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Huxley is a massively multiplayer first-person shooter computer game published by Webzen Games Inc. to be released in FALL of 2006.

Story

In near future, Nuclearites bombard the world. Destructive earthquakes, massive tidal waves and dramatic climate changes wreak havoc around the globe, isolating continents and driving the human race into chaos. Those who survive the destruction dream of tranquillity, but an eruption among the human race and the appearance of horrible mutants drives the world into further disorder. Racism and oppression cause rebellious uprisings and war that divide the landscape between two powers: Sapiens and Alternative. At the heart of the war emerges a powerful energy source called the Lunarites. The Lunarites were created by Huxley, a scientist and possible savior.

Both factions seek glory and victory, fighting mercilessly for the Lunarites and their very existence.

The story is loosely based on the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, hence the name.

Gameplay

Little is known about Huxley's gameplay at the moment. Action is directed to be fast-paced, on par with games such as Unreal Tournament 2004, applied to a Massively Multiplayer Online Game setting. This style is in contrast to another MMOFPS, PlanetSide by Sony Online Entertainment, which follows a more tactical and thought out route of action.

Leveling and experience

Huxley’s advancement system is actually separated into two. In the early part of the character advancement system, players can shape their character in the style they like best. After that, players can then add depth to their characters. ‘Experiences’ and ‘Battle points’ are two elements of character advancement. ‘Experiences’ will affect the earlier part of character development and ‘Battle Points’ will affect the later part of a character’s development in a big way.

In the earlier part, by acquiring licenses, characters can have opportunities to use upgraded weapons and armor. In the later part of the game, players will concentrate on developing their characters to be more effective under any circumstance. One developer has stated, "We are planning to make the earlier part of character development relatively fast and the later part of development a bit slower but more abundant. This is because we decided that too much difference between characters abilities that affect combat result is not good for an FPS game."

Vehicles

Vehicles have been displayed in the Huxley trailer but no comments have been made as to whether vehicles will be interactive. It should be noted however that at the beginning of a demonstration video release based on the game, one of the characters can be seen driving around some sort of vehicle.

Weapons

Huxley also features very advanced, unique-looking weaponry. Currently, not many weapons are known; information about 3 guns has been "leaked". They are predominately rifles, a possible indication that spraying will be powerful factor in this game.

As is with most Korean MMO's; the weapons tend to be exaggerated in size. The pictures of the weapons seem to have been based on a Star Wars/Halo/Starcraft(Science Fiction) setting, resembling the common bulkiness that one expects from futuristic weapons.

While the player's level grows while throughout the course of the game, the player can buy more advanced armor. A marketplace is available in cities where players can trade with others weapons, armor, etc.

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