New video games out this week:
"The Banner Saga 2." In this sequel to the gorgeously animated Kickstarter success story, the Viking tale continues in a mix of melodrama and turn-based strategy gaming. Plot points caused by players made in the first game carry over into this sequel. The game is from Austin's Stoic Studio. Rated T for Teen. $20-$25 in Standard and Deluxe Editions for Windows PC and Mac.
"Star Fox Zero." (Available Friday) Nintendo's flying-critter space jam returns in grand style in this frenetic shoot-em up that introduces a variety of new vehicle types to the mix. Also available as a bonus disc or download: the companion game "Star Fox Guard." Rated E-10+ for Everyone 10 and Older. $60, for Nintendo Wii U.
Also out this week: "Lichdom: Battlemage" (PlayStation 4, Xbox One), "Axiom Verge" (Sony PlayStation Vita), "Langrisser: Re:Incarnation Tensei" (Nintendo 3DS), "Invisible, Inc." (PS4), "Pang Adventures" (PS4), "The Black Death" (PC), "Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code" (PC), "Loud On Planet X" (PS4, PC), "Artificial Defense" (PC), "The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne" (PC), "Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart" (PC), "Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair" (PC), "Dr. Spacezoo" (PC), "Typefighters: Steam Edition" (PC), "Stephen's Sausage Roll" (PC), "P-O-L-L-E-N" (PC), "Mini-Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge" (3DS, Wii U), "Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure" (PC), Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age" (PC), "Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom" (Xbox One), "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada" (PC), "Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander" (PC), "Rugby Challenge 3" (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PlayStation 3), "Lumo" (PS4, PS Vita), "Tadpole Treble" (PC), "Wayward" (PC), "Krog Wars" (PC), "Abandoned Knight" (PC), "Oil Enterprise" (PC, Mac, Linux), "Namco Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack" (PS4, Xbox One, PC).
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