10-19-2006, 11:10 AM
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The levels are large. Each one in the Campaign Adventure mode takes approximately 30 minutes to beat, and there are more than 20 levels in the works. They cover the typical scary movie backgrounds for Friday the 13th type movies. You've got Suburban Nightmare, High School Hell, The Shopping Maul, Cemetery Scary, and The Dark Castle. But remember, this isn't Scooby Doo here. There is no mystery van or silly old people dressed up in sheets pretending to be ghosts. It's all action all the time. Over the course of the five giant levels, you'll confront more than 50 types of monster types, each with their own attacks and offensive strategies.
In campaign mode, of course, you won't just shoot. You'll jump into vehicles and cruise around blasting the hell out of enemies. You'll be able to pilot Go-Karts, Hovercrafts, Mech-Walkers and UFOs to name just a few. Vehicles are integrated into several missions as bonus abilities, while other missions are vehicle-only car combat sessions. Each campaign also poses unique objectives, while Artificial Studios is incorporating physics-based puzzles, escape sequences, and defend the base mission types.
The offline mode also includes a Smash Bros-esque four-player deathmatch with fixed camera angles. So if you've felt like you've missed out because you don't have a gold membership, Monster Madness has your back. If, however, the cooperative campaign doesn't tickle your fancy, you can always hop on Xbox Live and play four to 16-person deathmatches. Online games can be set up in free-for-alls or team-style games of eight on eight. The 16-player game is all-out deathmatch. It's an all-out 16 person free-for-all, or two teams of up to 8 players can enter into a variety of modes designed with special objectives to complete. You'll see standard games such as Capture the Flag and King of the Hill, and more specialized matches such as Monster Hunter (in which a team of monsters fights a team of humans).
In short, this simple co-op and multiplayer game is a throwback. But the right kind of throwback. Like Loaded, Monster Madness is a top-down romp. It's designed for people to play together in a frenetic shooter style that's incredible accessible to a wide range of players. You can play solo or cooperatively in a local setting, and you can play in Smash Bros.-style offline fights. Online, a slew of modes should pacify you and your buddies for some time for four to 16 players. Sometimes simplicity is best.
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In campaign mode, of course, you won't just shoot. You'll jump into vehicles and cruise around blasting the hell out of enemies. You'll be able to pilot Go-Karts, Hovercrafts, Mech-Walkers and UFOs to name just a few. Vehicles are integrated into several missions as bonus abilities, while other missions are vehicle-only car combat sessions. Each campaign also poses unique objectives, while Artificial Studios is incorporating physics-based puzzles, escape sequences, and defend the base mission types.
The offline mode also includes a Smash Bros-esque four-player deathmatch with fixed camera angles. So if you've felt like you've missed out because you don't have a gold membership, Monster Madness has your back. If, however, the cooperative campaign doesn't tickle your fancy, you can always hop on Xbox Live and play four to 16-person deathmatches. Online games can be set up in free-for-alls or team-style games of eight on eight. The 16-player game is all-out deathmatch. It's an all-out 16 person free-for-all, or two teams of up to 8 players can enter into a variety of modes designed with special objectives to complete. You'll see standard games such as Capture the Flag and King of the Hill, and more specialized matches such as Monster Hunter (in which a team of monsters fights a team of humans).
In short, this simple co-op and multiplayer game is a throwback. But the right kind of throwback. Like Loaded, Monster Madness is a top-down romp. It's designed for people to play together in a frenetic shooter style that's incredible accessible to a wide range of players. You can play solo or cooperatively in a local setting, and you can play in Smash Bros.-style offline fights. Online, a slew of modes should pacify you and your buddies for some time for four to 16 players. Sometimes simplicity is best.
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it's looking good. reminds me a lot of 'zombies ate my neighbors'.