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    Oh wait, I might have a better picture in petto.
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      Editing … I fail to see what's asymmetrical about this pic. What game is this from anyway? Looks like a run-of-the-mill split-screen mode; a pic of someone playing zombi u or rahman legends or new Super Mario Bros u on the Wii u would be a much better fit for this page.
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      Editing … This is Mario Party, 3 vs. 1.
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    Question: isn't #Counter-Strike asymmetric, too?
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … Nah, not really. Unless it's possible in counterstrike to play a split-screen match against several people where one is using a smartphone as an input device, another a wiiu gamepad and another guy a keyboard and mouse while wearing a virtual reality headset, I wouldn't refer to it as 'asymmetrical'.
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      Editing … But asymmetrical isn't really about the hardware, it's about the software. Right? One team plants a bomb, the other defuses it. One team holds hostages, the other rescues them. One team escorts a VIP, the other assassinates him.
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      Editing … That's right PedroJensen
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … It's about how you interact with said software. By your definition every single player game is essentially 'asymmetrical', too because several people can play it at the same time but in different ways.
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      Editing … Well the concept doesn't apply to single player games...
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      Editing … What do you mean, "at the same time" ? You mean, like Micromachines? Two players on one controller?
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … "Asymmetric game play is when each player or team has a unique set of abilities." - smu.edu
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    • WoodrowShigeru
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      Editing … Yes, one team can plant a bomb (counter-strike), which the other can't. — I still don't understand your previous statement about single-player games.
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      Editing … Pedro's example is flawed, because while both teams approach a mission differently, they're still playing the same basic game, with the same basic abilities and rule sets and or features. And no, Larosenin, asymmetrical gameplay is in fact possible in singleplayer games: "With the help of the GCN-GBA-Connectivity feature it is possible for the player to make use of the asymmetric gameplay in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker without the need for an additional human player." - Giantbomb
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      Editing … Just because a game features different classes or factions with different skill sets, doesn't make it an asymmetrical experience.
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