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My roommate just picked this game up and we played some coop today. Not bad, he played the Siren and I took the Hunter. Very much a FPS with RPG elements. Game play wise, if you're not into shooting games and more of a fan of Fallout 3, this might not be for you. Each of the 4 different characters have unique powers, the beserker and siren ones are fun. Any character can use any of the weapons, but some are better for a particular group if just because of the skill/weapons upgrades that are specific to them. The one nice aspect is when you pick up cash and killing stuff in general, it's bascially automatically split amongst the group so that prevents folks from kill stealing or money mooching. Ammo and items on the other hand, at least you can trade the items with your friends.

There's also vehicle driving and gunnery and some customization of the vehicle. We didn't get far enough to really appreciate any epic fights while in the vehicle. One of the interesting things is having the chance to hide behind cover and use flanking manuevers on a boss (who kicked our arses the first time when we tried to charge him). The characters has healing kits they can buy or pick up and use, no Call of Duty way of damage, once you're hurt you can't just stay hidden and let it naturally heal unless you have a special item. The characters can also have different shield generators, this will recharge up after time (and some may also heal health damage too, something I recommend having early on in the game).

The game has good attitude and some distinctiveness in the foes you fight. Overall, this game is fun, just be sure to have 3 more friends on pc gaming or xbox live to play with as they state that the more people are on, the enemies are tougher, but the reward is there's better loot.