<s>
Haze	B-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Haze	B-Device
,	O
soldiers	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
'	O
Nectar	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haze	B-Device
begins	O
with	O
Sergeant	O
Shane	O
Carpenter	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
Mantel	O
soldier	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
enticed	O
by	O
Mantel	O
Propaganda	O
and	O
dropping	O
out	O
of	O
college	O
,	O
arriving	O
in	O
the	O
Boa	O
region	O
of	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
Mantel	O
troops	O
have	O
been	O
dispatched	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
country	O
from	O
a	O
rebel	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Promise	O
Hand	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
accused	O
of	O
ethnic	O
cleansing	O
and	O
crimes	O
against	O
humanity	O
by	O
Mantel	O
's	O
mass	O
media	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mantel	O
forces	O
,	O
realizing	O
that	O
Shane	O
is	O
not	O
taking	O
the	O
proper	O
levels	O
of	O
Nectar	O
and	O
thinking	O
he	O
's	O
gone	O
rogue	O
,	O
mark	O
him	O
for	O
death	O
by	O
labeling	O
him	O
a	O
"	O
Code	O
Haze	B-Device
"	O
(	O
Terminate	O
with	O
Extreme	O
Prejudice	O
)	O
and	O
send	O
in	O
their	O
Black	O
Ops	O
(	O
Mantel	O
's	O
professional	O
soldiers	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Mantel	O
's	O
regular	O
drug-fueled	O
troopers	O
)	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haze	B-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lighting	O
is	O
mainly	O
baked	O
but	O
the	O
Haze	B-Device
Engine	O
also	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
real	O
time	O
lighting	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
high-dynamic	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haze	B-Device
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
claimed	O
that	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
was	O
not	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
pacing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haze	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
Summer	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
Winter	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2007	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
Haze	B-Device
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
nu	O
metal	O
band	O
Korn	O
had	O
written	O
and	O
recorded	O
an	O
original	O
song	O
inspired	O
by	O
Haze	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
entitled	O
"	O
Haze	B-Device
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
single	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Haze	B-Device
garnered	O
considerable	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
a	O
55%	O
approval	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
PSM3	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
fails	O
to	O
better	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Resistance	B-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
"	O
and	O
it	O
"	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
novel	O
idea	O
that	O
missed	O
its	O
window	O
of	O
opportunity	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
certain	O
charm	O
to	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
C+	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
More	O
narratively	O
cohesive	O
than	O
the	O
Halo	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
less	O
inventive	O
and	O
compelling	O
than	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Haze	B-Device
does	O
finally	O
give	O
us	O
a	O
self-aware	O
portrait	O
of	O
videogame	O
soldiers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
foil	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
head-butting	O
,	O
'	O
boo-yah	O
'	O
behavior	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
the	O
norm	O
for	O
far	O
too	O
long	O
in	O
the	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
it	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
really	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
pick	O
this	O
one	O
up	O
over	O
a	O
title	O
like	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
4	O
or	O
Resistance	B-Application
–	O
both	O
will	O
offer	O
a	O
far	O
better	O
experience	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
value	O
for	O
your	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
stacked	O
up	O
against	O
fellow	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
Haze	B-Device
is	O
incredibly	O
weak.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
their	O
25	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360/PS3	O
Generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
The	O
Guardian	O
nominated	O
Haze	B-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
despite	O
having	O
an	O
interesting	O
concept	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
hollow	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
