First off this game is a total disappointment in that you can pilot an alpha or beta. I've yet to decide if it was even worth renting, which is what I did. THe sub plots suck and the character interactions are amond the worst I've seen on PS2. It seems as though harmony gold is trying to add a comedic element but they even fail at that. THe invid themselves aren't too bad except for the charge move which is totally lame. I'm about 2 hours into playing it. What sucks is that you have to remember to save often because there is no auto save at the end of levels. If the game freezes up (which it did for me once) you loose all progress since your last save.
The game itself is a major headache creator and is really hard on the eyes. Also HG has added some funking things like everything goes blurry and you start hearing voices of women and commanders telling you to do stuff.
BTW did anyone else see the beta prototype in the game. If this is any preview of what HG's beta will look like....ITS TOTAL S@#T! It has some kind of funky torrent on the top.
Other quirky things include the lack of weapon descriptions on the screen so you don't really know what weapon your carrying or using. Missle on the cyclone suck. and grenade throwing is practically worthless since the range is about 1/2 what you get in other first person shooters.
If you can get this game for free or less than $5 then get it..otherwise you best off saving your money for other better games.