Title: Monday Night Combat Company: Uber Entertainment Game Engine: Unreal Technology Type of Game: 3 rd Person Shooter Price: 1200 Microsoft Pts. = $15 Hardware: XBOX 360

Strictly online versus or co-operative play. Strictly on Xbox Live Arcade. Game is class based, 6 classes total. Game is set in the future, it is presented like a Sunday night football telecast. Combatants are the “athletes”, they play for money, fame, and endorsements like professional athletes do today. Storyline: None Objective: Destroy the other teams Moneyball while defending your own.

Pick your favorite class, compete, and collect your just reward. All you need for installation is a gold membership on Xbox Live, 1200 Microsoft Points, Internet, and enough space on your hard drive.

Green: Health for each teams Moneyball. Cyan: Juice Bar Red: Top bar gives status and level of class special abilities, middle bar is current currency accumulated during match, and bottom bar is ammunition state of weapon in use.

Game Play Types: Crossfire: 6v6 Online multi-player combat Blitz: Is both for online and local. Players defend Moneyball against waves of bots.

Each team has a base on a A-symmetrical map. Destroy the other teams Moneyball, accompany your bots to your opponents base so they can destroy the shield encasing the Moneyball. Turrets can be built to help defend your base.

Each team spawns bots at there base. Bots spawn at different intervals and increase in frequency and strength.

Shoot The Mascot Bullseye Players should shoot Bullseye when he is out roaming the field. Rewarded big money for amount of damage dealt to him.

Players choose from 6 classes Assault Support Tank Gunner Sniper Assassin Each class has different special abilities. Each character receives currency and juice when enemy player or bot. Currency is used to upgrade special abilities and creating custom classes.

Game has an almost cartoon like feel. Has a similar look to Team Fortress 2.

No in-game music, background music in menues. Standard type sounds of gunfire and explosions. There is an announcer which comments on your actions. There is also a pit girl who gives you encouragement when you respawn and in battle. Sort of the cheerleader of the sport.

Custom Classes After enough currency is saved players can unlock positions to make custom classes. Able to have 3 sponsors; Gold, Silver, & Bronze Combatants sponsor by using equipment such as: Ammo Mule clips (more ammo) Regenitol (Faster health rocovery) Sprintz (faster movement) Skill Pill (faster skill recovery) etc…

What makes it fun? Unique 3 rd person shooter gives players a fresh taste of the genre. Each class is fun to play. Online ranking system. 3 different class specific skills help keep players involved. Its an ingenious combination of strategy, shooters, tower defense, & a sports telecast.

What lacks? Assassins can be too powerful when played in number and right combination of character skills. Having only 4 crossfire maps makes the game a little dull after a while. Migrating hosts often doesn’t work and takes away from the game experience.

How does it compare? There aren’t many games like this one. Game is bright where others in the genre tend to have a darker look and feel. It takes advantage of its strong points and has a unique blend of other game types.

As good as the others? Because it combines genres & ideas you normally don’t see together you get a fresh perspective on how you can combine good ideas. Game is creative and it definitely shows in the idea that it is like a sports telecast. Other shooters don’t seem to take creativity to the next level in this genre. It is because it’s different that this game is fun and enjoyable.

Although it is a shooter, its not a gory mess for the hardcore gamer. Anyone yrs 12+ should have fun playing the game. Crowd looks as good as one from a old console but not really a big deal. When walking on elevated walkways, difficult to shoot grenade launchers.

You find its strengths in its uniqueness and creativity. Its greatest weakness is that there is a limited amount of multiplayer maps and/or game types. For only about $15 its almost a steal, would defiantly be one to buy and enjoy with friends. It is strictly for Xbox 360. Would benefit if available for computer gamers.