Spectator Mode: Watch and Learn
At a Glance
- Learn from the best as you observe without competing.
- Get gaming fame as you dominate the leaderboards.
- Analyze your opponent's game and spot a weakness.
- Watch and root for friends or get help with your games.
Xbox Live® has given us unparalleled online competition, a sense of community with cross-game invites and tournaments, an extended lifespan for games with downloadable content, and those are just the broad highlights. The launch of Xbox 360™ includes a series of massive upgrades and additions to the Xbox Live service.
Among these is the new Spectator Mode, an online feature that offers everyone a way to interact with games in a way never before possible. Put simply, it allows you to observe an online game without actively competing.
There are few better ways to learn good strategy and recognize bad tactical habits than watching the best.
Watch the Best
Ever look at the Xbox Live leaderboard and wonder how someone snagged the top spot? Watch and learn. Scrutinize every turn in a racing game, gain outstanding map knowledge in an FPS, and observe tactical mastery in a squad-based shooter. There are few better ways to learn good strategy and recognize bad tactical habits than watching the best.
They'll follow your every move in Project Gotham Racing 3.
Become Famous
Imagine dominating your favorite game at every turn. You're shooting up the leaderboard and gaining levels at a radical pace. Now bask in the glow of your gaming fame as you see more and more folks taking the time to sit and watch and analyze your every move.
Let them gaze on as they hope to spot a chink in your armor and exploit it in a future match. What better way to keep you on your toes?
Sit in the Stands
Waiting out your friend's match so you can play a few rounds with them? Recognize a consistent opponent and want to watch their game without the tension of in-game competition? Finish up your round in a tournament and want to watch your prospective opponents?
Just plug into their match and watch at your leisure. Not only will you pass the time, you might learn a little something, like how to pass on the inside on that tricky hairpin turn.
Get Help From a Friend
You're stuck, frustrated, and just can't figure out the next step in a game. We've all called friends in similar circumstances, but with spectator mode featured in the game, the conversation is short. Rather than tell you what to do, they can show you how to get beyond your stumbling blocks as they load up the level and you hop into spectator mode.
Project Gotham Racing® 3 will be waiting for us with the launch of Xbox 360, the first game to utilize the new spectator mode feature, so you'll have time to experiment with all it can offer from the get go.
Just as exciting is the thought of other developers recognizing the feature for what is, and employing it in games across all genres.
Article by Alex McLain
