


Hack) to Morrigan & Demitri ( DarkStalkers) to Kazuma & Goro ( Yakuza) to Zephyr, Vashyron & Leanne ( Resonance of Fate) to Ciel & Nana ( God Eater 2) to Axel Stone ( Streets of Rage) to Ulala ( Space Channel 5)… Both series can be loosely described as tactical role-players, where you move characters around on a grid-based map and then resolve fights using a sort of super-simplified fighting game pastiche.Project X Zone 2 has EVERYBODY in it! It’s also heavy with insane sprite-based character model shenanigans that fans of Screw Attack’s “One Minute Melee” show will love!Įveryone from the immortal Sega Sanshiro (unofficial Sega mascot from the Japanese “SEGA!” commercials) to Ken & Ryu ( Street Fighter) to Leon & Chris ( Resident Evil) to Chrom & Lucina ( Fire Emblem: Awakening) to Fiora (Xenoblade Chronicles X) to Strider, Hatsuma & Hibana ( Shinobi, Strider & Nightshade) to Jin, Kazuya & Heihachi ( Tekken) to Mega Man X & Zero to Dante & Virgil ( Devil May Cry) to Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth ( Ace Attorney) to Yuri & Flynn ( Tales of Vesperia) to KOS-MOS ( Xenosaga) to Akira, Pai Chan & Kage-Maru ( Virtua Fighter) to Kite & Haseo (. Pairing up other characters with similar backdrops usually produces equally fun results, although our favourite has to be the team-up between Yakuza and Shenmue characters – with knowing references to the two franchises’ shared roots and, of course, the whereabouts of sailors.Īs well as being a direct sequel, Project X Zone 2 is also a follow-up to 2005 PlayStation 2 title Namco X Capcom, which was never released in the West. And the best thing is the way they’re always matched up, such an early stage featuring multiple different ninja characters from multiple different games and companies – all talking shop and comparing notes. There are more cameos beside that (these aren’t spoilers, as everyone is shown in the anime intro), as well as Nintendo-owned characters from Fire Emblem and Xenoblade Chronicles.
