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Project X Zone 2

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Project X Zone 2
North American cover art
Developer(s)Monolith Soft
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)Soichiro Morizumi
Producer(s)Koji Ishitani
Designer(s)Atsushi Minayama
Writer(s)Soichiro Morizumi
Composer(s)Yuzo Koshiro(Opening and Ending)
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP:November 12, 2015
  • EU:February 12, 2016[1]
  • AU:February 12, 2016[2]
  • NA:February 16, 2016[3]
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Project X Zone 2[a]is acrossovertactical role-playing video gamedeveloped byMonolith Softand published byBandai Namco Entertainmentfor theNintendo 3DS.Despite the game being the sequel toProject X Zone,the plot is a homage to the events of its spiritual predecessor,Namco × Capcom,while retaining a standalone story. The game is a crossover between various franchises fromBandai Namco,Capcom,andSega,with special guests fromNintendo.Project X Zone 2was released in Japan in November 2015, and worldwide in February 2016.

Plot

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Shibuya, Tokyo has been locked down because of paranormal events. Two organizations had previously fought there. Shinra, a secret organization dedicated to protecting the Earth from otherworldly threats and Ouma, an evil organization who use dimensional rifts to conquer the world. After their defeat, all seemed well. But rifts have started appearing once more.

Agents of Shinra, Reiji and Xiaomu, meet with Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine of the BSAA to investigate the appearance of mysterious golden chains that have appeared in Shibuya, which seem to be causing strong rifts in space-time. While investigating, they stumble across Heihachi, Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Goro Majima, and Kazuma Kiryu. This marks the start of an adventure that crosses into several worlds, where they meet with characters whose worlds have also been affected by these rifts.

Gameplay

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See also:Gameplay of Project X Zone

Like its predecessor,Project X Zoneis 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

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Like its predecessor,Project X Zone 2features pairs of characters from three Japanese video game companies (Bandai Namco Entertainment,Capcom,andSega), as well as solo characters who can provide assist attacks during combat.[4]The game also features Nintendo characters as special guests for the first time.[5]A total of 58 characters are playable in the game.[6]

Pair units

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Solo units

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Development

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On April 8, 2015,Famitsulaunched a teaser website with a countdown that would expire in five days, revealing a secret project from Bandai Namco Entertainment.[7]Before its expiration,Project X Zone 2was announced early to attendees of Bandai Namco's "Level Up" press event inMilan, Italyon April 10, which was prematurely posted on Italian news website E-duesse before being retracted.[8]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.[9]Unlike the previous game, the western versions features no altered content from the Japanese version and are in multiple languages.[10]

The game's opening and ending themes, "Sekai wa Hitotsu no Butai" (All the World's Stage), and "Tsuki Akari no Curtain Call" (Moonlight Curtain Call) were both performed bymarina.The lyrics were written by director Soichiro Morizumi, and the themes were composed byYuzo Koshiro.Koshiro had previously composed the theme ofNamco × Capcom,Brave New World, and this time Morizumi asked him to compose a song that was more akin to battle music. Koshiro decided to go with a rock theme, and found that marina's vocals were perfect for the song. marina expressed that while she found the song difficult to sing, she thought it turned out very well.[11]

The game's opening animation was produced byGraphinicaand directed by veteran animator Yasutoshi Iwasaki.[11]

Reception

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Project X Zone 2received mixed to positive reviews, receiving a score of 73/100 onMetacritic,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.[12]The game received a 32/40 from Famitsu.[citation needed]Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4/5 saying, "Project X Zone 2is 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. "[20]

Sales

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The game sold 37,000 copies in Japan on its first week, selling through 60% of its shipment.[citation needed]The game made the #2 spot in the UK 3DS sales charts.[21]

Legacy

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In an interview with Nintendo Life, Kensuke Tsukanaka stated that he would like to continue the series.[22]

Hideki KamiyaofPlatinumGameshas stated he was approached about having Sega characterBayonettaincluded in this game, to which he refused as he wanted Bayonetta and Dante fromDevil May Cryto 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 aProject X Zone 3he would be all for Bayonetta's inclusion.[23]

Notes

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  1. ^Known in Japan asProject X Zone 2: Brave New World(Japanese:プロジェクト クロスゾーン2: ブレイブニューワールド,Hepburn:Purojekuto Kurosu Zōn 2: Bureibu Nyū Wārudo)

References

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  2. ^"Project X Zone 2 EU Release Date Brought Forward, Demo Coming in January".Nintendo Life.21 December 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 23 August 2023.Retrieved2 May2016.
  3. ^"International Release Date Confirmed for Project X Zone 2".The Otaku's Study.7 December 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 23 August 2023.Retrieved2 May2016.
  4. ^"Project X Zone 2 coming worldwide Fall 2015".Go Nintendo.April 12, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2015.RetrievedApril 13,2015.
  5. ^MacGregor, Kyle (September 19, 2015)."Nintendo characters join Project X Zone 2 cast".Destructoid.RetrievedSeptember 19,2015.
  6. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakalam"The 58 Playable Characters in Project X Zone 2".20 November 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 16 August 2017.Retrieved7 September2020.
  7. ^"ファミ thông で mê の カウントダウンがスタート! バンダイナムコエンターテインメントから4 nguyệt 13 ngày に phát biểu が!?"(in Japanese). April 8, 2015.RetrievedApril 13,2015.
  8. ^Whitehead, Thomas (April 10, 2015)."Rumour: Project X Zone 2: Brave New World Heading to 3DS".Nintendo Life.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2023.RetrievedApril 13,2015.
  9. ^"Project X Zone 2 delayed to early 2016, new trailer and screenshots".Gematsu.2 July 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 23 April 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
  10. ^"Project X Zone 2 Will Be Playable In 7 Languages".Siliconera.30 October 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 6 May 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
  11. ^ab"『PROJECT X ZONE 2: BRAVE NEW WORLD』せがた ba bốn lang など tân lên sân khấu キャラクター続々, 『TOV』ザギ, 『.hack//G.U.』 táng viêm の カイトなども!?".ファミ thông(in Japanese). 10 September 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-09-09.Retrieved2022-08-24.
  12. ^ab"Project X Zone 2 for 3DS Reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on March 8, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  13. ^Andriessen, CJ (16 February 2016)."Review: Project X Zone 2".Destructoid.Archivedfrom the original on 19 February 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  14. ^Landa, Jeff (Feb 19, 2016)."EGM Review: Project X Zone 2".EGMNOW. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  15. ^Brian (November 15, 2015)."Project X Zone 2 gets first review in Famitsu".Nintendo Everything.Archivedfrom the original on February 14, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 7,2020.
  16. ^Espineli, Matt (March 10, 2016)."Project X Zone 2 Review".GameSpot.Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  17. ^Gilbert, Henry (February 18, 2016)."Project X Zone 2 Review - IGN".Uk.ign.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  18. ^Vogel, Mitch (13 Feb 2016)."Review: Project X Zone 2".Nintendo Life.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  19. ^"> Staff Review > Project X Zone 2".RPGamer. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-08.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  20. ^abBohn, Jason (12 February 2016)."Review: Project X Zone 2".Hardcore Gamer.Archivedfrom the original on 16 February 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
  21. ^"UK software sales - week ending February 20, 2016".GoNintendo.22 February 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
  22. ^"Interview: Learning More About The 'Ultimate Crossover' RPG, Project X Zone 2, From Its Creators".Nintendo Life.12 February 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
  23. ^"Project X Zone 2 Almost Had Bayonetta, Which Kamiya Now Regrets".19 February 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 26 March 2016.Retrieved28 February2016.
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