Time for Rune Battle!
It's finally time for the Kameo Power Pack downloadable content! Fans of Kameo: Elements of Power™ have been anticipating the Power Pack's new looks, tougher content for expert players, and two fantastic new multiplayer modes: Time Attack and Rune Battle!
The Kameo Power Pack includes great new looks for all of your favorite Elemental Warriors. The new skins are fully armored and very tough, outfitting all of Kameo's forms with chain, scale, and plate armored designs.
Don't think you're not going to need that armor, either. The Power Pack's two competitive multiplayer modes will test your mettle in all new ways, including Rune Battle!
When you enter the Rune Battle, you'll be working your way through the action levels of the standard game, but with a twist. This time you'll have a competitor at your side, as well as the trolls and other enemies in front of you. As you progress, collect bronze, silver, or gold "rune coins" in order to amass a greater fortune than your opponent.
Collect the runes dropped by enemies for a steady flow of points, but don't neglect the runes contained in the many breakable objects you'll find in the environment. Boxes, urns, and other objects all may contain valuable runes. If you're feeling especially ornery, you can also beat a few runes out of your competitor—that's right, you can attack each other, and doing so allows you to pummel runes from your opponent and scoop them up to add to your own fortune!
The bronze runes will each add one point to your fortune, while the more rare silver runes will each boost your collection by five points. So when you see those silver runes, grab them!
In addition to walloping your opponent, you've also got a new bag of tricks to draw on. You'll start the contest with a few uses of your weapons, but once used, you'll have to wait to get more as you progress through the levels. Each time you activate your offensive magic, you'll see a rapidly rotating progression of symbols, each indicating a particular kind of attack. If you're very quick you may be able to select a specific one.
Once you've chosen, you then have access to that power to throw at your opponent one time. The powers are nothing to sneeze at either. Each is a potent hindrance to your competitor, and could cause him to lose valuable runes and time.
Curse: Invoking a curse on your opponent causes her to slow dramatically. All of her movements and actions take much longer, preventing her from reaching treasures ahead of you, and hampering her ability to attack enemies.
Vortex: When you activate the vortex, a wave of energy sweeps out from Kameo, damaging everyone in range, including your competitor and any enemies. This strike also causes your competitor to drop some of her runes, and sucks all runes in range toward you like a black hole!
Pickpocket: A sneaky and valuable move, when you activate pickpocket, you can steal runes from your opponent. Stealing runes from your opponent boosts your fortune while also lowering your competitor's, so it's a far more effective strategy than just collecting runes while your opponent does the same.
Iron Fist: If you're the type that likes to mix it up, Iron Fist might be your weapon of choice. After activating the Iron Fist power, you'll find that all of Kameo's attacks will inflict extra damage, whether you choose to attack the trolls or your player opponent.
Gold Rush: Just what it sounds like, the Gold Rush unleashes a flow of runes immediately, boosting your fortune as you scoop them up. In addition, all of the enemies you defeat, or objects you smash, will yield significantly more runes than normal. Be careful and don't let your opponent rush in to steal some of your increased riches!
Focus Shift: Acting almost as the reverse of the Curse attack, the Focus Shift slows down the entire world around you, letting you scoop up runes and dodge away from enemies easily. If only it lasted much longer!
Confuse: This is one of the most fun powers to use on your competitor, and one of the most vicious to be hit with. Under the effect of the Confuse spell, you'll not only find your controls reversed, but you will also constantly drop your runes, allowing your opponent to scoop them up.
At the end of the game, all of your actions will be tallied up—enemies defeated, objects smashed, and other activities, all count toward a sizeable number of bonus runes added to your fortune.
If you're looking for the extra challenge of competing against other players, or if you just don't want to go it alone, the Kameo Power Pack is for you. Get it now at the Xbox Live® Marketplace!