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I don’t know where to start with this game. Everything is so well made, and all aspects of the game deserve some words of admiration.
The graphics are one of the best I have ever seen. Easy on the eyes, and full of little details. The background is exceptionally well made, creating an almost lifelike world. There is no doubt that the guys responsible for the looks really enjoyed their work and took their time to make each and every scene in the game an art-piece.
As for the sound… once again, extremely well made. Not too elaborate, and not too “invisible”. There is just the right proportion of music and sound, enhancing the realism made by the graphic people.
Next up is the playability. The game uses a combination of point-and-click control along with cursor movement. There are also some given keys for certain options in the game; Space bar for long-range attacks and Enter for use. Together these controls make Heimdall 2 an easy and fun game to play. But just because the controls are easy, doesn’t mean the game isn't challenging at times. It starts off real easy in order to teach you the basics and then gets more difficult as you progress through the game.
For those of you who are familiar with the nordic sagas, the name Heimdall should ring a bell. Heimdall is one of the gods in Valhalla. He guards the only path from Valhalla to Midgard (Realm of the mortals), the Rainbow-bridge. According to the ancient tales He is gifted with the best hearing and sight of all the gods, and so he watches over the humans and alerts the other gods if something is happening.
In Heimdall 2 he is once again on a guest to teach the half-god Loki a lesson, but this time he needs to walk around in Midgard as a mortal. Together with a Valkyrie he tries to help all the people he sees are in need, and find Loki.
One thing I love about this game is the option to choose Norse as the language, but I fear not many Abandonians understand this…
On a side note…
The low resolution screenshots to the right of this review does not even come remotely close to the original beauty.
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