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[gregory]

More Multiplayer deets....

Team Modes

TEAM DEATHMATCH

2-8 Teams

Players work as a team to rub out other teams for money - and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins. Take the other crew down. Remember to loot the cash dropped by deceased players. That's the way to get ahead.

TEAM MAFIYA WORK

2-8 Teams

You're a member of a crew doing contract work for the mafiya - including such plum gigs as escorting wanted men, picking up MacGuffins and stealing cars. Work as a team to complete contracts before the time period ends and get the rewards. You'll probably want to do your best to scupper the other crew's work as well. Each contract you complete gives your team cash, and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

TEAM CAR JACK CITY

2-8 Teams

Cars spawn parked around the map and the teams must steal them and take them to a drop off point. The cash teams get for dropping off stolen vehicles depends on their condition - teams get less cash the more damaged they are. The exception to this are special bonus cars, stuffed with drugs, which give a set amount of cash on delivery no matter how damaged they are. Your crew has to get hold of whatever vehicles the boss wants. Whichever crew makes the most money wins. Simple.

COPS N' CROOKS

2 teams only

Cops n' Crooks

A team-based mode in which the Crooks must get their Boss to safety, while the Cops have to take him down. The Boss is marked with a cross hair. This mode has two sub-modes: All for One and One for All.

1. In All for One, one team is made up of Crooks and a Boss, and the other team is made up of Cops. The Cops are trying to hunt down and kill the Boss while the Crooks are trying to protect him. The Cops win by killing the Boss and the Crooks win by getting the Boss safely to the getaway vehicle and escaping.

2. One for All is similar but there is no Boss. Here, the Cops win by killing all of the Crooks and the Crooks win by filling up a getaway vehicle with members of their team. Only 4 people can escape in the getaway vehicle. Players cannot respawn in this mode.

TURF WAR

2 teams only

A timed capture-the-base mode. There are a number of bases around the map that you have to take by standing on them for a short period of time. The more players that are on a base, the faster it can be captured. The more bases that your team owns, the faster your team's cash score increases. If the rival gang is on or near a base, you won't be able to take control of it - so do what you can to try and ... displace them. The team with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

Cooperative Modes

HANGMAN's NOOSE

2-4 Players

Single player mission that features co-op play. Mafiya boss Petrovic has illegally flown into Francis International Airport, and someone has tipped off the cops. The objective? Escort Petrovic to safety while being pursued by the Liberty City Police Department's NOOSE (SWAT) division.

BOMB DA BASE

Number of players unknown

Details coming soon.

BOMB DA BASE II

Number of players unknown

Details coming soon.

Competitive Modes

DEATHMATCH

2-16 Players

It's a complete free for all! Anything goes, and you can use any tactics you like to kill off the competition. Confined to specific areas of Liberty City in order to keep the action intense.

MAFIYA WORK

2-8 Players

Working under the direction of Kenny Petrovic via. your cellphone, you will compete against other players in a series of mini-missions. You might have to pick up recruits for the firm or take out a target, or even find and then dispose of a dozen severed heads.

CAR JACK CITY

Number of players unknown

Details coming soon.

DEAL BREAKER

Number of players unknown

Details coming soon.

FREE MODE

1-16 Players

Like single-player, except playing with your friends. Complete free for all. No rules, no objectives, no score. You're free to do whatever you wish.

Race Modes

RACE

1-16 Players

Race

Race to the finish through each checkpoint in order: If you take a wrong turn or mess up in some way, you can respawn your vehicle on the last checkpoint you passed. There is a large selection of races for cars, boats, and helicopters - you can choose laps and vehicle class/type. This mode has two sub-modes: Free Race and Cannonball Run.

1. Free Race are point-to-point races. First one to reach the end point wins.

2. Cannonball Run are races where you have to traverse several checkpoints any way you can.

GTA RACE

1-16 Players

Similar to the orthodox Race, but with the added element of combat. Race and fight your way through the checkpoints in order and then hit the finish, but this time you can also pick up the weapons spawned en route to help take out your opponents. You can also exit the vehicle during the road races.

Edited April 20, 2008 by gregory

[jacketspud]

Thanks for that all of you I will wait and see then as I have told them they can visit each others towns - Good to hear about animal crossing on the wii for christmas as once she gets her hands on the ds I wont get a look in !I bought the drawn to life game where you draw and colour in your own characters/props for the platform game - its a shame there is not more of this type as far as I am aware as it seems perfect for the ds?

Thinking we will have to get the Mario Kart too now especially if you can play people online. Will have to get that tomorrow for other halfs birthday as his wii fit wont be arriving by Tuesday and I havnt bought him anything else.

[minute5072]

there's no local multiplayer tho is there? its only online isnt it

[dakyras]

there's no local multiplayer tho is there? its only online isnt it

[minute5072]

2-4 players multiplayer.

From the site:

"Play up to three friends locally or challenge up to 11 friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi connection."

[luckysalt]

Have you guys heard about the new Mortal Kombat game?

it will feature DC comics characters, but in order for this to happen the Fatalities have been removed from the game as DC comics didn't want their characters ripped apart

announced so far for the game are Sub Zero, Scorpion, Batman & Superman

this could be interesting

heres a link http://kotaku.com/381505/midway-gamers-day...cters-announced

[dakyras]

....was meaning GTA 4

[dakyras]

Have you guys heard about the new Mortal Kombat game?

it will feature DC comics characters, but in order for this to happen the Fatalities have been removed from the game as DC comics didn't want their characters ripped apart

announced so far for the game are Sub Zero, Scorpion, Batman & Superman

this could be interesting

heres a link http://kotaku.com/381505/midway-gamers-day...cters-announced

[Lithium05]

no fatalities?! BOOOOOOOO!

[Purple Monkey]

Have you guys heard about the new Mortal Kombat game?

it will feature DC comics characters, but in order for this to happen the Fatalities have been removed from the game as DC comics didn't want their characters ripped apart

announced so far for the game are Sub Zero, Scorpion, Batman & Superman

this could be interesting

heres a link http://kotaku.com/381505/midway-gamers-day...cters-announced

[Purple Monkey]

Oh dear check out the massive Okami Wii version box-art gaff

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php...&page=4#162

They've accidentally photoshopped IGN's logo onto the box!

I really liked the comment on the last page:

"Internet gamers feel that they are entitled to have companies make decisions that suit their tastes.

Some forget that gaming is a privilege, not a right.

The fact that Capcom greenlighted this is pretty lucky for gamers, they should be greatful that Capcom had even let this title see the light of day again.

Gamers are such ungrateful pricks sometimes. I continually find it astonishing how they will collectively bitch about someone's efforts (even when they post on the forum!) as if they could do any better. Grab some money and make your own development studio then guys!"

Kudos my man.

Edited April 21, 2008 by Purple Monkey

[Halcyon]

Star Wars Characters in Soul Caliber and now this.........

What a stupid move. No Fatalities means the essense of playing Mortal Kombat has been gutted. That was the only reason poeople played that inferior game and it's the only reason it was a massive success. The gore was what Mortal Kombat was all about as it was a really inferior fighting game.

[windy_miller]

I want to have a moan about minimum requirements, went into game to look at Assassins creed, 2.2gig dual core minimum, reccomended 2.6. Now mass effect has quoted minimum system requirements of a 2.4+ dual core, got mine overclocked to 3 Gig, i was hoping it would do me 18 months now thats not looking likely

[berk]

there's never been a good mortal kombat game, no reason to believe they'll start now, it's ridiculous to have a character like superman in a beat em up.

Lame

[Halcyon]

it's ridiculous to have a character like superman in a beat em up.

Edited April 21, 2008 by Halcyon

[G-Stud]

Rock Star have got it all wrong. It's my birthday in two days but GTA IV isn't out for anouther eight. How inconsiderate can you be?!

[TaylorT]

GTA IV isn't out for anouther eight.

Edited April 21, 2008 by TaylorT

[Purple Monkey]

more ridiculous than super mario kicking the shit out of princess daisy?

[Jaybles]

Guys we are slacking!

Thou shalt not let this thread drop from the first page!!

Im distraught! i have to work in london all weekend so i cant forsee the next chance i am gonna get to play on mario kart!!

On another note, i think when i get paid end of the month its ps3 investing time.

[steveo]

anyone got that Metal Gear Online beta working from the PSN ?

i downloaded it last night but can i hell as like get registered on the konami site to get my game id

seems like everyone in the world is tryin to access the same site!!!

[tHomBleached]

Uh oh, didn't think I'd need to pre-order GTA (can't remember a game selling out on day of launch for years...even halo 3 didn't)

But I can't see a way to do it on the game site, I guess I'm going to have to wait...

[Leprekorn]

Uh oh, didn't think I'd need to pre-order GTA (can't remember a game selling out on day of launch for years...even halo 3 didn't)

But I can't see a way to do it on the game site, I guess I'm going to have to wait...

[tHomBleached]

That's what I figured, I'm in an Asda that day on a job, so it won't be a problem, just wouldve been nice to get some more reward points on the pre-order

[windy_miller]

Did anyone have any problems logging into XBox live last night? It would pop up with the "Connected to xbox live" thingy, but then the marketplace tab was blank and still had a "Connect to xbox live" button showing. Clicking that would attempt to log me in again, and no error was shown, but it would return me to the blank page with the connect button.

[Purple Monkey]

Did anyone have any problems logging into XBox live last night? It would pop up with the "Connected to xbox live" thingy, but then the marketplace tab was blank and still had a "Connect to xbox live" button showing. Clicking that would attempt to log me in again, and no error was shown, but it would return me to the blank page with the connect button.