Monday Night Combat the best Summer of Arcade Game?
Monday Night Combat might have what it takes to be the best of this years Summer of Arcade on Xbox Live. I’m not sure why but I was initially ignoring all the media on this game for some odd reason. I was totally wrong to do so!
Here’s a Video Highlighting all the Character Classes in the Game:
There looks to be just the right amount of fast-paced action, style, and comedy in this team based Third Person Shooter that takes it’s cue’s from the excellent Team Fortress 2. If its anywhere near as good as the game that inspired it we will have a steal at only $15 (1200 MS points).
The Competition:
• Limbo was artsy but disappointingly short.
• Hyrdo Thunder was fun for racing game fans but showed its age.
• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is fun with a full compliment of 6 co-op players but cant live up to its brothers.
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a contender but wont have the staying power of competitive multiplayer.
I can’t stand games where its one bullet kills all day long (Blacklight: Tango Down) – its difficult to formulate more complex team maneuvers and impossible to correct a twitch mistake.
I prefer games where you can take a least a handful of hits and the competitive advantage swings back and forth clearly. Which is why I like the strategic aspects of the game seen here – we can still see all the run and gun stuff in the background – but its clear there’s a good amount of strategy involved depending on which character class you select. Plus, itsa’ HIM Mario!
What do you think? Could this be the best of the lot this year? We’ll find out on August 11th!
Official Description of the Game:
Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter … and the most popular lethal sport of the future! It blends intense combat, finishing moves, and gameshow-like challenges and rewards to produce an action experience unlike any other. Why fight for “honor” or “duty” when you can fight for the real American dream — cash, fame and endorsements?
Game Modes:
Crossfire:
Teams of six battle each other to destroy the others Moneyball. To do so they must make sure their robots get to the other team’s money ball. Only the robots can damage the money ball at first by damaging their shield but after the sheilds are down all players can also contribute.Blitz:
Is where 4 players protect their moneyball against waves of robots. This gametype can also be played alone, 2 player splitscreen or 4 player online.
Actually, this game reminds me more of Borderlands than anything else. I think I’ll wait and see how well the online community turns out before I try it.
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This game is a cross between TF2 and the Dota mod wihich most console players dnt know about the Dota mod. So please people stfu no one cares that u think it’s a ripoff of TF2 since Tf2 was no a big hit on consoles it really doesnt matter.
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“Looks like a TF2 ripoff don’t buy NOOO! D:”
I love how people do this, so what if it looks like a differnt game?
Just try the trial, its worth that precious hard drive space.
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I hope to try it out later this week
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OH HI TF2 WHERE DID YOU GET THE MAD WORLD ANNOUNCER FROM?!
but the idea with the bots is great! I really wish tf2 could put bots and humans in…
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that looks great! ithink the Support Class isthe best but thats gust me
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For anyone who has interest in this or is looking for an alternative/evolution of TF2.
Try Global Agenda.
Its a fleshed out TF2 with RPG/MMO elements such as talent points, epic gear, crafting, guildes etc..
The PVP matches are great and balanced and the game also provides a decent amount of PVE, to play solo or grouped. But play it for the PVP matches, thats the best part.
Its one of the Top Free Trail games on Steam, you can play unlimated time with lvl 15 cap. Try it out, what do you have to loose. If you like it the game is only 29 bucks with no subscriptions.
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I’m not really sure on this one. Sure, the graphics are fine, the whole satirical look at American consumer frenzy is good, but something about the actual gameplay seems… clunky. Almost like it’s a first person shooter trying to pass itself off as a third person one. By no means am I damning this as an awful game, or anything, but I’m taking a ‘wait & see’ approach, here.
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actually MNC may be the only game interesting to me this summer.
I think I am the only one with that opinion, but Limbo is a case of “heavily overrated” IMO. Very cool visual style, yeah, but I had no real fun with its puzzles and the whole “trying-dying-repeat”-thing was more clever (and fun!) in N+ or This Is Hard (XBLIG). Maybe its the slow pace I found rather boring or the not too hard puzzles … I dont know.
Same problem (well, kind of) with Hydro Thunder – too slow, which kills EVERY racing game IMO.
And Castlevania? Well, I only liked the original Jump’N'Whip gameplay of the GB, NES, SNES era games, this RPG elements always seem a little forced to me. Make a classic Castlevania game, Konami, please, I will buy it for full retail price, even if its 2D with SNES-like graphics!
End of story: MNC and Lara Croft (muh) remaining and Monday Night Combat looks a lot more fun, nice cheesy humor, sympathetic visual style and over-the-top action – how can you go wrong with that?
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This reminds me of Starwars Battlegrounds (which got old quick) and Team Fortress which I haven’t played much.
It’s a cross between those 2 almost.
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Hey, it looks good though especially with the RPG elements.
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BattleFRONT, God dammit. Battlefront.
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I decry this game as a shallow TF2 ripoff. Not interested. I’ll just play the original, thanks! What with constant dev support and unlockable weapons and items, this game cannot match TF2! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE. /rant
But seriously, this does seem pretty blatantly “taking inspiration from” (read: copying) TF2. I have a list of the similarities, btw.
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Yea its a TF2 ripoff but at least it has 1 to 2 original features so its not a 100% ripoff its a 85-90% ripoff of TF2 but I wont play it I never liked TF2 to begin with (my opinion)
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This game looks like a cross between Global Agenda and Team Fortress 2.
Not my thing, but might be what some peeps are looking for…
Joe said:
“I can’t stand games where its one bullet kills all day long (Blacklight: Tango Down) – its difficult to formulate more complex team maneuvers and impossible to correct a twitch mistake.”
Try Arma 2 or A2 Operation Arrowhead.
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Wow, looks a lot like TF2. I don’t know how people can stand to play FPS’s on consoles. I’ve been a dedicated PC gamer for all of my gaming life and I just couldn’t give up the control of a keyboard and mouse.
Maybe this game is a little more console friendly than TF2 is? I don’t even own a console. This isn’t out for PC is it?
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Red and Blue? Cartoony humoristic style? Taunts? This seems so familiar.
They could have tried to make this look less like TF2. Green and yellow are nice colours, too.
That being said I’m definitely going to buy it. It looks really fun and even with a PC version getting released I hope that the Xbox version will get the best support (unlike TF2).
And a support class that can build and upgrade sentries, heal, drain life and uber himself? Medic and Engineer just happen to be my favourite TF2 classes and now I can play their lovechild. Sweet. I’m going to miss SPAH SAPPIN MAH SENTRY and paranoid friendly fire though. And as they also have a Heavy I wonder if the Support/Heavy combo will be as good as in TF2.
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I’ll be sure to at lease play the demo later this week. Anything that takes a page out of TF2 has to be played at lease once.
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I have to say that out of all of the games mentioned, this was definitely the game I wanted most. Seeing the videos and just the TF2 look really has me expecting a lot from this. I do have to say though, I didn’t care for Castlevania games until I just dl’ed the new one. There’s something about it even if only playing 2 player, that makes it fun too.
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Screw you joe, limbo is gonna kick this games ass. Its looks fun but limbo was amazing(this is coming from someone who also was pissed by the length of the game) You need to do a review of it, you always usualy review games most people wouldnt care about and ignore(most) the big hits
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And also im sick of people calling limbo “artsy”, just because it has a unique style doesnt classify it as some pretentious art game
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Did i say it was pretentious? I just think that because of its visual style alot of people ignored some of the games faults.
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But Joe! Limbo is the most accurate representation of Bear Gryll’s childhood survival series!
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Damm after playing this game i actualy have to say its a blast and probably better than limbo mainly for replay value. I do believe limbo was a bit overrated(by reviewers) but was just so damm fun solving the puzzles on the first play through. The visual style is most definately overrated though but i felt the mechanics and puzzle designs were pretty excellent.
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You know Limbo is only like an hour long right?
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Ooops, the question mark was a mistake. It is an hour long.
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1200 Microsoft Point for a 1 Hour Game with a fluff and puff art style?
BOY I’M A SUCKER! MUST BUY!
Gtfo man. With all it’s beauty and praise Limbo gets. It doesn’t deserve it.
And no I’m not saying it’s “PRETENTIOUS” as you accused joe of saying.
I’m saying it’s OVERRATED.
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the combat and art of tf2, with the pageantry and competition of american football, whats not to love.
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The game does remind me a good bit of Team Fortress 2 but considering the fact that the 360 version of TF2 isn’t that great, seems like the 360 needs a good team-based shooter like TF2. The Support even has the weird Ghostbusters-esque healgun that the Medic from TF2 has.
I’ll probably end up playing Support since I usually like to hear while doing a good bit of damage. Although, I really like the Tank’s jet burner gun.
It’s also nice that there is persistent character building on top of the in-match level building for extra replayability. I want to see how the custom classes work more in-depth.
I’ll definitely be getting it Day 1
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For those hoping for PC version, a visit to the company’s forums would do you good.
The developers have pretty much promised something for us PC gamers too.
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I somehow get the impression that there is something lacking about the game. I can’t put my finger on it but the combat doesn’t seem very fluent.
Let me point out that I in no way think that this will be a bad game. Personally I can’t wait to try it out and I do hope that I am wrong about the combat’s fluency.
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Also, it looks like TF2 at a glance. But that’s not a bad thing. As long as it’s fun it can get away with following the leader.
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Am I the only person who’s annoyed that the tagline calls the American Dream “cash, fame and endorsements”?
What happened to America being the Land of Opportunity, where you are free and can succeed or fail on your own merits?
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I think that’s the point.
The world where the game takes place seems overcommercialized and fakey.
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this game looks over the top for just being an Arcade game and only $15 too
might be one of greatest game on the XBLA
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looks pretty sweet. i’m interested in trying it out, and the heavy or sniper looks like my kind of character. You going to start a AJA team to conquer xbox live?
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if you do start an AJA team I would like to join
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it really reminds me of the Conker xbox version multiplayer. This game sure does look promising!
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Reminds me heavily of TF2, but with game mechanics more complex then quake 3. COOP modes and competitive multiplayer are what I live for! I love how over the top it is! Especially the melee finishers! The assassin will be my one true love. What class do you want to be joe?
PC plz?
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The Support Class Kinda looks like me only pudgy, lol.
I’d say the Gunner or Assault class is more my style, but id like to play around with the Support for his marioness factor.
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