Planetside (PC)

PlanetSide PC is the first massively multiplayer online first-person action game and expands the first-person action genre into an entirely new universe.
The PlanetSide PC continents measure approximately 64 square kilometres, varying from arctic wastelands to scorching deserts. Players work to capture various technological bases--using both soldier-to-soldier as well as vehicle-based combat--with a view to bringing continents under the control of their chosen empire.

The action of the game takes place in a persistent universe represented by a planet divided into several continents. The wide variety of settings range from an ice desert to arid lands. In this universe, each player takes the form of a mercenary, selected before play from different rival corporations. Corporations assign missions to the players, with the aim of taking control of rival technology bases.

There are several interests to the game. First of all each player is free to carry out their mission in a group or independently. Secondly, each mercenary has a very wide choice of options: each corporation has weapons, special equipment and unusual vehicles. Finally, for even greater realism, mercenaries rise within the ranks of one of three empires that offer both character development and professional growth, sponsoring players with a starting apartment and a Personal Computer Terminal where they can access job assignments, news and e-mail. Each player has the option of watching their character's abilities develop as they climb the ranks in the hierarchy of their corporation and win international recognition.