Amazon's first game has a lot to prove. 'Crucible' gets a lot right.

On the surface, "Crucible" looks like an average third-person arena online shooter that mixes elements of "Overwatch," (characters with different skill sets) with those other familiar titles. "Crucible" is an attempt to fuse the chaos of a hero shooter with the pacing and strategy of a multiplayer online battle arena, like "League of Legends." And much like "Fortnite" distilled the satisfaction of loot grinds to a single match, "Crucible" allows players to level up within a game, turning matches into dynamic power plays with explosive crescendos. That process is made easier thanks to every game being filled with AI-controlled enemy aliens, meaning you don't have to best the living to increase your abilities.