Post by Tom Rice on Oct 16, 2004 10:12:47 GMT
Tuesday 12th October 2004
SAN AN: MULTIPLAYER MODE RAISES ITS HEAD
San An to feature PvP or co-op action?
11:17 Well the story has finally broken with the latest dark rumours circulating around the web that San Andreas, the mighty Rockstar's latest epic instalment of its all-conquering GTA series, will feature a multiplayer component.
What it is and what it might do is still the cause for much speculation. Online seems unlikely given the scope of the single-player game, but a player versus player component or possibly even a co-operative mode would seem the likeliest features to us.
Still it's stunning news no doubt and finally we can break our radio silence as we've been aware of this story and these rumours for at least a week. As you'll have no doubt noted, we were down at Rockstar on Friday looking at San An's second city San Fierro and it was a point we had no hesitation in raising with Rockstar.
Our question "Is there an online mode for the game?" was met with a flat denial of "No". Our follow-up, "So is there any kind of multiplayer component for the game?" was also met with a similar stone wall "No", and there, for the moment, we had to let the matter rest.
Yet our journo instincts still bristled.
It's no surprise to find Rockstar has been playing its cards close to its chest on this one. If the rumour is true and our suspicion is that it is, a San An multiplayer mode would be the cherry on the icing on San An's considerably large cake and further cement its place as the hugest PS2 game this year.
Further calls to Rockstar this morning were also met with a "we cannot confirm or deny this story."
More on this one as it erupts.
computerandvideogames.com
SAN AN: MULTIPLAYER MODE RAISES ITS HEAD
San An to feature PvP or co-op action?
11:17 Well the story has finally broken with the latest dark rumours circulating around the web that San Andreas, the mighty Rockstar's latest epic instalment of its all-conquering GTA series, will feature a multiplayer component.
What it is and what it might do is still the cause for much speculation. Online seems unlikely given the scope of the single-player game, but a player versus player component or possibly even a co-operative mode would seem the likeliest features to us.
Still it's stunning news no doubt and finally we can break our radio silence as we've been aware of this story and these rumours for at least a week. As you'll have no doubt noted, we were down at Rockstar on Friday looking at San An's second city San Fierro and it was a point we had no hesitation in raising with Rockstar.
Our question "Is there an online mode for the game?" was met with a flat denial of "No". Our follow-up, "So is there any kind of multiplayer component for the game?" was also met with a similar stone wall "No", and there, for the moment, we had to let the matter rest.
Yet our journo instincts still bristled.
It's no surprise to find Rockstar has been playing its cards close to its chest on this one. If the rumour is true and our suspicion is that it is, a San An multiplayer mode would be the cherry on the icing on San An's considerably large cake and further cement its place as the hugest PS2 game this year.
Further calls to Rockstar this morning were also met with a "we cannot confirm or deny this story."
More on this one as it erupts.
computerandvideogames.com
