Warrock Philippines

This is my first time to write a review about a certain game in this blog and so far, I've decided to pick one that a vast population of filipino gamers have been playing...So, I have been looking for a game to cater my Online FPS needs. So, while waiting for my copy of CoD4, I tried out this game from amped.ph - Warrock Philippines (WRph)

Well, i've played Warrock before when came out in the international server (open beta stages). Well, there's not much difference with WRph...except for some weapons, maps and vehicles that were added into the scenario. Well, unto my review..

Gameplay: 7
WRph has some elements copied from the wide Battlefield Series and some distinguishing factors from Counter Strike style games..It's an online first person shooter..what more can I say. Like all MMOFPS (Massive Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter), the game follows the same pattern -- lobby with rooms. Add an item shop in that package, where you can buy stronger and better weapons. But there's nothing new that is added into the game...Deathmatch, free for all, wide scale, etc...it's all been there.

Graphics: 7
WRph has some pretty decent graphics. Death Ragdolls are pretty cool but may seem abit lousy sometimes.

Sound: 6
Sound is okay. Not much background music, but who needs a background music when you want to hear guns screaming out bullets, right?

Lifespan: 2
I gave WRph a 2...why's that? well, for an MMOFPS..My first few games in WRph was disappointing...hacks were everywhere in the game. People were jumping and getting through walls..and that's something the support team should look into. But apparently, I see no action being done - most game abusers were probably Premium users. After playing for a few days and experiencing rampant cheating, I stopped playing.

Overall: 5.5
WRph is a good game with some potential. But, until they rid the game of hacks and cheats, I guest it'll only stay in the middle line. And oh, another observation I had in this game, The admins of WRph disabled the 1-3-7 renting days for Non-cash purchase...well, i know it was a business move for amped.ph but I think it would be better if they retained 7 days (non-cash). Would have seen more people carrying item shop guns and not stock weapons only.

Look ma, I'm cheating and staying on the roof.

Another example of hack exploits - Jumping around and healing on air.