Nidhogg 2
Nidhogg 2! The wurm has returned and it must feed! Shed your garments and paint the walls with the flesh of your enemies, for only one can be worthy of sacrifice.
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
Sequel to the indie hit of 2014, Nidhogg 2 builds upon the award-winning gameplay of its predecessor with new weapons to wield and levels to master, head-to-toe character customization, and the captivatingly grotesque art of Toby Dixon.
And, with music from artists including Mux Mool, Geotic, Doseone, Osborne, and Daedelus, Nidhogg 2 has a soundtrack so good that even the menu screens are awesome.
Game Features:
- Challenge the AI or a friend in 1v1 combat.
- Fight for the top seat in 8-player tournaments.
- Master the distinctive traits of four weapons.
- Get stylish with full character customization.
- Ten stages from castles to Nidhogg innards.
- Alter the rules with over 10 different game variables.
- Go online with matchmaking and private games.
Nidhogg 2 Review
The beauty of Nidhogg was in its simplicity. Its minimalist style and two-button gameplay fed into what was a wonderfully streamlined and focused experience. With Nidhogg 2, developer Messhof has attempted to expand the multiplayer fencing game with more maps, different weapon types, and a busier art style, with mixed results. Some of the changes–particularly the weapon selection and grotesque aesthetic–prove to be distractions from what is otherwise an excellent party game.
Nidhogg 2’s concept, as with the first game, is to stab your opponent and race past their decaying corpse onto the next screen. Your enemy will respawn on the new screen within a couple of seconds to once again impede you from reaching your goal–a giant hungry worm. You can jab your sword at any of three heights–head, torso, or… below the torso–or throw it for a long-ranged attack. Of course, flinging your sword leaves you vulnerable, as does attacking at the wrong height, which creates openings for your opponent to counter.
Visually, Nidhogg 2 replaces the sleek and graceful minimalism of the first game with a much more colorful and cartoonish style that I wasn’t always a fan of. Some of the backgrounds look fantastic — vibrant and animated scenes that feel more accessible and mainstream than the bold restraint of the original. I loved the lo-res, cursed Atari look of the first game, with its jagged platforms and crackling backdrops, but I also don’t hate the sparkling beaches and birchwood forests of Nidhogg 2’s new, revamped world. The tacky, bubblegum-colored characters are not as pleasing to look at. You can customize them with new hairstyles, tops, bottoms, and accessories, but they never lose that dead-eyed cartoon stare and awkward ragdoll animation that makes them so objectionable.
The amount of action that can transpire within a couple of seconds in Nidhogg 2 makes for two-player combat that’s both intense and hilarious to play or watch with friends. Nidhogg 2’s visual style might not be for everyone, but its sharp, minimalist duelling is still smart and chaotic enough to allow for endless couch competition.
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