News: Oriental Legend 2

January 25, 2007, 02:05 AM

by alex, via IGS -
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Taiwan-based IGS seems to be be getting ready to release its latest arcade 2D beat 'em up, Oriental Legend 2, because they've just updated their site with an official page. It's done in Flash, which is all the more annoying because there's little content there at the moment. Just some character art and a stupid Flash game. No screens yet, nor any mention of the hardware (though chances are it will run on the PGM -- I don't see them coming up with a new board just for a brawler). For background info on the game check this gamengai thread. Thanks to Macaw for the tip.

Brandon's note: The one good thing about that flash game is that it shows several of the moves of two characters. Pretty fluid animation too, which is what the original was known for - if it was known at all, that is!

Update: More info has surfaced, including an arcade poster, from which I cropped the image to the right. Other info is as follows: the game features four simultaneous players, and does indeed use IGS' proprietary PGM system, which if you don't know, has a lot in common with SNK's MVS board. OL2 is apparently planned for a 2007 arcade release. There will be 10 characters. The game uses a card system, which allows you to save special items, high score, and lets you save/continue your game in progress.