Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Additional Details

Thanks to one of their forum users, the folks at Stick Skills have put together an article with additional details on Mass Effect 3 co-op mode, taken from a preview in the December issue of Official Xbox Magazine. Here are some of the most notable bullet points:

– Mass Effect 3 multiplayer has been planned since the original Mass Effect.

– Mass Effect 3 represents the first time that Casey Hudson had felt comfortable implementing multiplayer into the series.

– The multiplayer experience boils down to a four player co-op survival style mode that lets you fight increasingly difficult waves of Cerberus foes.

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– Each (stage) allows you to go up against eleven waves that must be finished in order to complete that section. The mode reminds quite a few of Gears of War’s horde mode, allowing you to net experience points regardless if you finish the wave alive or not.

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– Everything you do in the singleplayer campaign will earn you in-game currency called (War Assets). War Assets allow you to purchase things such as allies, friendly fleets, or even a facility such as a radar station.

– Successfully completing various side-missions, larger plot points, and destroying your enemies will net you the War Assets needed to purchase the upgrades.

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– While you’re going through a variety of locations in singleplayer, you’ll see first-hand how the war has hit different colonies. Galaxy at War mode follows suit, allowing your individual character and team to take up arms to defend these various locations. Your squad is under the command of the Alliance Navy officer Admiral Hackett, making his return from each game. Fighting in each various area will and successfully defending it will (win for interstellar freedom).

– As you complete each area or defend newly freed areas, your progress will be detailed on a color-coded map that you’ll be able to view while you’re in the game or a few other platforms. iOS devices, Facebook, and more will allow these to be viewable and have their own (unique hooks) into the Galaxy at War mode.

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– Before heading into action, you can select your weapon & biotic-powers from the available options.

– Armor and weaponry can be upgraded to your individual tastes.

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– Along with killing your enemies, mission objectives will be sprinkled here and there. Retrieving data packets around the map and protecting an ally while they hack a series of terminals were a few of the described mission objectives.