Developer(s): Uber Entertainment
Publisher(s): Microsoft Games Studios
Platform(s): Xbox 360
Release date(s): August 11, 2010
Genre(s): Third-person shooter
Mode(s): Single-player, co-op (2-player splitscreen, 2-4 online), online multiplayer: (6 vs 6)
Rating(s): ESRB: T
Media: Download
Monday Night Combat is a downloadable third-person shooter video game exclusive to the Xbox Live Arcade developed by Uber Entertainment.
Premise
Set in the future, two teams of cloned soldiers battle to destroy the other team's 'Money Ball' as a competitive sport.
Gameplay
The game blends third person shooting with classes in the style of Team Fortress 2 with team-based objectives in the style of Defense of the Ancients and similar games.
There are 2 Gametypes available
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.
Bullseye The Mascot
Bullseye, the mascot of Monday Night Combat, is a randomly chosen super fan that can be found in the middle of the arena dancing and moving around. When he appears, players can attack him to make him drop money, which they can then pick up and use for skills, turrets, bots, jump pads, etc.
Bacon
Bacon is sometimes dropped when attacking Bullseye the mascot or destroying a JackBot. When the bacon is collected, the player will be able to run faster and shoot farther. They will also do more damage and have a larger clip. These effects continue until the player dies and is re-spawned or the game is over.
Character classes:
Each of the six classes has two weapons equipped as well as four skills, one of which is passive.
Assault
A standard shooter class, equipped with assault rifle and grenade launcher, adept as named at pushing the assault
Skills:
* F.L.Y, a jetpack which allows the assault to move horizontally in the air for a set length.
* Jet Charge, attack like a rugby tackle.
* a remote detonation explosive.
Tank
Wielding a 'Jet Engine Gun' (firing a stream of heat like a superpowered flamethrower) and a laser railgun, this class has the highest all out attack power
Skills:
* Jet Charge, a ramming attack that can knock enemies down.
* Stun Grenade that can be upgraded into a Product Bomb to distract players and stun robots and turrets.
* Plant, the ability to entrench Himself like the Gunner
Sniper
With the eponymous sniper rifle and a submachine gun
Skills:
* Flak
* Traps
* Grapple
Upgrades
* Supa Sniper: Allows the Sniper Rifle to shoot through multiple enemies.
Support
Sporting a Heal/Hurt Gun (A gun that heals bots turrets and pros, and whose secondary function drains health from opposing bots turrets and pros) and a shotgun, this class both heals and places defensive turrets
Skills:
* Hack, hack turrets to increase there distance and damage. The hack can also be used to turn hostile turrets friendly at level 2+.
* FireBase, A mini turret. (on the highest level regenerates your health when you stand close to it)
* Strike, Throws an airstrike beacon. A series of bombs will strike the area targeted by the airstrike beacon.
Gunner
Equipped with a massive minigun and secondary mortars
Skills:
* Slamma, a ground stomp inducing a blast wave that can stun enemies
* Grabbing enemies and bashing them face first into the ground
* Plant, the ability to entrench and become a human turret
Assassin
With a dagger and shurikens.
Skills:
* Sprint, The ability to run really fast for short periods of time
* Cloak, The ability to be invisible for short periods of time
* Smoke Bomb, a bomb that provides cover and stuns enemies while greatly increasing the Assassin's jump height for a very short time
Upgrades
* Katana: upgrade for the dagger
Premise
Set in the future, two teams of cloned soldiers battle to destroy the other team's 'Money Ball' as a competitive sport.
Gameplay
The game blends third person shooting with classes in the style of Team Fortress 2 with team-based objectives in the style of Defense of the Ancients and similar games.
There are 2 Gametypes available
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.
Bullseye The Mascot
Bullseye, the mascot of Monday Night Combat, is a randomly chosen super fan that can be found in the middle of the arena dancing and moving around. When he appears, players can attack him to make him drop money, which they can then pick up and use for skills, turrets, bots, jump pads, etc.
Bacon
Bacon is sometimes dropped when attacking Bullseye the mascot or destroying a JackBot. When the bacon is collected, the player will be able to run faster and shoot farther. They will also do more damage and have a larger clip. These effects continue until the player dies and is re-spawned or the game is over.
Character classes:
Each of the six classes has two weapons equipped as well as four skills, one of which is passive.
Assault
A standard shooter class, equipped with assault rifle and grenade launcher, adept as named at pushing the assault
Skills:
* F.L.Y, a jetpack which allows the assault to move horizontally in the air for a set length.
* Jet Charge, attack like a rugby tackle.
* a remote detonation explosive.
Tank
Wielding a 'Jet Engine Gun' (firing a stream of heat like a superpowered flamethrower) and a laser railgun, this class has the highest all out attack power
Skills:
* Jet Charge, a ramming attack that can knock enemies down.
* Stun Grenade that can be upgraded into a Product Bomb to distract players and stun robots and turrets.
* Plant, the ability to entrench Himself like the Gunner
Sniper
With the eponymous sniper rifle and a submachine gun
Skills:
* Flak
* Traps
* Grapple
Upgrades
* Supa Sniper: Allows the Sniper Rifle to shoot through multiple enemies.
Support
Sporting a Heal/Hurt Gun (A gun that heals bots turrets and pros, and whose secondary function drains health from opposing bots turrets and pros) and a shotgun, this class both heals and places defensive turrets
Skills:
* Hack, hack turrets to increase there distance and damage. The hack can also be used to turn hostile turrets friendly at level 2+.
* FireBase, A mini turret. (on the highest level regenerates your health when you stand close to it)
* Strike, Throws an airstrike beacon. A series of bombs will strike the area targeted by the airstrike beacon.
Gunner
Equipped with a massive minigun and secondary mortars
Skills:
* Slamma, a ground stomp inducing a blast wave that can stun enemies
* Grabbing enemies and bashing them face first into the ground
* Plant, the ability to entrench and become a human turret
Assassin
With a dagger and shurikens.
Skills:
* Sprint, The ability to run really fast for short periods of time
* Cloak, The ability to be invisible for short periods of time
* Smoke Bomb, a bomb that provides cover and stuns enemies while greatly increasing the Assassin's jump height for a very short time
Upgrades
* Katana: upgrade for the dagger
0 comments