Killzone Shadow Fall DLC, Intercept, is a strategic online co-op mode where players take on specific combat roles to obtain and defend their resources.
Coming this June, Killzone: Shadow Fall‘s Intercept DLC from Guerilla Games has four players joining forces to take on AI-controlled Helghast in tactical combat. The expansion will contain four arena maps based on areas in Shadow Fall and set behind enemy lines. Intercept also introduces four new soldier classes: Assault, Marksman, Medic, and Tactician, all of which have to work together to reach their goal.
The goal of Intercept is simple: defend your Hacking Uplinks long enough to transmit data back to HQ. Your team, Intelligence Squad Alpha, is tasked with establishing and defending these links from enemies.
Your Team Score is based on how much progress you make in establishing your Uplinks as well as an aggregate of Personal Scores. Personal Scores are based on getting kills, using abililities, and capturing enemy bases. Raising your score does give you some tactical advantages as well. Earned bonuses include artillery strikes and the use of jetpacks.
However, Team Score decreases when you respawn after a death or lose an Uplink to the Helghast. When there isn’t enough Team Score left to respawn any more members of your team, you lose the match.
The DLC will include four new classes available for multiplayer combat. New classes such as Assault and Marksman are fairly straightforward: Assault is a shotgun-wielding, up-close-and-personal warrior class whereas Marksman is a long- and mid-range warrior whose sniper rifle totes explosive rounds.
The support roles are where the emphasis on tactical gameplay becomes more apparent. Medics can heal, revive, and drop supply boxes for teammates to use. Equipped with a submachine gun, the Medic isn’t much of a force to be reckoned with, however. The Tactician class plays a similar supporting role, defending the team using three deployable turrets and a shield.
The AI in Intercept have their own set of classes and goals. They will also make sure to change strategies after the successful capture of an Uplink, keeping players on their toes. Enemies can also call on champions, warriors based on Shadow Fall characters, to help them in battle.
Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept DLC will be available for download in June and will be free for Season Pass holders. A standalone version will be made available later this year. For updates and details on Intercept, visit Killzone.com.
