While it may sound a bit unfair that you can easily die from just beating up the other opponent non-stop, it’s not too bad for either side as the missing player will just respawn shortly after death, and even if you manage to jump over the other player and go off screen, he’ll spawn up ahead to block your path, which ensures that in multiplayer matches against real people there’s always a fierce fight going on that you’ll need to make sure to keep up with. Alternatively, you can toss your weapon by holding up on the D-Pad and using the attack button to throw it across the screen, either as a long-range attack or to replace your weapon with a new one. You can raise these weapons up and down, Urban Champion style to block your opponent’s attack before swinging at an opening for the kill. In order to defeat your foe, you’ll be given the ability to use a wide assortment of weapons, from a Bow & Arrow combo, a knife, to a classic fencing sword, and even your own feet if you’re unarmed. Outside of some customization options before entering a match, the game itself tends to be the same for each stage, with only certain hazards such as pits and certain platforms serving as environmental threats depending on the stage, as falling into these pits will give the arrow to the other player automatically. Following the arrow without letting the other player claim it for themselves will lead you to the end of the stage, where you’ll be taken by a freaky worm monster that’s the titular Nidhogg. The main objective of a match in Nidhogg 2 is really simple, and it requires you to kill the other player in order to claim an arrow that points to one side of the map.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the music, which ends up being pretty forgettable and dull to listen to.

The level backgrounds and character sprites are well animated, and the ability to customize your character with all sorts of different colors and accessories really adds a lot of charm. Sudden jump in artstyle aside though, there’s really nothing wrong with these visuals, and in fact it ends up looking like a really nice and detailed game. Thanks to Messhof for the review code Title: Nidhogg 2Įven as someone who had never played the original game before, I was well aware of the mixed reception this game received upon reveal due to the artstyle, which ditches the Atari 2600 inspired visuals for something more akin to a 16 Bit game.

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