Bioware’s multiplayer shooter Anthem is finally here. Well, it is if you’ve got EA Access or happen to be subscribed to Origin Premier or pre-ordered one of many distinct limited edition bundles. It’s needlessly complicated, but having now sunk over 10 hours into the multiplayer shooter, we can cut past the confusion and ask – is it actually any good?

Anthem doesn’t officially launch until this Friday, but the game has been playable since last Friday by EA, and Origin Access members on PC, and Xbox One as part of a trial. Origin Premier members on PC even got unlimited access. That is to say Anthem has been in the wild for long enough now that reviews can be written, and scores can be assigned. It’s clear at this stage that while Anthem’s launch didn’t suffer from major connection issues, the game is full of bugs, unexplained mechanics, and inexplicably missing features.

Games as a service is a strange phrase and an even stranger genre. It used to be that only MMORPGs occupied this space, yet in the last few years we have had games like Destiny and The Division pop up, games that are aiming to occupy your mind for as long as possible. It seems odd then to find a brand new game trying to fit snuggly into this well-occupied area of gaming. Nevertheless, this is exactly what BioWare – primarily a creator of fantastic single-player games - is hoping to do with Anthem. Buy Cheap Anthem Coins on Mmocs.com with huge discount, fast delivery and 100% safety.

All of this is backed up by some damn impressive visuals, especially on PC. In the first few hours we're exploring lava-baked mountains seared with red hues, bright blue caverns, harrowing ruins that don't overdo it on the darkness, and glittering green tropics. Getting from point A to point B isn't so much the prerogative as I'm finding myself taking it all in more often than not. While that may very well be all of the archetypes from here on out, so far the promise of exploring zones down under the sea and into the sky is exciting.

And after sitting down with the game ourselves it’s easy to see why. At first, it feels like a pretty basic third-person shooter. You aim with left trigger, and fire with right. The shoulder bumpers fire off special abilities - a frost grenade and pulse blast in the Ranger - and if you build up enough energy you can fire off an ultimate attack - a rocket salvo in this case. There are four styles of Javelin to choose from - Ranger, Storm, Colossus and Interceptor - all with varying strengths, weaknesses and special abilities.

When you’re not flying around like Iron Man and fighting off baddies, you’ll spend a lot of time at Fort Tarsis chatting up the locals and picking up contracts. There are three factions at Fort Tarsis that you can reliably pick up contracts from — Sentinels, Freelancers, and Arcanists — and each contract you complete raises your loyalty to them. Loyalty earns you bonuses such as weapon sigils or component blueprints. In this way, Anthem does a great job of blending story and online multiplayer. Each mission you embark on reveals a little bit more about the people and the world around you, forming bonds that are beneficial to your character.

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