6.8 /10 1 Votes
61% Metacritic Publisher(s) Atlus Series Zeno Clash Developer ACE Team | 9/10 Steam 5.5/10 GameSpot Initial release date 30 April 2013 Engine Unreal Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer Platforms PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Genres Action role-playing game, Beat 'em up Similar ACE Team games, Shooter games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zeno clash ii review
Zeno Clash II is a first-person action role-playing and beat 'em up video game developed by ACE Team as the follow-up to 2009's Zeno Clash. It was published by Atlus for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. The game is a direct sequel and features the same characters and setting as the first. It continues the story of Ghat, Rimat, and Father-Mother.
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Plot
The game begins with the first game's protagonist Ghat meeting with Rimat, one of his sisters who also appears in the first game as an adversary. They plot to enter and free Father-Mother, a creature from the original Zeno Clash that appeared to be neither male nor female, but was exposed being actually just a male, and he main characters adoptive father mother after kidnapping them.
Gameplay
Zeno Clash II features a multiplayer game mode, in contrast to the first game which was only single player. The game also includes multiple forms of Arena modes which were included in the last game, one of these Arena modes lets you play as the Rock from *Rock of Ages (video game).
Development
Zeno Clash II was released on April 30, 2013, 4 years after the original. A demo for the game was released 6 days before the game itself.
Reception
Zeno Clash II was met with mixed reviews, with the PC version receiving a rating of 61/100 on reviews aggregator Metacritic. The most favourable rating by nowgamer says the game bests its predecessor, praising the "sumptuous looking and stylish" world and "excellent" combat system but noting that Zeno Clash II may "obviously not be for everyone, and its low budget does show through." Other critics praise the artwork and characters but cite various flaws and most seem to agree that the game fell behind in comparison to the first game. Destructoid said "Zeno Clash II might be bigger than its predecessor, but it fails to be truly better."
