Rating
Hybrid
"Hybrid is a multiplayer third person shooter in which two factions fight for world domination on a persistent world map. Take control of a soldier fighting for the Paladins or the Variants as they race to control the world's most powerful resource; Dark Matter. Your victories on the battlefield directly affect the course of the war!"
Details
- Released
- August 7, 2012
- Genres
- Shooter
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
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Hybrid Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Putting such a heavy emphasis on cover and limiting player movement in intriguing ways is a risky move that pays off in Hybrid. With its quirky play style and captivating global meta-war, it’s easily one of the most unusual and interesting online shooters out there. While it's not very original in terms of the core weaponry and visual presentation, it more than makes up for it with sheer creativity in the gameplay department, which it needs given the fact that it has no single-player or offline modes whatsoever. The war is on, and it's awesome.
Hybrid's movement controls make the game unique, but they stop the matches themselves from being that.
Despite a unique focus on smaller, cover-centric matches, an over reliance on gimmicks holds back Hybrid from becoming a standout multiplayer shooter. And an inconsistent server connection, perhaps as a result of the title's meta game being tabulated after every match, leads to numerous server problems and slow start-ups for battles. But, in fits and spurts, the game is a lot of fun and unlike practically anything else available.
Hybrid, powered by Valve's Source engine, is a sci-fi shooter that puts you in the middle of a war between two factions, the Paladin and Variant, and from the looks of it is packed with futuristic armor, gadgets, and weapons.