Gathering of Developers has launched the official
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 web site, showcasing
Ritual's upcoming third-person action/adventure game. The
site offers details about the story, features, screenshots, and more.
Featuring artwork and themes from the Heavy Metal 2000 movie, the game is set in the Melting Pot Universe thirty years after the movie leaves off. The player controls Julie as she fights to defend her homeworld Eden from the marauding Gith Industries despoilers. Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 combines exploration and puzzles with a unique fighting-game style combat system for an original hybrid gaming experience.
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 features include:
·Heavy Metal-inspired worlds that bring the pages of Heavy Metal comics to life.
·Two-handed combat system allowing players to use 2 different weapons simultaneously.
·Dozens of fantastical creatures that adapt to the player's attack and change behavior as the game progresses.
·Over 20 brutal weapons including combo-based melee weaponry, conventional and futuristic tools of destruction.
·Massive and beautiful environments filled with mind-bending puzzles.
·Custom music soundtrack featuring over three hours of original Heavy Metal inspired music
·Main character Julie who has over 7000 frames of animation, including fighting game style multi-tiered attacks, which unlock throughout the adventure.
·Movie-like storytelling with numerous in-game cinematics, powered by enhanced Quake3 Arena technology.
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 for the Sega Dreamcast includes:
·Special multimedia content from the Heavy Metal 2000 movie.
·Illustrated comic version of Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 straight from the pages of Heavy Metal magazine.
·Exclusive monsters and game content for the Sega Dreamcast.