I have a group of friends that I’ve gamed with since the early days of EverQuest. Occasionally, we hop from game to game together looking for the next big MMO thrill. We were in the throes of beating down thugs and leaping tall buildings in a single bound in City of Heroes when Auto Assault broke on the MMO horizon. The guys raved about this one enthusiastically. To them, Auto Assault looked too good to be true. Running around battling enemies in tricked out cars mounted with machine guns and other weaponry--how much cooler could a game possibly get?

I admit that I haven't followed Auto Assault the way some of my male friends have. I generally prefer elves and halflings to mutants and biomeks, but when the assignment to test Auto Assault came through, I took up the challenge, partly because I wanted to see what a game outside the fantasy genre would be like, and partly to make the boys green with envy. Well, guys, I've played that game you've been drooling over. I've been to the post-apocalyptic wastelands and returned with a tale to tell.