Curve Digital and Kuju have announced that Narcos: Rise of the Cartels will release next month on PC and consoles. The brutal tactical turn-based game based on Narcos, the multi-award-winning Netflix series by Gaumont will arrive on November 19 for PC and PS4, November 21 on Nintendo Switch and November 22, 2019, on Xbox One. The deal was brokered by Evolution USA, Gaumont’s global licensing agent for the series.
Along with the release date announcement, the developer has also released a brand new trailer for the game which shows us even more of the game. In Narcos: Rise of Cartels, players can relive the events of the first season of the Netflix series in their own way. They can take the side of either the Medellin Cartel or the DEA in two distinct campaigns.
The game is set in the 1980’s Colombia when El Patron’s influence is rising with drugs, crime and corruption spreading out from the Colombian town of Medellin. America is taking notice of the situation and wants to control the situation before it gets out of their hands. Both campaigns offer a different side of the same story.
Check out the release date trailer for Narcos: Rise of Cartels below.
Players will be able to visit iconic locations from the series and meet with their favorite cast from the show allowing them to step inside the criminal underworld alongside characters such as El Mexicano, Murphy, Pena, Primo and more. Each character in the game comes with its own unique abilities and perks which will allow them to change the tide of the battle.
Narcos: Rise of Cartels is played in the form of a turn-based tactical shooter however it also brings with it some brand new mechanics into play. Sometimes units on the single side will be allowed multiple movements within the same turn or even allow the player to take direct control of the units at critical moments to change how the outcome would have been otherwise.
Key features of the game include:
- Based On the Hit Netflix Series – Authenticity is at the core of the Narcos: Rise of the Cartels experience and highly recognizable and iconic characters from the TV show are available to control and play, each offering unique gameplay opportunities.
- Every War Has Two Sides – Featuring two unique campaigns Narcos: Rise of the Cartels enables you to see the war from both sides. Choose to side with the DEA and fight alongside Steve Murphy to bring down the drug empire, or choose to side with the Narcos in order to help fund, grow and expand the empire of El Patrón.
- Fast-Paced Tactical Combat – Narcos: Rise of the Cartels takes tactical combat to a whole new level with units possessing the ability to move individually one after another or multiple times in one turn, meaning the pace is always ramped up. Players will have to plan their actions cautiously as they will face lasting consequences.
- Counteract And Kill-Shot – Innovative gameplay mechanics keep the turn-based combat fresh by allowing the player to take third-person control of units in order to engage enemies directly, providing the opportunity to deal critical damage at optimal moments.
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