Haze is primarily a three-day battle between the forces of Mantel Global Industries, and a rebel group called “The Promise Hand“. The player takes on the role of a Mantel soldier, Shane Carpenter, and leads a team in pursuit the rebel leader, Gabriel Merino. By the end of the game, he will become one of these rebels.
Mission One starts on the Mantel Land Carrier, with Carpenter meeting his team. It ends with them flying out to the jungle to rescue a pilot.
Mission Two begins with a firefight. Rebel soldiers attack from all sides as the team move towards the crash site. Upon reaching the site, they secure the pilot and hold off another rebel attack, while waiting for their dropship.
Mission Three starts with a cutscene, followed by a dropship boarding, and ends with another cutscene.
Mission Four is another firefight with the rebels. After driving along a jungle track, attacking rebels along the way, the team reach the smelting plant.
Mission Five involves pursuing Merino through the smelting plant, with rebels attacking at every turn. Once Merino is captured, several dramatic cutscenes follow, and the mission ends with the dropship crashing into a swamp.
Mission Six is the main turning point in the game, where Carpenter changes sides. With help from the rebels, he escape the Mantel black-ops and flees to an underground base.
Mission Seven starts with a cutscene where Merino talks about the Nectar drugs, followed by an attack from Carpenter’s Mantel team.
Mission Eight requires Carpenter to reach a beached container ship. He must battle through several Mantel ambushes, and clear a mine field, to get there.
Mission Nine involves searching the container ship for a distress signal, and then escaping the ship by fighting the invading Mantel troops.
Mission Ten has Carpenter escaping through a cave to reach a hotel. Merino tells him to get to the roof for evacuation, but he needs to destroy a dropship first.
Mission Eleven starts with Carpenter firing at Mantel troops from a rebel helicopter. After meeting up with Merino again, they are attacked by another dropship.
Mission Twelve involves clearing mines so that a rebel missile launcher can get across a bridge, and then blowing up the bridge before Mantel troops arrive.
Mission Thirteen is a drive up a mountain road towards an observatory, with many attacks by Mantel troops along the way.
Mission Fourteen starts with Carpenter fighting rebels to reach a cable car, so he can cross the valley and disable the Nectar administration system at the observatory.
Mission Fifteen is the rebel assault on the Mantel Land Carrier. The destruction of the carrier, and a final cutscene, close out this exciting game.