Oh good, you ditched the old guy. Let's do some 2 player co-op.
Yesterday the PlayStation Blog held a live chat with members of Naughty Dog, developers of Uncharted 2. Fans were given the opportunity to ask questions regarding the game, the beta, and the movie. Evan Wells, Co-President, and Amy Hennig, Creative Director, were there to answer.
We came away fairly impressed with the Beta's three player cooperative mode, but apparently there's more in store than just what we played.
Evan Wells: We haven't announced all of the multiplayer modes yet, but I can tell you that you have several more competitive modes than we tested in the beta and at least 2 more cooperative modes (that are actually some of my favorite)
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
The stories for this week:
- Uncharted Movie Coming
- Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues Midway
- EA Merges BioWare and Mythic, Mark Jacobs Out
- ZeniMax Media (Bethesda) Acquires id Software
- Call of Juarez Highlights Weak Gaming Week
The votes are tallied, the results are in. Uncharted 2 has become E3 2009's game of the show. If the response to our beta contest is any indication, this game is going to be insanely popular on the PlayStation 3 when its released later this year.
Uncharted 2 has taken home over 21 awards, including numerous game of shows from various media outlets. Whether it was awarded it for it's incredibly engaging single player story, or for the brand new co-op modes - well that's yet to be seen.
The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer beta has been underway for a few weeks now, and the Co-Opticrew has been deep in the trenches with Nathan Drake. The beta consists of team deathmatch, a treasure capture mode and co-op! I'm sure you're like, "but Nick...I want to play co-op tooo!"
Well my friends, you are in luck. We're giving away 100 codes for access to this exclusive beta test! But first, lets talk about the co-op mode.
Perhaps you want to pick up Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the game's co-op multiplayer mode. Perhaps. The reality is, you are going to want the single player more than anything, and that's OK in our book. The first game was an amazing piece of interactive entertainment on the PlayStation 3, and the second one looks to continue that tradition.
The E3 2009 Trailer is now on display, and in it we see Elena make a return and meet with the new female protagonist, Chloe. The quest this time follows the history of Marco Polo, and Nathan Drake is hot on the trail of a large gem said to contain a secret power. It's all very Indiana Jones, and it's all very intriguing.
In other Uncharted 2 news, the online competitive multiplayer beta has started today. If you picked up a copy of inFAMOUS you already have a key for access, but perhaps - just maybe, if you stick around here we might have a few to give away.
Original caption by Nicholas "bapenguin" Puleo
Our friends at Loot Ninja have worked up an editorial not too dissimilar from our 2008 retrospective "Co-Op Successes and Failures" (by Jason Love) and more recent "Innovations in Co-Op Gaming" (by Katrina Pawlowski feat. the staff)...the Loot Ninja staff seek the definitive answer to a question that has been hounding our forum-goers for several months now: Do All Games Need Multiplayer or Co-Op?
Hot on the heels of Naughty Dog's confirmation of both multiplayer and three-player co-op in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves comes the news that Bioshock 2 will also feature multiplayer (although, sadly, no co-op). Today's gaming news in particular has been ripe with teases of Modern Warfare 2, a game that we steadfastly hope will also include four-player co-op. Tomorrow, Fable II DLC See the Future hits the Xbox Live Marketplace, leaving us still wondering why the co-op in that game was gimped. Not to be outdone, Killzone 2 falls in the same category as Fable II -- although without co-op in any form -- and also makes its way to Loot Ninja, where they use the Sony headliner as an example of a high-profile game that may well have benefited further from a co-op campaign.
What's very gratifying to see is the general attitude of the comments as of this writing: apparently Loot Ninja's readers are as attached to co-op as we are. We've gone over this before, but please take a look at the editorial piece and put in your two cents...then come back over here and continue our ongoing discussion.
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The PlayStation Blog has posted a video interview with Neil Druckman, co-designer for Uncharted 2. The interview goes into a bit of detail regarding the game's recently announced co-op mode, and even explains how things might work for the three players.
While players would be working through a lot of the single player maps, they'll find them tweaked for the cooperative experience. Neil explained how two players might have to work their way to the top of a building to open and gate, and then cover the other player as they enter the through the gate to get an artifact. I imagine there can be quite a few variations of this kind of gameplay.
We still didn't get any info on the story, if any, of the co-op mode. But rest assured we'll keep you informed of any details as they become available.
Playstation 3 owners should be pleased to hear today that beloved franchise (and rightly so) Uncharted will sport a three player online co-op mission with the upcoming release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves!
Joystiq and Shacknews both have impressive rundowns of the gameplay, which we've disected and posted after the "Read More" link. Gaming news outlest have no doubt been chomping at the bit, so we encourage you to check the sources in full. In the meantime, check out our favorite excerpts, and keep a drool bucket handy!
As is the case with a lot we read on the internet, it's tough to separate fact from fiction. So before we get started, firmly file this one in the rumor category.
It all started earlier this week when Sony and some of its developers held an event showing off some upcoming titles, including Uncharted 2: Among Thieves from Naughty Dog. A few days later Screw Attack claimed to have a source break an embargo, announcing that Uncharted 2 would have a multiplayer and co-op mode, though the co-op would be a different "campaign."
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