From a top-down 3D strategic map, you and your compadres will be able to see a tactical breakdown of New York, packed with honking cabs and towering skyscrapers. This tactical overview will contain up to 12 interconnected levels, one of which houses the aforementioned nuclear device. Whenever Delta team wins a level, they’ll be given a hint as to the location of the bomb.

“In this mode, called Public Warfare, Delta team can vote for which level to play next,” explains Trigub. “So you might get the choice of going through the subway or through the backyards, depending on what your team’s strengths are.”

“But surely that’s not fair?” we hear you cry. If the CTs get to vote for which map to play next they’ll have a massive advantage, right? Well, that would have been the case had Acony not already been way ahead of us.

While Delta team members can vote for the next map, Black November players have the opportunity to second-guess their opponents by voting for maps in which to set up ambushes. If the map that Delta selects is the same as the level chosen for an ambush, the terrorists will be given several precious seconds headstart in which to get into position and prepare a nasty welcoming committee for their counter-terrorist friends.

To make matters even more interesting, Parabellum will also feature a handful of zones with special abilities. Should you and your team successfully capture these areas, you’ll find yourself with a massive strategic advantage.

“We have some areas that have special abilities,” says Trigub. “One is a subway. If you go into a subway sector, you can move through the city much more quickly.” Providing there are no signal failures, of course...