Alright, we've got good news and bad news about Kane and Lynch. Pick a hand. You sure you want that one? Alright, bad news first then. The bad news is that the game will not feature online co-op. Yeah, a game that centers around two characters working together doesn't have online co-op. The news was confirmed by Eurogamer in an interview with the game's director Jens Peter Kurup. From what we can gather of Kurup's circuitous answers, online co-op was scrapped in order to deliver the game on time.
In happier news, the multiplayer mode for Kane and Lynch has been revealed and it sounds like a lot of fun. Described by the developers at IO Interactive as such a good idea that they were surprised no one thought of it before, the multiplayer mode has players performing a bank heist. Titled Fragile Alliance, the mode has players attempt to rob a bank within a certain time limit while avoiding police fire. The twist is that players can turn on each other in order to get more loot. However, killing teammates immediately flags you as a traitor, so one has to pick the right moment to betray. Make it back to the getaway car with extra cash and you can purchase better weapons the following round. As a bonus, betrayed teammates are resurrected as police officers so they can exact their bittersweet revenge. In short, it sounds like a great idea. Here's hoping it makes us forget about online co-op.
[Via Joystiq. Thanks, THA1icarus]
Read -- CVG multiplayer preview
Read -- Eurogamer multiplayer interview
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-10-2007 @ 11:46AM
xenocidic said...
Wasn't this a multiplayer mode in the PC game "Heist" ?
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10-10-2007 @ 11:46AM
pandlcg said...
Then why the hell wouldn't you just delay the game? What is wrong with getting a game right? Why do people want to rush unfinished crap?
Everyone knows this holiday lineup is stacked already, why not release when the competition is weak?
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10-10-2007 @ 11:50AM
xenocidic said...
Sorry, not Heist, but "Kingpin"
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10-10-2007 @ 11:55AM
dunnypop said...
the offline co-op is so weak.
but the whole bank robbery thing is making me want this game.
if there will be a multiplayer co-op patch, then this will be a must get.
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10-10-2007 @ 1:31PM
TRUTH said...
No Co-op = WACK!
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10-10-2007 @ 1:44PM
xenocidic said...
@1/@3 upon closer inspection (I RTFA'd) i guess it's not really like the "Bagman" multiplayer mode in Kingpin.
sounds fun ...
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10-10-2007 @ 2:26PM
Bravo6 said...
I completely agree with #2, delay the damn game and get it right! What a joke!
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10-10-2007 @ 5:22PM
bruceS said...
Wow, this game went from "I might buy it for some fun co-op" to "meh"
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10-10-2007 @ 7:53PM
M. Dizzy said...
Hmmm...Halo 3 supports 4 player online co-op...and you can't support two? I'm sorry I'll pass for Army of Two.
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10-11-2007 @ 4:44AM
Rob said...
I don't know much about this, but if they've implemented the mechanics of co-op in an offline setting, then how difficult can it be to make it online? I'd wait a couple of extra months for them to sort it out.. This game probably just lost 10-15% in all it's reviews.
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10-12-2007 @ 10:34AM
jules c said...
NO COOP no buy , u leave now
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10-12-2007 @ 10:48AM
jules c said...
no coop no buy. Why would you really want more people to buy the game if it's coop. Ms needs to put it's foot down on companies that use excuses like " we ant to deliver the product on time. I'm calling bull one this and any other company that doesn't get off thier butts and deliver us a game worth #$60. Mabey the price should reflect the game content. If your remove something or scrap it then the price should reflect that. I say $40 and under for game without coop from now on!!! ps i wouldn't buy this game now!!
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11-07-2007 @ 6:06PM
Mr. Nosuch said...
Split screen coop = tiny, tiny player base.
I was optimistic about this game. Now I don't care.
Hopefully they'll patch it when a clue rolls around. I need another single player first person shooting game like a hole in my head. An online coop game, however, would be a whole different story.
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11-14-2007 @ 3:43AM
G said...
Wow. I am SO PISSED!!! I have been looking forward for this game for 3 months now. AND NOW THIS??? why didnt they just tell us this in the first place. "hey 360 lovers, great news, we are developing a game based on TWO robbers who have eccentric personalities. oh but uhh... were fu**in stupid and want to 'release on time' so were not going to add co-op. Oh but you can pay 300 bucks for a plane ticket and fly your friend in town to share this now piece of shi* game on a split television screen. We know you wont mind"
YAH BIG FU**IN MISTAKE. not buying this pos game now. Luckily I have a 57 inch tv so it will be like playing on a piece of crap television now. thanks!!! Why dont you guys go back to hitman where you actually accomplished something meaningfull to the gaming world and not a huge fu**in let down.
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