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features four different single-player modes: Mission Mode, which pits the player against computer-controlled players in sequence; Training Mode, which teaches the player how to play the game; Challenge Mode, where the player faces an endless stream of opponents; and Shooting Range, where the player
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Two new characters were made available as downloadable content from the Xbox Live Marketplace on June 6, 2007: Ivar, and Gullarp. Each character has four different costume colours and a unique weapon (except downloadable ones). However, these weapons can be exchanged for other characters' weapons
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Levels are visualised in full 3D although the players can only move in one two-dimensional plane. Several levels have special quirks to them: the "Bullet Train" level slowly forces the players to move across the length of the train; and the "Sewer" level has a pit in the middle of the map, which
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launched with eight maps, and two more maps were available as downloadable content bundled with the Ivar and Gullarp character download. The two maps that are included with the downloadable content are "Iceberg" and "Village".
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A mobile version of the game was seemingly in development after the release of the Xbox 360 version. This version was never announced however, and the only surviving footage online is a short video on YouTube.
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This version of the game had gameplay which was similar to the console version, however the graphics had been changed to a more pixelated style to fit on portable devices.
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Small Arms was generally well received upon its release. It holds an average of 73% on the aggregate web site Metacritic.
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also features competitive multiplayer for up to four players or bots, either offline or online via
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former mercenary and now illegal arms trader and 3rd richest mutant cyborg, armed with a
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has 12 default characters, eight of which are initially available:
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Mousey McNuts: a 19th-century street urchin, armed with akimbo
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Fox Claw: a runaway mutant who used to be her clan's deadliest
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people, with ranged weapons. The gameplay can be compared to
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Billy Ray Logg: a mutant tree, armed with a buzzsaw weapon
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Microsoft Game Studios
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Versus fighting game
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