Despite years of turmoil regarding the development and maintenance of this game, it has survived.

Planetside 2 is a huge-scale MMOFPS, where you can battle alongside over a hundred of your allies against an equal force from the other factions. You can play alone or, for extra tacticalness, you can join an Outfit and coordinate your efforts to create a bigger impact. You can take map sections, build bases to defend the sections you've taken, and work with others to defend against large armor columns and zerg rushes.

The game is daunting when you first start playing, with many systems unclear as to how they work. Due to how different this game is compared to other FPS games, strategies that work in other games may not work as well in Planetside 2. The barrier to entry is high - make sure you partner with somebody who has played the game to get help and tips.

The scale of many battles can stress your CPU out to the max. A powerful CPU and GPU are recommended to get the best out of this game - and run the visual settings as low as you can so that you aren't at a disadvantage.

Overall I give this game a 9/10, with one pluck removed because of the early game confusion. I've updated my review to be more serious because of the amount of effort that's gone into keeping the game alive and running.

Despite years of turmoil regarding the development and maintenance of this game, it has survived. Planetside 2 is a huge-scale MMOFPS, where you can battle alongside over a hundred of your allies against an equal force from the other factions. You can play alone or, for extra tacticalness, you can join an Outfit and coordinate your efforts to create a bigger impact. You can take map sections, build bases to defend the sections you've taken, and work with others to defend against large armor columns and zerg rushes. The game is daunting when you first start playing, with many systems unclear as to how they work. Due to how different this game is compared to other FPS games, strategies that work in other games may not work as well in Planetside 2. The barrier to entry is high - make sure you partner with somebody who has played the game to get help and tips. The scale of many battles can stress your CPU out to the max. A powerful CPU and GPU are recommended to get the best out of this game - and run the visual settings as low as you can so that you aren't at a disadvantage. Overall I give this game a 9/10, with one pluck removed because of the early game confusion. I've updated my review to be more serious because of the amount of effort that's gone into keeping the game alive and running.