Red Steel split-screen multiplayer: "the fight will not be only on screen"

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An intriguing Red Steel multiplayer detail recently surfaced during GamePro's interview with Ubisoft creative director Nicolas Eypert. When asked about the game's multiplayer, Eypert had this to say:

"[You'll] have up to four players. If they play together in split screens we can only say that the fight will not be only on screen."

While the 4-player figure is underwhelming by today's standards, we're certainly curious about the off-screen activity Eypert has hinted at. Cross-room shootouts? Mock swordfights? Could be groundbreaking ... could be awful -- it will most certainly be embarrassing.

Can Ubisoft resuscitate the current state of 'couch' co-op?


http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/17/red-steel-split-screen-multiplayer-the-fight-will-not-be-only/


I have no idea what they they are planing, hopefully it works well
 
4 players? Off Screen? That's pretty freakin sweet.

But if they're going to have 4 players, You know Nintendo has to give the option of playing this game Via Link Cable(Aka Time Crisis 3) so it can be a possibility to have your own screen when playing. Having only a 4th of your screen to shoot at sucks mucho balls.
 
[quote name='musicnoteless']4 players? Off Screen? That's pretty freakin sweet.

But if they're going to have 4 players, You know Nintendo has to give the option of playing this game Via Link Cable(Aka Time Crisis 3) so it can be a possibility to have your own screen when playing. Having only a 4th of your screen to shoot at sucks mucho balls.[/QUOTE]

Did Goldeneye suck mucho balls?

Did Perfect Dark?

Did every multiplayer shooter before them?

This is one of my biggest gripes with the 360, if not the biggest - They cut out split-screen multiplayer completely. It's gone from a bunch of friends sitting in a basement, each focused on their own segment of the TV, and having a fun time, to yelling at your faceless companion over a headset, with no actual personal connection. I'd rather have a 4th of my screen than 35 other people I don't know shouting at me.
 
Who's The Twitch Now?;2045680]Did Goldeneye suck mucho balls? Did Perfect Dark? Did every multiplayer shooter before them? This is one of my biggest gripes with the 360 said:
If I recall correctly, Goldeneye and PD didn't require you to point something at a screen and shoot.

But I guess all my friends and I could've missed out somehow?
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[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']If I recall correctly, Goldeneye and PD didn't require you to point something at a screen and shoot.

But I guess all my friends and I could've missed out somehow?[/QUOTE]
... it isn't a light gun. You move the remote until your gun on-screen points where you want it to, just like you would move the analog stick on your 360 controller until the gun points where you want it to.
 
[quote name='botticus']... it isn't a light gun. You move the remote until your gun on-screen points where you want it to, just like you would move the analog stick on your 360 controller until the gun points where you want it to.[/quote]

Yeah, and there's a big difference between 4 people trying to point something at a TV while standing in a room, instead of sitting down with your own designated region you can't go out of with a crosshair controller by an analog stick.
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']Yeah, and there's a big difference between 4 people trying to point something at a TV while standing in a room, instead of sitting down with your own designated region you can't go out of with a crosshair controller by an analog stick.[/QUOTE]
I guess I don't understand. Replace analog stick with remote, and I'm pretty sure that's the same. I don't think your cursor will be able to fly around to the other three quadrants of the screen.
 
I see what you're saying, and it could get pretty fine, but honestly, at least Nintendo sees friendly gaming as a still viable option, which is even hinted at in the system's name.
 
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