But, like the movies it lovingly mangles quotes from, The Showdown Effect doesn't aim much higher than simple, disposable fun. With a bigger roster of stars and concessions to more varied playstyles, this could have been a great little PvP shooter-brawler. Here's hoping both modes make more appearances in official Ranked rotations.
The only downside is having to rely on unreliable peer-to-peer hosting. It's chaotic and funny in ways that the standard deathmatch can't always attain. The latter are weak and can't use custom loadouts, so must rely on cunning and teamwork to overcome their Hollywood-mandated ineptitude. These asymmetrical hero vs henchmen game modes give The Showdown Effect a much needed structural shakeup, pitting one or a team of heroes against hordes of nameless, player-controlled rent-a-mooks. Thank Woo, then, for the One Man Army and Expendables. Basic hats: $1 / 50p, tuxedos and bionic legs around $2 / £1, premium weapon skins up to $6 / £4.) Unlocks are almost exclusively clothes or reskins, so there's little impetus to keep levelling up either. Weaponry has a similar problem: since there are only a handful of staple armament types, most encounters are functionally similar and rarely demand a shift in tactics. Since Hero Powers are the only functional difference between each character, this imbalance does cause a bit of a homogeneity problem in terms of who plays as who.
"Unlocks are mostly clothes or reskins, so there's little impetus to keep levelling up."Įach character gets one of these as standard, though some are far more useful than others – the Arnie clone gets a lot more usage than the Neeson clone, largely because an invulnerability shield usually beats easily-avoidable frag grenades. When most players are packing, it's rarely viable to go rushing in with a lightsaber unless you're making use of two specific characters' unique Hero Powers. In fact, the ability to pick up and throw props is hardly used at all. Melee combat, however, doesn't get as much screen time as its comedy potential deserves.
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