Ninety-Nine Nights II

N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Q Entertainment feelplus
Publisher(s)	Konami
Producer(s)	Tak Fujii
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release date(s)	NA June 29, 2010 JP July 22, 2010 AUS September 9, 2010 EU September 10, 2010
Genre(s)	Extreme hack and slash, RPG
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: D ESRB: M OFLC: M PEGI: 18
Media/distribution	Optical disc

N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights, (or Ninety-Nine Nights II) is a role-playing video game with hack and slash game mechanics set in a high fantasy game universe. It is a sequel to the video game Ninety-Nine Nights. The game was announced a the TGS 2008 conference - a demo for the game was released on the Xbox Live marketplace on May 27, 2010, and the game release between June and September in North America, Japan, and European regions.

Development

The game was officially unveiled at Microsoft Game Studios's TGS 2008 press conference, exclusively for Xbox 360.^[1]

Developed by feelplus, the game's art style is noticeably darker than its predecessor.

At the Konami E3 (2010) press conference, the lead producer of the series, Tak Fujii noted that the sequel has been vastly improved technically, allowing hundreds of enemy soldiers to be present on screen in one shot. Fujii promised the game contains "millions" of new features but due to limited time he was only allowed to divulge a few with the press. Some of the main changes the sequel introduces include an online co-op mode, leaderboards and brand new difficulty levels which make the game even harder.^[2]

In addition to these changes Fujii announced that the game will further build on the hack and slash gameplay implemented in the previous game, thus making it now an 'extreme' hack and slash title.^{[citation needed]}

After the press conference Tak Fujii was also interviewed by G4TV^[3] and GameSpot.^[4]

Gameplay

There are multiple story modes; the main story of the game focuses on the character Galen. Combat is hack and slash with similarities to Koei's Dynasty and Samurai warriors series.

In addition to a single player mode there are co-op and online modes.

Reception

The game has received abysmal reviews, with a Metacritic score of 45 out of 100 based on 43 reviews.^[5] Both IGN and Gamespot reviews criticised the gameplay, plot, as well as poor lip-syncing, noting an absence of challenge in core gameplay as well as frustrating boss fights.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ "Microsoft's TGS 2008 Press Conference". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/08/joystiq-live-from-microsofts-tgs-2008-press-conference. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
2. ^ "Ninety-Nine Nights 2 gets online co-op". CVG. 16 June 2010. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=252134. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
3. ^ Hack And Slash: We Talk Ninety-Nine Nights 2 With Konami's Tak Fujii
4. ^ N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights Konami Game Night 2010 Interview: Tak Fujii
5. ^ "N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights for Xbox 360", www.metacritic.com (metacritic), http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/n3ii-ninety-nine-nights 
6. ^ "Ninety-Nine Nights 2 Review", xbox360.ign.com (IGN), 8 July 2010, http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1104862p1.html 
7. ^ "Ninety-Nine Nights Review for Xbox 360", www.gamespot.com (GameSpot), 13 July 2010, http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ninetyninenightsii/review.html 

External links

• Ninety-Nine Nights II Official Japanese site