Mage Knight: Apocalypse Preview

Hooked Gamers is offering up a two-page preview of Namco’s Mage Knight: Apocalypse, based on what we know about the action RPG up to this point.

That brings us to the multiplayer part of the game. Mage Knight: Apocalypse provides multiplayer for up to 5 players, in co-operative and competitive formats. While co-op gameplay is pretty much a staple for Action RPGs, it is still refreshing to see – I’ve been disappointed to see it disappear from many other genres. Multiplayer promises to provide a unique challenge by requiring the players to think carefully about character development to be complimentary to the other player’s characters. For example, if Janos Freeborn is adventuring with Tal Windstrider, they both shouldn’t focus on melee combat. While multiplayer in itself tends to lengthen the lifespan of a game, the addition of a relatively complex set of potential character builds bears the potential to hold player interest beyond the first few months.