Overblood 2

Overblood 2 is a Sony Playstation game released on 13th April 2001, by RiverhillSoft. It is the sequel to the game Overblood released on the same format. The game sold mainly in Japan where it was developed, and also Europe.

The game features seven levels, plus a hidden bonus level. Between most of the levels, which are all set in different locations, the player generally has the option to wander around the main city in which you began in order to buy items, weapons and even talk to strangers as well as find hidden perks in the game.

Story

In December 2115. East Edge, center of the world. Christmas is just around the corner. The world is a boiling inferno that would be uninhabitable if it were not for the atmosphere-cooling device that maintains the temperature. The game begins with main character, Acarno, arriving at East Edge City Airport after relocating, and upon his arrival a fellow passenger is mugged. Throwing a mysterious capsule across the floor in your direction, the passenger is killed. This is the first point at which you control Acarno, and swiftly exit the airport after avoiding people trying to shoot at you. Acarno jumps out of the airport window, falling hundreds of feet into a the sea.

After climbing out of the water, you are given the choice to examine the capsule. Upon doing so you hear the name "D-NA", before the message being played cuts out. The game then turns into a free roam game, giving you the ability to travel throughout East Edge City. Eventually you will come across a bar named "D-NA", and enquire with the bar-tender, Raz Karsey (the main character from the first Overblood game), then begins telling you about the passenger who gave you the capsule which lead you to the bar, informing that they have information that global company Hiyano Industries is planning to build a ship for the planet's elite to flee the planet, using so much of the Earth's power supply that the atmosphere-cooling devices needed to keep everyone alive would stop working. With time being of the essence, Raz offers Acarno money to help assist with a plan to stop the launch which is close to East Edge, starting with a single mission.

Reception

The game sold 62,492 copies in the ten weeks following its release, which is a lot less than the original Overblood which sold 195,201 in the same amount of time. However, Overblood 2 was arguably more popular among gamers scoring a 5.7 average score, beating Overblood's 5.3 at GameSpot.com.^[1] In comparison, the two games are cited as being very different, the only similarities being that the original game's main character appears in the second installment as a non-playable character, and the fact both games are set around the same time in the future.

During the time of its release, the game was reviewed by many different gaming magazines, receiving average scores. One area both games were criticized on were the faults with the games graphics, animation and voice-overs in places, however many fans and independent reviews online credit the games uniqueness and original story line.

References

1. ^ "Overblood 2". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps/adventure/overblood2/index.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011.