IGN posted their hands-on preview of Unreal II: The Awakening for Xbox, scheduled for release during the 1st quarter of 2004:
The XMP multiplayer mode will be playable over Xbox Live and System Link. This rich game type sounds a lot like what we were supposed to get out of Unreal Championship's multiplayer mode. This means vehicles and rich team-based games that make use of classes and battlefield weaponry like turrets and equipment. It's the only multiplayer mode in the game and isn't playable with bots but maxed out with eight people, XMP could be worth the price of admission. Think of it as a capture the flag type game where each team has two flags and all four have to be assembled at one team's base or another before a winner can be declared. To help you to this end each team will be equipped with armed jeeps and tanks that can be manned by multiple players --one driving, the others shooting. You'll have to maintain generators to power all of the gun placements, vehicles and other team abilities that require energy. This is where the different character classes come in.
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The XMP multiplayer mode will be playable over Xbox Live and System Link. This rich game type sounds a lot like what we were supposed to get out of Unreal Championship's multiplayer mode. This means vehicles and rich team-based games that make use of classes and battlefield weaponry like turrets and equipment. It's the only multiplayer mode in the game and isn't playable with bots but maxed out with eight people, XMP could be worth the price of admission. Think of it as a capture the flag type game where each team has two flags and all four have to be assembled at one team's base or another before a winner can be declared. To help you to this end each team will be equipped with armed jeeps and tanks that can be manned by multiple players --one driving, the others shooting. You'll have to maintain generators to power all of the gun placements, vehicles and other team abilities that require energy. This is where the different character classes come in.
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