![]() Each character has four unique powers to unlock, and these range from AOE explosions to, erm, turning enemies into chickens. As you mow down waves of interchangeable zombies, mummies, and skeleton pirates they’ll drop souls which, when collected, slowly charge a devastating amulet power. It’s in Strange Brigade’s Amulet system, though, that each character’s personality shines through. Likewise, their movement and basic abilities feel similar – Gracie’s melee ability is a brutal uppercut, for example, but it doesn’t feel any different to Professor Archimedes’ facepalm. Play Each of the four characters in Strange Brigade share weapon unlocks, so you’ll never have to worry about switching from your favourite character to use a particular weapon. There’s an element of competition too, you’ll want to be the first to grab the spoils from the numerous gold packed chests as the booty isn’t shared across players. ![]() When played solo this is a simple path, but in co-op the path is split so that multiple people need to complete it in order to progress. One such puzzle early on, for example, requires you to walk across certain symbols in a particular order. The levels change depending on how many players you have in your party, with more enemies to fight and twists on existing puzzles to solve. It’s when you rope in friends that Strange Brigade really shines. One particular mission has you exploring an ancient pirate cave that feels like the video game version of The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. Playing alone is just that there are no AI teammates to help or hinder you, and this gives you time to take in the expansive vistas and intricate theming of the levels. ![]() Team and CrumpetsStrange Brigade’s labyrinthine crypts and forgotten, overgrown cities are explorable solo, or in four-player co-op. Levels have smatterings of collectable letters and diaries that flesh out characters and the world, but the moment-to-moment action doesn’t slow down for any of it. The few cinematics take the form of pre-mission vignettes, styled after old-school movie teasers and complete with a delightfully over-the-top narrator. Play It’s all very hackneyed and camp and there’s not much else to Strange Brigade’s story. An accident at a North African dig site sets the story up and, as is often the way with video games, you’ll resolve it by shooting lots and lots of undead. Reminiscent of Rosie the Riveter, seeing her uppercut a teleporting demon after telling them to “leave it out” in a thick Northern English accent quickly cemented her as my favourite. There’s Nalangu Rushida, an African tribeswoman Frank Fairburne, sharpshooter and relative to the protagonist of the Sniper Elite series the mild-mannered scholar Professor Archimedes De Quincy and a Manchester-raised boxer and factory worker by the name of Gracie Braithwaite. The four playable characters from the secret arm of the Department of Antiquities feel ripped from the pages of a 1930s pulp novella. Phantom Brigade is available through Early Access on the Epic Games Store for $29.99.Rebellion may have made a name for itself with the realistic ballistics and gruesome, testicle-popping kills of the Sniper Elite series, but with Strange Brigade, it feels like the Oxford-based developer has found its over-the-top, tea-swilling, alliteration-obsessed voice.Colonial British sensibilities are the order of the day for this third-person co-op shooter. Blow up any cover and collapse buildings over your enemies. Phantom Brigade allows every square meter of every scene to be destroyed. Destructible environments: It's not a proper game about walking tanks without some collapsing buildings.Customization: Featuring a rich customization system, the game enables you to fine-tune performance of your mechs, install a wide selection of equipment and access a wealth of cosmetic options.Tactical combat: Take command of your squad in varied missions ranging from sabotage of enemy equipment and infiltration of high tech facilities to convoy ambushes and challenging outpost onslaughts.Strategy: Make high-level tactical decisions on the world map, manage your base, and decide how to apply your limited resources.Cinematic spin on the turn-based genre: Predict enemy movements, orchestrate precisely timed countermeasures and watch the action unfold.Introducing new energy based weaponry, improved melee and enemy AI, elevated tanks, and more, you'll definitely want to mind the zap. Phantom Brigade's 5th major Early Access content update will give you a shock. Outnumbered and out-gunned, lead The Brigade through a desperate campaign to retake their war-torn homeland. ![]() As the last surviving squad of mech pilots, you must capture enemy equipment and facilities to level the playing field.
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