The Goblin Menace campaign thrusts the heroic trio of Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight and Zoya the Thief into an adventure chock full of goblin villainy. All the new skills are also playable in the original game and provide additional fun in multiplayer for all Trine 2 players. Trine 2: Goblin Menace introduces six new skills to the Trine 2 game world and an all-new campaign, spanning six unique levels, further improving the award-winning visuals of the original Trine 2. In a refreshing change of pace, the press release for Goblin Menace is absolutely true, so I quote: They exaggerate, twist the English language almost beyond recognition to cast the games in their best possible light, and sometimes flat out lie. The Ugly: Some puzzles seem to require just flat out trial and error.Īs a game reviewer, up until this moment, I have resisted quoting pieces of game press releases in my reviews. ![]() Combat is less fluid, more keyboard mashing. The Bad: Many puzzles seem more fussy, death more common. This game might even cure you of cynicism.The Good: More levels, more environments, more puzzles, more Trine! You will be drawn into the game and find yourself chuckling with delight at every new environment that you encounter. Whether you are an old gaming cynic, a hardcore or a casual gamer, I’d advise you to give Trine 2 a chance. Another might be the requirement of some controlling agility for many of the fancier moves with Zoya and her grappling hook, but you are not forced to use them, of course. The only downsides that I can think of include the relatively short length of the campaign, but even this is counter-acted by the very decent price tag that the game comes with. The music, lush use of colours, animated backgrounds and dream-like enchanted forests and dungeons combine into an atmospheric experience that can never be forgotten. Simply put, Trine 2 is the most beautiful game I’ve ever seen. Having more than a single character around at the same time, allows for new ways of solving puzzles and can, at the same time, even teach younger gamers something about the importance of cooperation. The multiplayer changes the gameplay experience completely, even though you are still playing through the same story. As this is rather a limiting option to most gamers out there, the addition of online multiplayer is very welcome indeed. In local games, you can attach multiple keyboards and mice, or just additional gamepads to your computer and play with your friends in front of the same monitor. In addition to the traditional local multiplayer, Trine 2 allows you to host an online game, or join a game hosted by someone else. You will still find chests here and there on the levels, but these contain pieces of poetry and collectible paintings instead of magic items. In the same vein, the magic items, mana bonuses, strength increase etc. You can now freely try out different tactics to solve various puzzles as you don’t have to constantly worry about running out of mana. Gone is the mana bar which limited the use of these abilities. ![]() Unlike in the original, Trine 2 allows the characters to play with their spells and abilities to their hearts’ content. The Knight’s tricks include Frost Shield, Fire Sword, Charge, Hammer Throw, Explosive Hammer etc. The ability is cancelled if she attacks or touches an enemy. In addition, she has a skill called Stealth Movement, which allows her to remain unobserved by enemies for ten seconds if she stays still, or five seconds if she moves. Likewise, the skills of Zoya the Thief have been changed slightly and she can now, when fully levelled, fire frost, fire and explosive arrows. Since the floating platforms made most puzzles a breeze to solve in the end game of the original, their disappearance is not really such a loss. The familiar floating platforms of the original are nowhere to be seen and have been replaced by the ability of floating enemy creatures. The wizard starts with the ability to conjure a single box, but with enough experience he will be able to create a total of three boxes or planks. Like the original, Trine 2 also allows you to gather experience points from various more or less well hidden and hard-to-reach locations and then use the experience to develop the skills and talents of your heroes.
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