"Tomahawk 2 is a heavyweight action game that we developed this year. ”

"We've recreated this classic game ...... from the previous one"

Sega's game publisher in an impassioned description.

Battle-axe.

Undoubtedly a classic in the history of video games.

In '89, Sega released the game ahead of MD, and on a large 16-bit arcade machine, it made this pass-through action game that players couldn't put down.

The graphics of the game were exceptionally beautiful at the time.

What's more, the world setting of Tomahawk is fascinating, and the level arrangement is imaginative.

These are undoubtedly the elements that have become classics.

And the tomahawks, all of them.

The game tells the story of a man, a woman and an old man who go to the castle together to defeat the killer king and rescue the prince and princess.

Yes, the story is still old-fashioned, but it doesn't prevent players from accepting it.

The protagonists' families are plagued by the Killer King, and the desire for revenge brings the three together.

These are the three characters offered at the beginning of the game.

They can choose from: men, women and old men.

Judging by the appearance, it is undoubtedly borrowed from a movie.

At that time, Sega had not yet seen the Age of Miracles.

In the face of the problem of continuous investment in R&D and marketing, Sega has also been seeking change.

In order to win another market outside of Japan, where Nintendo did not form an absolute rule.

Sega has made a lot of games for the North American market.

From "Super Shinobi" to "Iron Fist of Fury", and "Tomahawk".

The American ninja Joe Musashi of "Super Ninja" presides over justice in the United States, and "Iron Fist of Fury" is the background setting of American street fighting, although there are no Americans or American cities in "Tomahawk", but this is still a game made for the North American market.

The combination of these three games is completely aimed at North America.

In terms of popularity, they are all at the top level.

In 1970, in the Marvel comics "Barbarian Conan", a sturdy barbarian hero Conan appeared, this barbarian hero relied on his martial arts and the power given by the gods and an infinitely powerful "sword of the king" to break through the rivers and lakes.

Later the manga was adapted into a movie, also of the same name.

Starring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The movie shows the world of barbarians in Marvel Comics very well, in fact, "Conan the Barbarian" is a popular American fantasy style cultural work of the year, the world view of swords and magic, dungeons and dragons, topless, waist animal skin, and a muscular hero holding a sword This image setting is very influential.

Based on the development of comics and movies, Sega deliberately aimed at the phenomenon of Nintendo's all-age strategy of games being younger.

Highlight the strengths of your 16-bit console and hardcore teen and adult-oriented gaming styles.

So, Tomahawk is an American fantasy game of swords and sorcery that clearly borrows from Conan the Barbarian.

The hero and heroine are completely built in this style, and the intention is also obvious, choosing fantasy cultural elements that are more suitable for the tastes of European and American players, in order to ensure that the game can be successful in the American market.

In terms of image.

All three characters have their own characteristics and strengths.

From the point of view of skills, their special moves are different, the female Amazon warrior TyrisFlare is a fire attack, and her special move is the most powerful, and she can summon a fire dragon.

The male barbarian protagonist AxBattler is the second best earth attack, and his skill is landslide and ground crack.

The old man, on the other hand, is a dwarf who is good at electric attacks.

Among the 3 warriors, the dwarves have the strongest attack and the weakest magic, the barbarians are in the middle, and the Amazonian female warrior has the weakest attack and the strongest magic.

There is also a more characteristic "mount" system in the game, which can ride a variety of mounts and attack in different ways, which is very practical.

The original Tomahawk was an extremely successful game, not only because of the quality of the game itself, but it was also very good for its time.

It is also commendable that the game's magical style of swords and sorcery is also successfully restored, which makes Tomahawk very popular in Europe and the United States.

As a result, the status of the "Tomahawk" series was established, but unfortunately, the ported version of MD shrank relatively largely, which is also the reason why it failed to make waves under the encirclement and suppression of the Age of Miracles at that time.

Now with the appearance of Tomahawk 2, you can see the ambitions of Sega in the future.

There is no doubt that this is an attempt to reproduce the splendor of the Tomahawk series!

With the publisher's explanation.

Tomahawk 2 is also constantly unveiling layer after layer.

Tomahawk 2 completely continues the system and setting of the first generation, and the optional characters are still the 3 characters of the original generation.

Compared with "Tomahawk", "Tomahawk 2" has strengthened the picture, whether it is the image of the protagonist, or the effect of full-screen magic attacks, especially the picture of the scene, it has also been newly optimized.

In particular, the three-dimensional sense is even stronger.

Well, it looks like it's basically an enhanced version of the original.

Everything is better.

"I don't know if it's my delusion, it seems to be ...... Tomahawk 2 was nothing special ......"

With the end of the game publisher.

A Sega fan muttered under his breath.

"Dude, do you think so? I thought I didn't understand it properly. ”

The player next to him suddenly lit up, as if he had found a soulmate.

"Ah, you think so too, I'm just casually talking about ......"

The player who was questioned looked embarrassed.

After all, it's a fan, and it's a little embarrassing to be heard muttering here.

"No, no, no, I think you're right, it seems like Tomahawk 2 to 1 is better. Although this is also the case. ”

"However, compared to the new game, the new work, this game seems to have no bright spots. ”

The player in the red trench coat sighed silently.

"If there are no accidents, this will be my last home game at Sega. ”

"Why do you say that?" said the player, who had been muttering, put his hands into his sweater to keep warm.

"Sega is losing his sharpness and no longer making high-quality ...... without hesitation"

"Look at it, this big night game, we came against the wind and cold, and the second game was only released in the past few days, and it is still a game that eats the old book......"

"I'm still quite disappointed. ”

The man in the red trench coat looked up at the Sega booth next to him, his eyes full of loneliness.

"But, they're working on it too, aren't they?" asked the sweater man rhetorically.

The man in the red trench coat shook his head and said no more.

Looking at the arcade machines that experienced Tomahawk 2, he stared at it for a few seconds before choosing to leave.

Yes, hard work, yes.

It's just that not all hard work will be rewarded with good results.

This is not a time for fairness.

The capable go up, and the weak go down.

The world's stage can't accommodate too many people.

Time, 8 p.m.

Inside the Lock Demon Tower, hundreds of thousands of players once again gathered on the tower like a pilgrimage.

"Bookmark for easy reading"