Bit-Tech loved Zeno Clash, the new and incredibly surreal first-person beat-em-up from the independent ACE Team. They loved it so much in fact that they have played it through several times since they wrote their final review and still haven't got tired of its unusual art style and fascinating story yet.
That said, the dense fiction and striking character designs did leave them with a lot of unanswered questions – so they decided to take time out from playing the game and have a chat with the team that created it.
Zeno Clash debuted in 2009, and ahead of the series' revival we take a look at where it all begin with the very first game.
After almost a decade of waiting, fans are finally getting a sequel to the Zeno Clash series. Sector had their hands on Clash: Artifacts of Chaos during Gamescom and gave their impressions.
Abyss Odyssey is a great looking new multiplayer 2D side scrolling action-platformer (whew!) with impressive fighting mechanics, roguelike elements, and randomly generated environments.
The enemy characters all feature complex AI and a fully featured move-set equivalent to your own; meaning that the enemies are akin to a roster of fighters in a fighting game, requiring different tactics and skills to be vanquished. Once defeated, the player can capture the souls of their enemies, then use them as playable characters, each with their own abilities, combos, and special powers.
With it’s mixture of side scrolling platforming, plus action and fighter mechanics, this could have everything Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero so badly failed to deliver, and more. Stay tuned for details about release date and platform availability.
This looks great! If it has co-op, is a must buy for me - my gf just love anything side scrolling (she's currently in a love affair with Dragon's Crown). And I, obviously, love playing with her. :D
OMG This game looks awesome.
I've always wanted a Double Dragon or Streets of Rage type of game mixed with Street Fighter 2, and this is about as close as it gets.
Even if it ends up being just "ok", it's ideas like this that excite me about games.
These guys are actually trying to do something different, not just saying they are.
I wish them the best of luck. It's a cool concept.
