'Call of Juarez: The Cartel' now available for Xbox 360, PS3

By Hector Cortez Jul 21, 2011, 4:53 GMT

Call of Juarez: The Cartel is now available for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Ubisoft today announced that Call of Juarez: The Cartel is now available at retailers throughout North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Windows PC version will be released on September 13, 2011.

In Call of Juarez: The Cartel, players will journey through a modern day Wild West in which a Mexican drug cartel bombs a US law enforcement agency, leading the US government to put together a special task force to bring them down. That's where LAPD cop Ben McCall, DEA agent Eddie Guerra and FBI agent Kim Evans come in.

As one of these protagonists, players will attempt to dismantle the Cartel through the streets of Los Angeles to Ciudad Juarez. Call of Juarez: The Cartel also features a campaign that can be played with up to two friends. Adding depth to the three-player cooperative mode is the new “co-opetition” system. A mix of “cooperation” and “competition,” co-opetition has players not only working together, but against each other in secret missions and challenges. Players who successfully complete these tasks are rewarded experience points that can be used to level up and unlock more powerful weapons.

The game also includes two multiplayer modes, including Team Death Match which pits cops against criminals. This mode's rewards and challenges put a strong emphasis on teamwork. Objective Mode is a mission-driven mode in which two sides fight to complete a series of goals. Both modes can accommodate up to 12 players for six versus six matches.