Sega’s got your game in Viking: Battle for Asgard, wishful Norsemen.
No, it’s not based on The Vikings (that would be all kinds of awesome), but it’s an incredibly violent hack and slash adventure game. Really, really violent.
The game also touts an open-world experience… you can quest around the world of Midgard’s three massive islands freely and find your own ways to kill your enemies. The game’s not exactly going to be a realistic take on Vikings, but instead we’re getting all kinds of mythical beasts and Norse Gods like Loki, Odin, Fenrir. If you’re up on your Norse mythology it looks like you’ll get more out of this one…. especially as it’s all leading up to Ragnarok, the final battle between the Gods.
If you want an idea of how this will play, the developers (Creative Assembly) are the guys behind the very fun-though-flawed Spartan: Total Warrior. Sometimes there’s nothing more fun than a good button masher, though… and this one’s looking pretty fantastic. There will be castle sieges to fight, and massive battles with participants numbering in the hundreds.
Check the trailer below for a look at how nicely you can chop your enemies into pieces. We won’t have long to find out how good this game is for ourselves, though, as it’s hitting both the Xbox 360 and PS3 next week on March 25th. (Snuck up on us, didn’t it?) For more info and screens check out the official site.
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And then in the sequel, Iron Man can bring Thor back as an android you have to battle after he goes nuts and starts killing black people. –I'll wait until I see some reviews. Conan was bloody, and from the demo alone, the game was boring as hell.
Vikings had castles?
Yeah, I though vikings were supposed to attack by sea. Now that would be an interesting game. Sail around the world and rape and pillage villages. At any rate, this game looks so-so. I would be more excited if it was a Diablo clone but it does seem similar.
looksSeems similar (but prettier and bigger in scope) to the CONAN game on the ps3/360. Which is also highly underrated. Great combat mechanics, decent graphics.. lots of conan love and violent as fuck. Whats not to love? Yeah its similar to GOW but the combat is way better.
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