Max Payne 3 is the first entry in franchise history to include multiplayer. The mode will be called Gang Wars and like the game's single player mode, it will follow a strong narrative, making it somewhat different than most multiplayer offerings.
In Gang Wars, a typical match, according to Charlie Bewsher, the lead designer of Max Payne 3's multiplayer, the focus could be a drug deal gone wrong and it's up to you to collect duffle bags filled with cash and get them back to safety points. It's kind of objective based multiplayer with a narrative twist.
Plus, as the mission changes, it will take point on events of the preceding round to give you your next task, kind of like in Brink. The next round could place a bounty of the head of the previous round's most deadly player, or have you defusing bombs on your new territory if you captured the most land in the previous round.
In Gang Wars, some of the objectives will reward individualism, while other rewards will encourage working with a team, making for more dramatic comebacks.
Gang Wars will also include a new feature called Bursts, which are kind of like perks. They are abilities you can unlock as you get experience. Some Bursts include the staple Bullet Time mechanic, that we all know and love from the Max Payne series. But others, like Paranoia, alter the player's perception and makes their opponents see their teammates as enemies.
Each Burst can be upgraded twice, and the more you wait to use the Burst, the stronger it becomes. These are just a taste of all the Bursts that you'll be able to unlock in Gang Wars. They sound pretty cool right off the bat.
Are you excited to get your hands on some Max Payne 3 multiplayer? The game is out for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 on March 6, 2012.
Source: IGN
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tcs0
I'm really looking forward to round 3.
Mattawatt
Game Looks really hot cant wait!!!
Lets just hope the cover looks good as well.
Hope it does not look like another Battlefield 3 Cover or worst
what i see like the new Underworld awakening poster!!!!!
Keep it noire like the real Max and show some of the characters, love the NYC Brazil tie in!!
Lets go MAX!
lowkevmic
I really don't care all too much about the multiplayer aspect of the game. I'm just so ready for it to come out already!! We need more Bullet Time in 2012...I don't care if it's an RPG, add bullet time!! It will make any game somewhat more awesome.
Badkarma13
As a big fan of the two previous Max Payne games. I am truly looking forward to this (as long as it is still a dark story with a troubled Max). I doubt the MP is really wanted by the fans.
SonicATL
Regardless of what type of MP modes, I'm just glad that there's another Max Payne game coming out in a few months. I missed Max like I miss my friends living overseas.
natedizzle23
I have been waiting for the new Max Payne (huge fan) and now it has bullet time in mp so awsome.
natedizzle23
I have been waiting for the new Max Payne for years (huge fan) so I am super excited about this and to throw in mp with bullet time is a win. This is goin to be awsome.
zeinternetz
Ah, Bullet Time in multiplayer... The final frontier.
BigusDickus7845
It sounds like a good addition to me. I wonder if it will have any modes similar to deathmatch, or team deathmatch...
ozziekun
Does every game now need multiplayer. I see this as being a destructive component just to satisfy some executives' whim. I hope the single player campaign doesn't suffer because of this
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