Multiplayer is a completely different story compared to single player. It is the time in which the main hero has been imprisoned by Gandohar, this is so that no cheats or glitches can be used to benefit when using characters on Xbox Live or over the PlayStation Network. The system link has been disabled for the very same reason. Multiplayer profiles are completly separate and will be a different character and a different story so Ranked Matches will take the player head to head versus other Xbox Live or PlayStation 3 players in a duel format (depending on which system is used).