For instance, one of the ones I saw put the leading team into elimination mode for a brief time, during which they didn't respawn. When they do, the trailing team gains a brief advantage to help them get back in the game. One of the more interesting tweaks is the addition of 'power plays.' These wildcards kick in when one team starts to open up a lead on the other. It's the combination of systems they've put in to achieve this that the developers feel gives Uncharted 3 its other advantage against the competition. The decision not to make these events skew the outcome of the match reflects the attention being paid to finding the sweet spot that keeps online play fun without undermining the sense of competition.

And in the cargo plane level, both teams wind up at an airfield where the bulk of the match takes place it's just a matter of how they got there. The change in layout of the chateau alters a few tactics inside the house but most of the fighting takes place on the grounds anyway. Neither has any material effect on the outcome of the match. Flashy as these events sound, that's it they're all show. The pursuers try to jump from truck and seize the plane with the goal being to be on board when it takes off. The other team is in trucks giving chase. It started with one team on board a cargo plane rolling down the runway to take off. Here it sat at the center of the map and part way into the match a portion of the upstairs floor gave way, changing the interior space. The more restrained of the two used the burned out husk of the chateau seen engulfed in flames during the previous single-player demos of the game. The effort starts by trying to bring more of the feel of the single-player adventure into the multiplayer.Д«oth the levels I played showed how the designers plan to do this by incorporating the dynamic, cinematic elements more often thought of as reserved for solo play. Uncharted 3 aims to get there on the strength of its core shooting experience, bolstered by two primary enhancements.

With multiplayer now an expected part of the package, then, for Uncharted 3 the goal is nothing less than to be the top online shooter for the PS3.ДЄs many well-crafted games have learned, itвЂ™s tough enough just to rise among the crowded field of hopefuls angling for the crown, much less make a serious bid to seize it. Multiple Game of the Year awards for Uncharted 2 backed that claim up rather emphatically. The focus on the story of the adventures of Nathan Drake didnвЂ™t immediately bring to mind squads of players trying to shoot each other and developer Naughty Dog wound up spending a lot of time simply reassuring fans that doing online shooter modes would in no way diminish the effort put into the single-player game. Adding competitive online multiplayer to the last Uncharted came as something of a surprise.

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