Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Monday Night Combat Comes to PC

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According to the latest news update on Steam. Uber Entertainment’s Monday Night Combat heads to the PC this January. This news comes more than a week after MNC was updated with new content and a flurry of bug fixes. MNC, for those not familiar, is a hybrid shooter running on the Unreal 3 engine. It’s a zesty mix of shooter and tower defense, topped off with a dash of game show for flavor. With a zany announcer and a lovable mascot that becomes your target during intermission, MNC packs in action by the ‘asston.’ Fight wave after wave of marching robots in Co-op blitz mode, or go hardcore with Crossfire mode where two teams compete to destroy the other’s “money ball.” Power your player with bacon and churros to get the edge on your opponent.

I’ve been playing this on the Xbox for a while now and its worth the 15 dollar price tag. In my experience with MNC, the Xbox version suffers from low frame rate in many situations (hopefully not a problem on the PC side) and a few minor balance issues.  Performance issues aside, the game is a solid class-based team shooter for the same price as many map packs for EA or Activision games.