Amputee Titans still pose a threat, so you’ll need to strike the backs of their necks to stop them once and for all.Īttacking multiple parts of a Titan in a continuous fashion (without hitting the ground) has gotten harder in the sequel, thanks to slightly revised controls. Zoom forward at high speed and hit attack at the last second to deliver a blow, damaging or severing the targeted limb. Once in range of an enemy, you’ll switch to combat mode with the press of a button and then latch onto the foe’s arms, legs, or neck. Virtually every mission involves finding all of the lumbering Titans on a Dynasty Warriors-style map and eliminating them. It feels great, not unlike swinging around in a Spider-Man game. You’ll still swing around cities, forests, and ruins using the Omni-Directional Movement Gear (ODM), gas-powered harnesses that fire grappling hooks into the environment and propel the wearer forward. But since we witness the story from our own character’s perspective, it ends up feeling different enough.Īttack on Titan 2’s core gameplay closely matches its predecessor’s, in that you play as a scout (soldier) tasked with eliminating gigantic, carnivorous, and derpy monsters called Titans who threaten humanity with extinction.

The campaign narrative follows the story of the first two seasons of the anime, which means several of the same beats (and even the tutorial) are repeated in the sequel. This custom character becomes the sole protagonist of the campaign, a big departure from the first game. The character creator is fairly robust, though clothing and body types are limited to options that fit within the Attack on Titan world. The sequel features another strong campaign and several new features, but its online co-op mode is less than titanic.īefore you can access Attack on Titan 2’s online co-op and competitive modes, you’ll have to spend 45 minutes or so creating your own custom character and completing a single-player tutorial mission. Less than two years later, Attack on Titan 2 has arrived on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Steam.

Koei Tecmo’s first Attack on Titan game was a surprisingly great adaptation of the hit anime and manga series, with fast-paced and unique gameplay and better than average online co-op.

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