Fragile Alliance is all about teamwork - at least, initially.
Supporting up to eight players, everyone starts on the same side, working to foil AI enemies and - in the case of the bank heist level we played - grab as much money as possible before making a speedy getaway. At the end of each round, all collected loot is amassed and split evenly between each gangster that makes it to safety.
Although you'll undoubtedly need the help of your colleagues to fell the cops on your tail, you need to play dirty to walk away with the big bucks. For instance, if you can - you know - reduce the number of team mates who escape at the end of a level, there is less of you to split the proceedings with at the end of a round.
To make things just that bit meaner though, in Fragile Alliance, loot isn't simply a fancy term for leader board scaling points. It's cold hard currency too and, in between rounds, you can use your collected winnings to beef up your armour, weapons and grenades.
Upgrades are available in the form of 'packs' with bundles available in one of three price brackets: 30,000, 60,000 and 90,000 cash. For example, the 90,000 Heavy Weapons pack contains an M4 assault rifle, body armour and the ability to carry two grenades rather than the usual one. Trouble is, that's a fairly hefty price to pay and winning in the game is all about managing your money against your power - splashing out might make you into the toughest little mo-fo, but spend too much and you'll buy yourself straight off the bottom of the leader board.
Want more to deal with? When a gang member dies during play, they're respawned as a cop and tasked with bringing their one-time comrades to justice.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/825/825219p1.html
Now is this a innovative and totally fresh multiplayer mode or what!?
Fuck the same old rev vs blue, ctf, tdm, plant the bomb and so what... this is where its at!
Imagine playing with a few of the guys from this forum, and one in particualr that you might dislike just happens to run infront of your crosshair... BAM!, and you take his cash and run for the extraction... but a minute later you got a cop breathing down your neck.. and thats the guy you just betrayed.. and he is out for revenge.
Sounds like a kickass awsome mp!
Give me NOW!
