The trailer reminds us exactly why the original Jet Car Stunts was a popular choice for mobile games, whilst outlining some of the new features we can expect on PS4, PS Vita and PC such
as asynchronous multiplayer, new cars and a new game mode.
As asynchronous multiplayer functions become more powerful, how do they prevent their game from being broken?
Not exact matches
As we become more and more connected, designers will likely begin to build their games with
asynchronous multiplayer in mind.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown iOS has received a new update, bringing new features such
as iOS7 optimization,
asynchronous multiplayer and newly implemented leaderboards to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
The best ones are now known
as VIP chests, and contain either weapon parts, add - ons, or DNA Blueprints for building your own zombie army, which is a facet of the
asynchronous multiplayer portion of the game.
And in the case of
multiplayer games, I think that
asynchronous multiplayer games such
as Facebook games could be potentially used to explore areas of moral game design that we haven't explored yet, and that could be very unique to computer games.
There's even an
asynchronous multiplayer mode that pits Assassins vs. Templars in a slow - but - steady «choose your side» takeover of the world,
as well
as a neat little mini-game in which Aveline must run her own shipping business, buying products from some countries and exporting them for a profit in others.
Real - time competitive
multiplayer is in the cards for the title
as well, but Halfbrick will likely roll out
asynchronous competitive features to encourage high score based rivalries between friends in the shorter - term.
We're interested to see how the game performs in the long run
as other real - time massively
multiplayer games on Facebook have struggled with the platform's naturally
asynchronous environment.
As always, the game possesses both
asynchronous and synchronous
multiplayer.
Soul Reaper: Unreap Commander is an
asynchronous multiplayer version of Soul Reaper, focusing on monster team building
as well
as Soul Reaper's signature fast turn - based combat, and loot and souls systems.