It’s a goopy, overbearing, over-the-top injection of just everything, paying homage to the sensibilities of the Sega Genesis era, reminiscent especially of games such as Boogerman and Mutant League Hockey.Ĭharacters are somewhat off-putting and downright disgusting, and I mean that in the best possible way. Speaking of which, perhaps the most prominent aspect of Nidhogg 2 is its art direction.Īs Messhoff put it, if the first Nidhogg’s aesthetic could be described as minimalism, then Nidhogg 2’s approach is something akin to “maximalism”. It’s extremely out of place, and one does not compliment the other. The style of the music simply doesn’t mesh with the game’s art. The concept of having serene music to fit a violent landscape isn’t the issue, but rather the execution of it. Unlike the adrenaline pumping, ear-pleasing BGM of the original, here we have music that is usually a lot “chiller”. Online play returns, as well.īut what of the music you’ll be murdering to? Well, it doesn’t exactly fit the bill. If you loved the gameplay in Nidhogg 1, you will love it here best played against a human player, preferably on the couch next to you, though the computer AI is a lot better this time around. Plus, you can still perform dive kicks and fight with your fists if you find yourself disarmed, so that works too. Ultimately, the rapier remains the best, most useful weapon the new weapons serve mostly as a distraction. These weapons include a broadsword that can be swung around, a short-range dagger, and bow and arrows which can be deflected back to the shooter. These weapons are randomly assigned to the player in certain arenas (of which there are 10 this time around), to spice up the duels. You also have a few new weapons outside of the standard rapiers. The first opponent with the lead, who can run to the last screen assigned to their side (think like soccer), wins, which amounts to being eaten as a sacrifice to the great Norse serpent, Níðhöggr (a.k.a. So, what returns here is the awesome, dueling gameplay and the same premise for how the duels work: two rather acrobatic fencers face off in a battle of reflexes and fast wit, with the victor, who delivers the one-hit mortal stab to their opponent, granted permission to run and progress to the next room/screen, defending their lead until their respawned opponent gains it back in another skirmish. Nidhogg 2 isn’t just a “sequel” but rather a better-realized successor that aims to capitalize on everything that its predecessor great, and then some.Ģ014’s Nidhogg was such a precise, “complete”, and to-the-point title that perhaps there was no other proper way to follow it up other than releasing some DLC levels, which from the state of Nidhogg 2, is quite clear would have been too low of an ambition for developer Mark Essen, better known as Messhoff.
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