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The first gameplay footage of Harmonix’s Kickstarter-funded Amplitude reboot has been revealed in a new gameplay trailer.
As well as releasing the new trailer, the Amplitude team has also been discussing how it plans to let experienced players compete against novices on an even playing field. The idea of rubber-banding and power-up distributions were considered, but in the end the team decided on Team Play.
“Team play is something we’d never done in Amplitude before, and allowing players to team up 2v2 or even 3v1 sounded like an amazing way to even the playing field without disrupting the current design,” explains Ryan Lesser, art director at Harmonix. “We decided to give it a shot, and after some iteration and tweaking, we are proud to say that it’s already super fun.
“It’s been a really interesting challenge, balancing the gameplay carefully between casual and hardcore. We want to create a game that can be super fun in a party situation, while also being tight and sharp in a way that could potentially even appeal to the competitive gaming community. I think that we’re on the right track now that we have both the classic Free-For-All Multiplayer mode and the new Team Play mode.”
The new Team Play feature is being shown off at PAX East this week. Amplitude will launch later this year on PS4 and PS3.
Source: EU PS Blog
