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The gameplay reminds me of Medal of Honor Heroes which single player mode is an offline Multiplayer mode with also (Prepare to shock in awe) an Online mode which is no story related whatsoever.

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  1. noun A manner, way, or method of doing or acting: modern modes of travel. See Synonyms at method.
  2. noun A particular form, variety, or manner: a mode of expression.
  3. noun A given condition of functioning; a status: The spacecraft was in its recovery mode.

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  • Each had already manifested his attachment to the cause of the country, as well as his ability to maintain it, by printed addresses, public speeches, extensive correspondence, and whatever other mode could be adopted for the purpose of exposing the encroachments of the British parliament, and animating the people to a manly resistance. —  Thomas Jefferson
  • The third and final multiplayer mode is a game-sharing one which allows you to play the game on multiple PSPs using only one copy of Master Quiz.
  • This mode is also further advanced with the inclusion of the AF tracking and Intelligent Exposure feature for the DMC-FS15. —  Digital camera reviews, photography news and views
  • A multiplayer Arena mode is available; it lets you take on other human gamers playing as Conan or as a selection of other original characters from the movie. —  Softpedia News - Global
  • Still, either mode is a lot clearer than other non-HD videos compressed to this size. —  I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson
 

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method ·  type ·  source ·  principle ·  style ·  plan ·  device

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  1. Middle English, tune, from Latin modus, manner, tune. Sense 2, French, from Old French, fashion, manner, from Latin modus; see med- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also, in grammar, logic, and music, mood; also, as mere L., modus; in Middle English moede (def. 8), from Old French *moed, meuf, later mode, French mode, manner, way, mode, style, fashion, = Spanish Portuguese Italian modo, manner, mode (also Spanish Portuguese Italian moda, feminine, fashion, from F.) (cf. Dutch mode = German mode = Swedish mod = Danish mode, style, fashion, from F.; G. Swedish Danish modus, in grammar, from L.), from Latin modus, measure, due measure, rhythm, melody, etc., manner, way, mode, mode in grammar, etc.; akin to English mete. The form mood, as used, along with mode, in grammar, music, and logic, is prob. due in part to some confusion with mood, as if ‘an attitude of mind.’
  2. from mode, n.
 

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