A few weeks back we brought you our Monday Night Combat impressions from PAX East in Boston. Today Uber Entertainment has released a character montage trailer from the show.
While the video focuses on the versus mode of Monday Night Combat, it's easy to see where the game's survival based co-op mode lies within this system. The over the top characters show off their special moves and abilities as well as plentiful hand to hand combat which makes the game feel a bit deeper than just a shooter.
Every time we see something from this game it keeps looking better and better - now bring on the co-op!
Character Bios:
Assault
The Assault is the closest thing Monday Night Combat has to a “big play man”. He is the center of attention always, and the unofficial leader of the pack. He is most often seen driving the attack while dazzling the crowd with his acrobatic plays and daring-do.
Notable DNA:
Riddick Bowe, Princess Diana, David Beckham, Benny Hill
Likes:
Gallery openings, Egyptian silk, VIP rooms, slapping bald men on the headDislikes:
art, near white caviar served in anything other than a 24-karat gold ramkin
Gunner
The Gunner is slow and thoughtful, and very rarely gives into any sort of panic or excitement. He is protective of his teammates; often the only way to get any sort of rise out of him is for an opponent to score an especially vicious kill.
Notable DNA:
Sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Otis, a prize winning yak, 1988 Washington Redskins offensive line, Lord Byron
Likes:
coral reefs, ukulele jams, poetry of Lord ByronDislikes:
large cities, crowds, shopping for pants
Sniper
All who take the field of Monday Night Combat fear the Sniper. Even other Snipers fear them. Some even fear themselves. While he means well, the Sniper is brusque and short-tempered, especially when he feels teammates aren’t listening to him during combat.
Notable DNA:
Hardcore gamer champions from MLG, WCG and WSVG.
Likes:
Playing Monday Night Combat, practicing for Monday Night Combat, talking about Monday Night Combat, drawing up plays for Monday Night CombatDislikes:
Almost everything else.
Support
No team can win consistently without a Support position, whose primary responsibility is to use his extensive knowledge of cyberbiology and medicine to keep his team sharp, alert and on the battlefield for longer periods of time than their opponents.
Notable DNA:
Leonardo DaVinci, Steve Jobs, Sushruta Samhita, Dr. KinseyLikes:
gondolas, Ferraris, Swiss chaletsDislikes:
any type of instant or fast food, sewer rats, hotel paintings
Assassin
Deadly, quiet, invisible. The Assassin has become one of the most popular combatants on MNC due to her acrobatic kills and cool cloaking ability.
Notable DNA:
Mary Lou Retton, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte CordayLikes:
independent thinkers, substance over style, being feared, the roar of the crowd, the rush of the killDislikes:
rampant consumerism, cowardice, arrogance, being “owned”
Tank
The Tank is a modern day grunt, a blue-collar warrior who is fearless in battle and who relishes his role as the point of attack. On the field of combat he is gruff, crude and doesn’t care who knows it. Off the field however he is as vulnerable and sensitive as they come. He has a great deal of insecurity regarding his size, looks and lack of social graces especially with the opposite sex.
Notable DNA:
Ray Lewis, Jesse Ventura, Kimbo SliceLikes:
bar brawls, women with tattoos, complimentsDislikes:
pretty boys, acid reflux, being alone on romantic holidays