoyable experience unique from virtually any other FPS, but one that many people will have trouble justifying subscribing to after the 30-day free period expires." (July 17, 2003)
• Game Industry News - [5/5] By John Breeden II. "Playing in a huge ongoing war with real people is a lot of fun, especially as you learn new skills and find a job in the game that you really like." (July 16, 2003)
• ESCMag - [8/10] By Erich Becker. "Once the game is allowed to incubate and more and more players discover the high points, the lows will definitely be outweighed and PlanetSide will have evolved the formula solidified by Tribes 2 more than two years ago." (July 13, 2003)
• WorthPlaying - [7.6/10] "If you want a game that lets you specialize your character, be a part of a huge squad, take over bases and do it all over again, PlanetSide may be for you." (July 08, 2003)
• Gamers With Jobs - Review [84%]. "The varied gameplay and persistent world are well worth the monthly fee." (July 02, 2003)
• Eurogamer.net - [7/10] Review by Martin Taylor. "But once you've scratched the surface and delved around beneath, that's when you'll realise that a game like PlanetSide needs constant development and a flow of new content to keep it fresh and interesting." With screen shots and system requirements. (July 01, 2003)
• Gaming Nexus - [7.2/10] By Bart Skinner. "It's definitely a step forward in gaming as far as the technology used but I just don't feel compelled to [spend] $10/month to continue playing it." (June 27, 2003)
• Guru3d - By Mike Nelson. "In 1-2 months, the only thing that will keep me playing is if the people I enjoy the game with are still there -- or they end up giving base taking and the war, a point." (June 21, 2003)
• GameSpy.com - [3/5] By Sal Accardo. "The game has tons of teamplay-oriented features, and the grief system and persistent server make it a perfect home for groups to duke it out on the world's biggest virtual battlefield." (June 20, 2003)
• Firing Squad - [84%] By Tom Chick. "Vehicles, weapons, bases, and factions are all inter-woven into a system of balanced and sophisticated combat, even if it does feel like fighting for fighting's sake." (June 19, 2003)
• Game Chronicles - [9/10] By John Carswell. "While you will oftentimes find yourself waiting around for action, once that action arrives you'll be treated to uniquely intense, memorable and addictive combat situations." (June 18, 2003)
• IGN - [7.7/10] By Dan Adams. "What can be a really exciting team game experience is marred by having to play with uncooperative idiots, monotonous landscapes, long wait times to get into the action, and some serious lack of definitive purpose." (June 06, 2003)
• Ferrago - [84%] By Luke Guttridge. "PlanetSide achieves in bringing an immersive and realistic persistent conflict to life so completely, and in offering the player so much within it." (June 06, 2003)
• AtomicGamer - [87%] By Jeff Buckland. "Planetside is a mostly-successful fusion of MMORPG and first person shooter gameplay." (June 05, 2003)
• ActionTrip - [78/100] By Matt Leyendecker. Point/Counterpoint review of PlanetSide. "The good part about this game is that it is fun, looks good, sounds great, and plays exactly like one would expect a game of this magnitude to play, minus the aforementioned technical issues of course." (June 04, 2003)
• Gametactics.com: What if EQ and BF1942 got 'intimate'? - [9/10] By "Kropotkin". "This rather hackneyed setting does nonetheless form a good structure for a game that takes a bit of something from a lot of games..." (June 04, 2003)
• GameSpot - [7.9/10] by Andrew Park. "...PlanetSide has a lot going for it: It has a persistent world with persistent goals that give players real incentives to work in teams, and it has an extremely strict system for dealing with 'grief' players..." (June 02, 2003)
• GamePro.com - [4.5/5] "PlanetSide's neverending conflict and rewarding squad experience should be a godsend to FPS gamers out there looking for a huge and widely varied play experience." (June 01, 2003)
• The Laser - "PlanetSide's emphasis is definitely on action, but the character-building elements, different playable character types and certificate system add a lot of depth to the gameplay." (June 01, 2003)
• IGN: PlanetSide Impressions - By Dan Adams. "The idea of PlanetSide has always appealed to me. A war being fought over a world where players work together to overcome the evil of the other side, whatever that other side may be." (May 28, 2003)
• GameSpy.com: First Impressions - By Adam Pavlacka. "This isn't EverQuest in space -- the focus of PlanetSide is teamplay, and the object is to kill the guys on the other team and kill them good." (May 25, 2003)
• Xbox Gamers - [8.875/10] By Paul Volk, Gary Moore. "The huge world and libraries of weapons and vehicles definitely give this game a unique feel, not to mention the fact that this is the first real MMOFPS ever." (May 01, 2003)

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