Following the "unofficial" unveiling of XBox 2/360, a variety of sources have confirmed that the new Microsoft console will feature a 15-strong launch title line-up but with a new jewel in Microsoft's crown.
While Halo was Redmond's pride and joy during the original XBox launch, this time round a prequel will steal the limelight and one that's been a few years in development. Promising XBox Live content and a new improved dark storyline, Rare's Perfect Dark Zero will lead the game parade for XBox 2/360 and Microsoft is expected to attempt to stun us all with it in May, during the pre-E3 next-gen console launch event. Until then Microsoft has been very effective at keeping details of the game a secret although a recent survey, now withdrawn had revealed some possible Perfect Dark Zero features. In order to get you all pumped about the potential of the game, we have included the possible storyline and features of Perfect Dark Zero as they were described in the survey.
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Joanna Dark's return in the Perfect Dark prequel will be marked by the beginning of the secret war. The war will wage between shadowy corporations bent on world domination with Joanna Dark and her father Jack, caught up in the battle for the future of the planet.
In the FPS, a routine bounty-hunting mission will shed light on a global conspiracy that will dramatically affect Joanna's destiny.
Perfect Dark Zero will be fully online compatible. Players will have access to story missions and to multiplayer mode, with more players than ever before on a home console.
Game Features
- Support for Clans
- Leaderboards
- "Special-OPS" (a gameplay mode where you play as the main character thru the single player story line while one of your other friends plays as the enemy character)
- Support for Tournaments
- Multi-player Deathmatch (online or split screen)
- Single Player Story Driven Missions
- Multi-player Challenges (you compete with friends against AI) (online or split screen)
- Spectator Mode
- Downloadable content
- Vehicles
- Cooperative Story Mode (you play through the single player story with a friend)
- High tech gadgets and weapons.
The Rest
Other launch titles for XBox 2/360 should include the driving Need for Speed Underground 3, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Test Drive while EA is expected to have a few titles out of the 15 so, besides NFSU 3, we might also get a version of The Godfather on display during E3. Rumors of a Halo 2.5 also being included are becoming a distant possibility as we get closer to 'announcement' day and no details seem to emerge. It does seem odd however, that Microsoft hasn't pursued some form of Halo presence for the XBox 2/360 launch. Mid-May should put all our doubts to rest.
