It’s no easy task to throw iconic (and some not so iconic) characters from three different video game universes together, in a strategy RPG of all genres, but Sega, Capcom and Namco end up making it work in Project X Zone 2, a fun and massive experience, that, in spite of a few problems, is a game that you can spend dozens of hours with.
While its simple to play and has plenty to offer in terms of story and playable characters, Project X Zone 2 hurts itself the most due to its localization. Characters don’t speak English in cutscenes or during fighting gameplay elements, making the game, of course, feel foreign. If it was a game like Tekken or Street Fighter, where story isn’t as important as the gameplay, something like this could be forgiven, but with the game so story-centric, it makes it difficult to get fully-immersed in the story.
At the same time, it’s hard not to fall in love with the game’s combat engine, even if it loses its luster after a while. Utilizing a combo-centric combat system, the visuals are a bit dated, but when you start hitting specials and get multiple characters involved, things heat up fast and the anime-inspired look changes a bit. Buzzing off 60-hit combos is a feast for the eyes and in the end, is one of the best parts of the game. With 50-plus hours of gameplay and a plethora of characters, all with different fighting styles, there’s a ton of things to see, do and experience here.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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