After the initial announcement of Call of Juarez: The Cartel Ubisoft has not revealed much information regarding the modern day western shooter. Today the publisher announced a few more meaty details as to what players can expect.
There are three main characters called Kim, Eddie and Ben, who each have their own personal challenges throughout the story. The plot entails “a fictional drug cartel bombing a U.S. law enforcement agency, devastating the building and killing hundreds of people. The attack is a surprise, leading the U.S. to believe that cartel members had somehow infiltrated federal agencies. In a last-ditch effort, the U.S. puts together a special task force to hunt down and stop the drug cartel.”
This task force, you guessed it, consists of Kim, Eddie and Ben.
– Kim Evans, a gang-affiliated street kid-turned-FBI agent
– Eddie Guerra, a DEA agent with a chronic gambling habit
– Ben McCall, a brutal LAPD detective and descendant of Ray McCall from the original Call of Juarez
As the task force trio searches for the head of the cartel, they’re confronted with a variety of challenges that take them on a journey from Los Angeles, California, through Arizona and New Mexico to Juarez, Mexico. To complicate things further, Kim, Eddie and Ben each have their own personal challenges and demons to face, which makes for a complex and high-adrenaline gaming experience driven by a rich storyline evident throughout the Call of Juarez franchise.
In addition to three player online coop, gamers will be able to play the entire campaign with each of the three characters which have their own unique ending. There is a ‘huge selection of weapons including pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-air weapons and more’. The Cartel will have several mission types available including ‘punitive raids, witness protection, undercover missions, and car chases’.
The Cartel is slated to come to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC this Summer.
