14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has confirmed a brand new character for its upcoming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale fighting game, revealing an Evil version of Cole MacGrath, the protagonist of the Infamous series.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was presented to the world earlier this year and, since then, developer SuperBot Entertainment has been slowly revealing the various fighters that would be included in its roster.
Even if many of them were leaked in the last few weeks, the studio is continuing to make official reveals and, during the GameStop Managers Conference in Texas, it confirmed that an Evil version of Infamous protagonist Cole MacGrath would appear in the fighting game.
He’ll join the Good version of Cole, which has already been revealed to the world earlier this year, and focuses on offensive powers, according to the developer, who showed off plenty of details, which you can find below.
Players familiar with Infamous know that Cole MacGrath’s fate changes drastically if led down a path of evil, and both his appearance and powers reflect this dark side of him. Evil Cole harnesses the powers of both electrokinesis and pyrokinesis in battle, offering a style more ruthless in nature than his moral counterpart, Cole MacGrath. When you pick up the controller, you’ll immediately notice the differences between their fighting styles. Infamous fans with a taste for destruction need look no further for their character of choice.
Evil Cole can blast opponents from afar with bursts of fire and electricity, or engage opponents at close range with incendiary strikes. Players can utilise familiar attacks such as the Hellfire Rocket, Tripwire Rocket, and Firebird Strike to dispatch foes. Evil Cole is able to harness the power of The Beast once his energy has reached maximum level, leaving nothing in his wake. He is also able to suck AP out of his enemies using his Ionic Drain, giving him an AP headstart before opponents are ready for the next onslaught. He brings an offense-heavy play-style to the fight that rivals that of the most fearsome challengers on the roster. Besides the impressive details above, SuperBot has also revealed a few screenshots with Evil Cole in action, as well as a gameplay video, so check them out below.
