7.4 /10 1 Votes
73% Metacritic Director(s) Soichiro Morizumi Designer(s) Atsushi Minayama Mode(s) Single-player Series Project X Zone Developers Monolith Soft, Banpresto | 6.5/10 IGN 8.5/10 Destructoid! Producer(s) Koji Ishitani Writer(s) Soichiro Morizumi Initial release date 12 November 2015 Platform Nintendo 3DS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre Tactical role-playing game Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Similar Monolith Soft games, Tactical role-playing games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project x zone 2 new york comic con 2015 trailer
Project X Zone 2, known in Japan as Project X Zone 2: Brave New World (プロジェクト クロスゾーン2：ブレイブニューワールド, Purojekuto Kurosu Zōn 2: Bureibu Nyū Wārudo), is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Despite the game being the official sequel to Project X Zone, the plot is a homage to the events of its spiritual predecessor: Namco x Capcom whilst retaining a standalone story. Though the franchise is primarily a crossover between Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom and Sega, Project X Zone 2 introduces Nintendo with Fire Emblem Awakening and Xenoblade Chronicles representation. Kogorō Tenzai and Mii Kōryūji from the prequel are absent in this installment. The title arrived in Japan on November 12, 2015, and was released in North America and Europe in February 2016.
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- Project x zone 2 new york comic con 2015 trailer
- Project x zone 2 review
- Gameplay
- Characters
- Development
- Reception
- Sales
- Possible sequel
- References
Project x zone 2 review
Gameplay
Like its predecessor, Project X Zone is a tactical role-playing game in which players strategically maneuver their characters across a field to battle with the enemy. Characters are paired up into Pair Units, with Solo Units consisting of a single character able to assist them when linked together. In battle, players use well-timed attacks and combos to do as much damage to the opponent as possible before their turn ends.
Characters
Like its predecessor, Project X Zone 2 features pairs of characters from all three participating companies (Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, and Sega), as well as solo characters who can provide assist attacks during combat. The game also features Nintendo characters for the first time.
Development
On April 8, 2015, Famitsu.com launched a teaser website with a countdown that would expire in five days, revealing a secret project from Bandai Namco Entertainment. Before its expiration, Project X Zone 2 was announced early to attendees of Bandai Namco's "Level Up" press event in Milan, Italy on April 10, which was prematurely posted on Italian news website E-duesse before being retracted. The game was officially revealed to the public three days later. It was confirmed in an interview that the game will address the criticisms of the original (such as the story) and that there will be some "surprise" announcements. The game was originally going to have a simultaneous worldwide release, but the North American and European releases were later delayed to early 2016. Unlike the previous game, the western versions will feature no altered content from the Japanese version and will be in multiple languages.
Reception
Project x Zone 2 received mixed to positive reviews, receiving a score of 73/100 on Metacritic, with critics praising the game's cast of characters and improvements to issues present in the first game, but criticizing the game's easy difficulty and the fact that many assets were reused from the first game. The game received a 32/40 from Famitsu. Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4/5 saying, "Project X Zone 2 is a funny, charming and amusing title. It sets out to entertain video game fans of all stripes and allows the player to jump from world to world to get a taste of other titles they may have been missing. Just based on the built-in “Crosspedia” encyclopedia database, the stack of games that I really want to try out has grown (Resonance of Fate, in particular). It’s not challenging, but it was never meant to be. The gameplay is simply the vehicle to deliver the true focus of this title: dumb fun. Players who don’t need everything to bristle with a dark malevolence will find a great time in this one."
Sales
The game sold 37,000 copies in Japan on its first week, selling through 60% of its shipment. The game made the #2 spot in the UK 3DS sales charts.
Possible sequel
In an interview with Nintendo Life, Kensuke Tsukanaka stated that he would like to continue the series.
Hideki Kamiya of Platinum Games has stated he was approached about having Sega character Bayonetta included in this game, to which he refused as he wanted Bayonetta and Dante from Devil May Cry to meet "on his own terms". However, he has stated he has come to regret this decision due to realizing how the fans would have loved the two interacting, and that if there is a Project X Zone 3 he would be all for Bayonetta's inclusion.