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MAG is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter that is unique in a variety of ways. A PS3 exclusive, MAG allows up to 256 players aligned with different private military corporations (PMCs) to battle each other at the same time across a global battlefield. Within this persistent game world players engage in campaign and mission play that elevates their character from the ranks of a lowly grunt, all the way up through the intricate command structure of the in-game officer corp. Along the way players players experience in-depth character customization, a robust leveling system and large-scale MMO shooter gameplay that makes MAG a game not to be missed by fans of the shooter genre.

In the near future, governments are supposedly at peace. A shadow war, fought by private military corporations, emerges. You are dropped into this unprecedented war – the first to have battles of 256 real players on a global battlefield. Prove yourself alongside your 8-man squad and become an elite fighter or earn the right to lead a squad, platoon or ultimately an entire army of players. Your calling a waits.

"...unlike anything else...  Tom Chick , 1UP.com
"MAG is yet another fantastic addition to the PlayStation 3 library and one of the most addictive online experiences I have had in quite some time.  ZTGameDomain.com
"Creating M.A.G was certainly a risk on Sony's part, however credit where its due because this game is an instant classic and worthy of a place in everyone's Playstation 3.  WonderwallWeb.com

Features

	Choose Your Faction: Three distinct PMCs to choose from, each with their own history, personality and style.
	Command Structure: Think leadership is in your blood? Use your advanced skills and experience points to take charge of your PMC's forces, becoming a squad, platoon or even army commander.
	Customization: Customize your character as well as weaponry and pursue a wide variety of combat specialties from elite fighter to a general of an army.
	Massive Action: For the first time ever, fight up to 256 real players online.
	Persistent World: Missions and campaigns appear around the world as the missions ebb and flow.
	Unique Leveling System: A robust and flexible leveling system awarding experience points for both mission-critical and non mission-critical actions on the battlefield.

Entertainment Reviews

MAG for the Playstation 3 Review

By: Dusty Somers Blogcritics.org Reviews

Published on: 3/17/2010 1:02 PM

For me, the primary value of a first-person shooter has never been its campaign mode — I’m a multiplayer guy, drawn to the thrill of obliterating your friend or some guy halfway across the world in battle. It doesn’t really matter who it is; it’s just more fun competing against a real person.MAG, available exclusively for PlayStation 3 and only featuring online multiplayer gameplay, has you competing against lots of real people, and despite the fact that it’s an FPS stripped down to the most basic of elements, it has a surprisingly lasting fun factor....read the full review

Professional Reviews

GameTrailers.com 8 of 10
Touting some of the biggest numbers of any shooter, MAG enlists up to 256 players into enormous warzones where every shot fired and bomb dropped is caused by a real person. It's impressive in theory, but does it deliver massive fun, or just major headaches?...MAG is purely an online multiplayer experience. There's no hacked-together single player campaign and no AI to pad out the ranks, just you and up to 255 other people. You begin by choosing which private military corporation to enlist in: Valor, SVER, or Raven. Each group has a different vibe, distinct weaponry, and unique maps to defend. It's a big commitment as you can't change factions until your character reaches level 60, and you can't create a separate character on the same PSN account. Having multiple characters would be nice, but the result of this strict arrangement is that players develop a greater sense of team pride that's just as strong as any fanboy war...MAG has four distinct modes of play. Suppression is stock team deathmatch. Sabotage requires a 32-player team to capture two points simultaneously and then proceed to a third. An acquisition game with 128 players involves attackers infiltrating a base and escaping with two of the defenders' experimental vehicles. And, finally, domination brings together 256 players, with the attackers given half an hour to disable infrastructure, capture internal positions, and inflict massive damage on enemy territory...With all it has going on, it should come as no surprise that MAG isn't particularly stunning from a visual perspective. The themed environments for each PMC do look fairly good, but animations are stiff and the framerate can get choppy at times. Music is used sparingly to highlight accomplishments on the battlefield, and the constant barrage of explosions gives you a clue as to just how many people are blindly chucking grenades. Amazingly, lag is very rare in the game, but there are glitchy bodies that get stuck upright or float ghost-like above the ground...MAG places a strong emphasis on teamwork with an intelligent command structure that brings order to battles of enormous scale. It could use more map variety, better balancing, and ways to decrease player downtime, but overall, it's a strong foundation for an ambitious new franchise.

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