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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.

DRuM wrote:I can't be bothered with team games or games with varying available upgrades. I like a game to be pretty linear, ( unless it's adventure puzzle type), just me against the enemy, bang bang, you're dead. Repeat till dinner time. End of game. Next.

I don't care about no steenkin' teammates, I look after numero uno!



















Looks pretty good though

tnf wrote:vague feeling that i've read something like this about many many games before.....

Kracis wrote:That sounds pretty cool, there's like a mmorpg game comming out that's sounds like that too. I forget the name but you can either be a cop or a robber and it looks like it plays a little like GTA.

Kracis wrote:I'll give you one better. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/6308.html

reefsurfer wrote:

Kracis wrote:I'll give you one better. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/6308.html

Looks like it could be fun.. thx for the link.

Now.. if only a frisbeegolf game could come out, i'm so dying for one.. i heard it's like the most brutal and physics demanding sport in the entire world, and the only way i could ever be good at it..would be in a videogame.

Grudge wrote:sounds like fun

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Massive Quasars wrote:so many foes for an otherwise pacifist swede