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Section 8 on 360

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Section 8 is a Shooting game available on the 360. It can be played in Competitive Singleplayer modes.

Section 8 is a Shooting game. Shooting games present a world in which the character must shoot their way out of dangerous situations. They provide the player with an array of weapons tailored to specific tasks. This unavoidably involves a combination of fisticuffs and gun based fighting that dictates the violent nature of these experiences. Beneath this harsh exterior though is often an intricate tactile game - and this is usually what drives the player.

Section 8 can be played in a Competitive mode. Competitive Multiplayer games provide experiences where players compete against each other and the computer. Obviously lending itself to sports and team games, these competitive engagements have also dominated the shooting and fighting genres because of the direct combat and expertise involved in each. Although these games were originally played in a split screen style, more recently they are played online via services such as PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Nintendo Wireless Connection.

Section 8 can be played in a Singleplayer mode. Single Player Campaign games focus on one player's experience. Rather than collaborate with other players either locally or online, players progress alone. The campaign style of gameplay offers a connected series of challenges to play through. These chapters work together to tell a story through which players progress. Single player games are able to focus on one experience of a scenario, so that it is usually a richer, more visceral game.

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Perpetual Gamer review Thu, 10 Dec 2009

Section 8 (like it's filmic namesake District 9) is a shooter that walks its own path. Although this has resulted in a slightly muted single player, it is more than made up for this by a raft of fresh ideas for mutliplayer gaming. This game with its heart on its sleeve creates so many new ways to loose yourself in perpetual multiplayer bliss.

We start in pretty traditional territory. Soldiers in space-marine garb play the protagonists as we head into a familiar single player campaign. Corde's story tells of a series of missions on the planet of New Madrid, where our hero works through familiar objectives and cut-scenes.
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