Korean Developer Responds to Team Fortress 2 Rip-Off Claims

By Brian Ashcraft

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The trailer for computer title H.A.V.E. Online looks remarkably similar to Team Fortress 2 — so much so that it is actually pissing South Korean gamers off. Comments have been largely vicious.

H.A.V.E. Online is being called "an embarrassment" to the Korean game industry. Check out this comparison clip and judge for yourself.

Last week, we reported that its publisher SK iMedia has not commented about the likeness. Well, the company finally has made a statement. Korean web portal DC News did a phone interview with the publisher. "Debating (as to if it's a rip off or not) is like having blind men touching an elephant and describing what it looks like," said SK iMedia. "We will reveal the gameplay soon. Other than that, we have no comment at this time."

Blind men touching an elephant and describing what it looks like?!

신작 게임 'H.A.V.E.', '팀 포트리스2'와 비슷하다? [DC News Thanks, Torokun!]

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Korean PC Game Rips-Off Team Fortress 2

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The name of this game is H.A.V.E. Online. It's a PC title, and an open beta is supposed to go down sometime this year. The game looks strangely familiar.

An homage?

Even with the otaku toy twist, the game is a little too close to Team Fortress 2 for some on the Korean internet, where the game is kicking up a mini-controversy. The game is being called "an embarrassment" to the Korean game industry.

H.A.V.E.'s publisher SK iMedia has not made a comment about the Team Fortress 2 likeness. Check out the trailer comparison shots and wonder to yourself why they called this game H.A.V.E. and not Toy Fortress Story.

Missed opportunity, that.

팀 포티리스 2 표절 + 오덕화 ‘피규어 TPS' H.A.V.E 영상·스크린샷 공개 [The World is just awesome Thanks Torokun!]

"Blind men touching an elephant and describing what it looks like?!"

I guess it means thy haven't touched on the whole elephant, thus not being able to piece together what makes that elephant unique. Sounds like something ghandi would say.

damn, that's deep.

I'll take Team Fortress with scantily clothed anime chicks over vanilla Team Fortress any day of the week, rip off or not. :P

@ sega4life

Educate yourself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant

you know that he's just posting from a news site and he didn't write the article right ?

OT: that's a complete rip off. SR2 looks like a complete new original game and not a GTA clone compared to this !!

This.

Amen.

for the guys above me

you have no taste

An FPS that resembles another FPS? Shocking!

HAVE looks good though.

It looks good though.