Feb
18
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Asylum News
2/18/2010 2:14 AM
by Brian Wray (Thryon)
The Xbox 360 exclusive hack & slash game is getting a sequel thanks to Konami. N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights will feature more of what we love (in other words hacking stuff) and less of what we do not (hacking stuff alone). N3II will allow for a friend to jump in and hack stuff together. This is a good thing as the game developers promises more enemies and "Titanic Boss Battles". I hope our heroes have an iceberg or two handy. N3II is expected to retails this summer.

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., today announced it will publish N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This sequel, based on the all-action combat game Ninety-Nine Nights, will pick up the story where the original left off and take it to all new heights.
Set on a ravaged world, N3II:Ninety-Nine Nights invites the player to take on all comers in a series of spectacular battles. Players can enjoy the story from five different perspectives - including humans, elves and goblins - and are pitted against wave after wave of adversaries in the ultimate 'last man standing' free-for-all. Each of the species is given a specific back story which unfolds as the game progresses, while the various races also bring unique skills and abilities to the battle field.
At its heart, N3II:Ninety-Nine Nights is a vast combat title, with hundreds of enemy creatures on screen simultaneously. As the camera picks over the action, the player can use a wealth of easily-effected combo attacks to carve a path through the enemy, and also use whatever weapons and items come to hand. At the end of each skirmish, players will then face a 'Titanic Boss Battle' against the champion of their current adversary, with players forced to move quickly and locate the well hidden weak spots of these seemingly unstoppable behemoths.
N3II:Ninety-Nine Nights also has a stunning two-player co-op online mode, wherein players team up against the oncoming hordes, working together to expand their combo range to take out more enemy assailants at once. This two-player mode features online ranking boards detailing the most effective pairings across the globe.
N3II:Ninety-Nine Nights will be released in the summer of 2010 and available for Xbox 360.
The first game was alright, but not spectacular. This may be why MS dropped the franchise. Still co-op hack & slash could be quite fun.