Nay-sayers of the game's original control scheme however may still be a bit disappointed, as other than a few tweaks, it s still pretty much the same animal. All six of your favorite races from the first game have returned in their battle against the alien hordes, complete with their own specially designed powers and abilities. For instance, if you d like to take over a hostile ship and claim it for your own, the race of Scarabs can infest the ship with its highly advanced nanotechnology and possess the cruiser demon-style. While the possibility of new races being added to the roster aren t entirely out of the question, it looks as though the line up will most likely mirror the first game s completely, and appears that the final selection is all but etched in stone. The most exciting aspect of the new Expect a similar game, although the experience should improve dramatically through the Online play.
Armada is the aforementioned online compatibility.
Not only can you take an existing game and join up with friends you ve never met, but you can also continue to add new ones to your world all the time. You'll trade items, weapons, and credits amongst each other in a virtual barter meccha, meaning more to do with your buddies than just shoot things. And if you think that there won t be enough of the good stuff to trade back and forth between each other, boy are you wrong. The developers plan to incorporate well over 1.2 million different items, all of which can help your ship in any manner of areas, from providing you with a more powerful weapon to increasing your acceleration. Another area that Armada hopes to improve upon is in the environments.