14 DAY TRIAL // Sega and Gearbox Software have unveiled a brand new multiplayer mode that will be included in the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines shooter, in the form of the Escape mode, which pits teams of four marines and four Xenomorphs against one another.
Aliens: Colonial Marines will deliver a complex tactical shooter experience set in the universe of the famous movie franchise.
We’ve already seen plenty of details about its gameplay and even heard that it’s going to include a competitive multiplayer mode.
Now, Sega and Gearbox, the two companies behind the shooter, have confirmed that another type of online experience will be included in Aliens: Colonial Marines, in the form of the Escape mode.
Much like Left 4 Dead’s Versus experience, it pits a team of marines against a group of Xenomorphs. The soldiers need to reach an extraction point in a certain amount of time, while the aliens need to keep them from doing that.
“Escape mode is the second in a number of competitive multiplayer modes for Aliens: Colonial Marines and will challenge players in an intense scenario against the universe’s deadliest killers, the Xenomorph,” the companies said.
“An exhilarating experience for fans of the Aliens universe, Escape mode puts the four-person US Colonial Marines team on the offensive against a four-player Xenomorph team. The Colonial Marines must blast their way through the fast-paced map in order to escape the attacking Xenomorphs, who in return will try to eliminate their prey as quickly as possible. Under the pressure and limited in time, players will have to work together as a team, utilizing each faction’s unique skills, and identifying their opponents’ weak spots to either reach the safety of the escape point or to eliminate their targets.”
In order to accurately show off the experience and reveal the array of different Xenomorphs that can be controlled by players who join that faction, a special video has been made available, via GameSpot. Check it out below.
