Gamespot: Preview
- Preview by Bob Colayco. "There are seemingly dozens of choices in how to be an effective soldier in PlanetSide, and from the brief taste we've had so far, we're eager to try out more of them."
- http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/planetside/preview_2912731.html

Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part I
- Preview by Sgt. Parias. "There's simply so much a single person can do in this game that I haven't been able to scratch the surface yet." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamehelper.com/magazine/previews/planetside-mission-log-part-i3

Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part II
- Preview by Parias. "I was extremely impressed with how the day's session had gone, however, and even some of the GMs active in the game expressed happiness at seeing so many people in a single area at once." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamehelper.com/magazine/previews/planetside-mission-log-part-ii2

Gamehelper.com: PlanetSide Mission Log: Part III
- Preview by Parias. "Planetside continues to advance in stability and functionality to this day, and it definitely looks like the game will reach its impending release with surprisingly little difficulty." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamehelper.com/magazine/previews/planetside-mission-log-part-iii-

Gamers Hell: Beta First Impression
- Impressions of the game from a beta tester. Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamershell.com/articles/625.html

GameAxis
- Preview by Neil Ong. "[F]rom what we've seen and played in PlanetSide so far, this game looks very promising indeed. It's got a lot of potential, and despite only being in beta right now, its got enough pace, action and depth to keep us going back fo
- http://www.gameaxis.com/articles/view.php?id=105

Play.tm
- Preview by Ben Jackson. "Verant have apparently taken the most popular aspects of Everquest and mixed them with Team Fortress Classic in a bid to create the ultimate online experience."
- http://play.tm/story/118

GameSpy.com
- Preview by Sal "Sluggo" Accardo. "On the surface...PlanetSide's gameplay feels reminiscent of other team-focused multiplayer games such as Tribes, Battlefield 1942 and even C&C: Renegade." Includes screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/december02/planetsidepc/

UGO.com: Preview
- Preview by Russell Frushtick. "[T]he world doesn't come to a crashing halt every time you close down the game. In fact, the war among the three [Empires]...will continue on through all hours of the day." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/features/planetside/preview.asp

GameSpy
- Preview by Aaron "PharCyde" Butler. "Even in PlanetSide's current state it's shaping up to be a worthy addition to Sony's list of MMOGs." Includes screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/july01/planetside/

Gamespy: E3 2002 Coverage
- Preview by Dave "Fargo" Kosak. "Imagine a 24 hour war raging on the Internet, where your teammates will get to know you and where your achievements can allow you to command armies and more." Includes screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/e32002/pc/planetside/

Gamespy: E3 2001 Coverage
- Preview by Tom Ham. "Unlike in games like Team Fortress Classic where you have specific classes of units, Planetside will implement an ability tree that will map out a player's progression in this area of development." Includes screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/e32001/planetside/

The Wargamer: Preview: PlanetSide
- By Chris Abele, Jim Zabek. " The world of Auraxis is filled with a wide variety of worlds, from rolling green grasslands to towering cliffs of ice to great plains of desert." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/planetside_preview/

Armchair Empire
- Preview by Mr. Nash. "So, on the one side the game is sounding pretty snazzy, on the other it sounds sort of like Halo at its core."
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Previews/PCGames/planetside.htm

Gaming Age
- Preview and screenshots by Patrick Klepek. "Of crourse [sic], we couldn't go on without mentioning the incredible job that Verant is doing on PlanetSide's graphics engine."
- http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=pc&game=planetside

ActionTrip: PlanetSide Preview
- Preview by Uros "2Lions" Jojic. "And speaking of weapons, the weapon design was definitely influenced by the recent success of games featuring more conventional types of guns, like machineguns, shell-firing cannon, and missiles." Inclu
- http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside.phtml

3DActionPlanet
- Preview by Jelan. "Imagine running into battle, with hundreds of other players, against another team of the same number. You've just imagined PlanetSide, the world's first massively multiplayer first person shooter."
- http://www.3dactionplanet.com/features/firstlooks/planetside/

ActionTrip First Look
- Preview by Neal "Petrodon" Leyendecker. "There'll be huge scale wars where armies will conquer continents and there'll be smaller-scale battles where players will hone their skills and acquire experience points." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p.phtml

IGN
- Preview by Dan Adams. "It'll be your job to pick a faction, join the fight, and claim the world in the name of your masters." Includes Videos and large number of screen shots.
- http://pc.ign.com/articles/380/380065p1.html

GameOver
- Preview by Aaron "Pharcyde" Butler. "While the version of PlanetSide we played still needed a lot of tweaking in various areas, which the developers are doing, it was still a blast to play." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?page=features&id=133

Computer and Video Games
- Preview by Scott Steinberg, with walkthrough. "Duck and cover - a classic tactic in troubled times. But it doesn't do much good when there's a horde of enemy soldiers, two MagRiders and a shell-spewing Lightning tank barreling down on your ass and al
- http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?page=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/previews/previews_story.php(que)id=85837(amp)page=1

ActionTrip Hands-On Preview
- Preview by Vince "Moesha" Massa. "Take the best parts of Tribes, the few good parts (VERY few) of Command & Conquer: Renegade, add in a customized character skill system and set it in a persistent world where three races battle it out f
- http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/planetside_p2.phtml

PlanetSide Preview: Offbeat
- By Jolly ActionTrip Editors. "Unusual" account of beta testing. "Usually, I have to wait before everyone leaves the office so that I can take off my pants before I play."
- http://www.actiontrip.com/offbeat/planetside.phtml

IGN.com
- Preview by Ivan Sulic. "I purchased a gun, a few certifications, a nifty helmet, and then I fell from orbit into a battlefield and killed everyone." Includes screen shots.
- http://pc.ign.com/articles/389/389307p1.html

Futurelooks
- Preview by Tyler Ingram. "Another feature which Planetside has, that no other First Person Shooter offers, is the ability to jump right into the middle of a battle with their 'Instant Action' option. Here players are able to suit up in a safe spot, h
- http://www.futurelooks.com/display.php?i=186&p=1

DailyGame Preview: PlanetSide
- Preview by Ted Brockwood. "The scale of PlanetSide is truly awe-inspiring. The first time you see an assault group form at your base, you're guaranteed to be picking your jaw up off the floor."
- http://www.dailygame.net/Articles/Previews/planetside.phtml

Gamers Europe Preview
- Preview by Mark Murphy. "There are still a number of bugs to sort out and a lot of refinement is required, but when all this has been completed PlanetSide looks set to be an engrossing and highly addictive battle between the three factions."
- http://www.gamerseurope.com/article.php?id=298

worthplaying.com Preview
- Preview by Anthony Mitera. "With the development and implementation of Sony Online's PlanetSide, large scale battles of thousands of foot soldiers and vehicles across vast continents are no longer a wish, but rather a dream come true." Includes
- http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=10232

wickedtoast.com: PlanetSide: After Lattice
- Preview by Marcin. " This forces each side to funnel forces to only a few hotspots on the map, not be forced to react when random bases are attacked on the other side of the continent - only to arrive too late time and time again." Includes scre
- http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=50

GameZone.com: Planetside Preview
- Preview by Kevin "BIFF" Giacobbi. "A game of this scale complete with hundreds of options in character development and weapon and armor configurations should promise a strong following in both the FPS and RPG communities."
- http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/p16515.htm