The Club preview Xbox 360

The Club is due out in February 2008, and it's a third-person shooter with a difference. You'll need tactics and speed as well as sheer firepower as you tot up your kills against the clock. Even with over 2 months to go before release, The Club is looking pretty impressive, as our hands-on preview shows. Plus we've been talking to Ben Ward of Bizarre Creations to get all the inside scoop on The Club and find out more about the development and ideas behind this truly innovative shooter.
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The Club preview for Xbox 360
The Club isn't your standard thirdperson shooter. While something like Gears of War might have you sprinting for cover, hugging a wall, before popping out to let off a quick round or two, Bizarre's blisteringly intense title will see you out in the open almost the entire time. For those who find themselves trying to run and gun their way through games and getting slaughtered by a hail of gunfire, The Club makes a refreshing change - after all, when you're NOT killing, you're potentially losing valuable points.

And that's because The Club really isn't your standard third-person shooter. Instead of worriedly glancing at your health level and desperately trying to avoid being shot while you recover, The Club will have you charging madly into rooms, guns blazing, frantically trying to keep that combo ticking over. It's a game all about chaining - kill one opponent and you'll want to find the next one quickly as time starts running out on your multiplier. It's a game all about learning the levels - each game is a short, sharp shock rather than an epic blastathon, and you'll need to work out the best route through each stage. Scanning for skull signs to shoot (the only other way to maintain your combo), finding a steady flow of enemies, holding bullets back until the last possible second so you can leg it to the next area and pop a cap or three in the first bad guy that wanders into range.

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