The weapons in the game are also a bit different that what you see in most shooters, ranging from a very slow moving blaster to a disruptor (a quick
firing rail gun).
Not exact matches
For example, I've had several firefights where I couldn't figure out why I wasn't hitting my adversary until I noticed my
gun was
firing into a miniscule piece of
railing directly in front of my character.
The new things in this E3 trailer include: airships, energy shields, a
rail gun sniper rifle, a Midgard - like train station, some vertical platforming, canons, and of course riding on your friends mech while
firing wildly.
What we have then, is an on -
rails shooter as you pilot Yar around the screen using the left stick to dodge enemy
fire and the right stick to aim one of Yar's four different weapons, which consist of an infinite pulse can not, a rechargable
rail -
gun, missiles that must be replenished and your awesome Zorlon Cannon.
The story is done incredibly well, and the multiplayer Raid Mode is addictive, which will have you endlessly stocking a locker full of
guns that you've found along the way with various stats and upgrading them into the perfect killing machines for your arsenal, like turning a bolt - action sniper rifle into a chargeable burst -
fire rail -
gun using upgradable weapon parts at your workbench.
There are burst
fire lasers, methodical and deadly
rail gun lasers or good old fashioned Ghostbusters - like proton pack lasers.
On -
rails sections where you mount a machine
gun on your moving weapons truck that's under
fire also provide some fun distractions, but the lack of precision in the aiming makes it a frustrating exercise.