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Just a year ago we review Infinity Blade with a positive but far from easy enthusiasm that the amazing visual sector to suggest. The mix of RPG, exploration and fighter from Chair Entertainment opened it was a new graphics for the entire mobile industry, but the repetitiveness of the whole, the lack of longevity and the gameplay too limited had not made ​​that milestone a little IOS 'All gave some to being previews. The American team, however, has supported the game with several updates (the most important of the end of May was the multiplayer), extending as much as possible in-game content and laying the groundwork for the highly anticipated sequel available on the App Store by early December.

As expected, Infinity Blade II did not change significantly the structural features of its predecessor, but the novelty, the greater cohesion of the elements of gameplay and the addition of several new factors make it a sequel, however, improved a little 'in all sectors, not least the graph. We must immediately point out that with our iPad with IOS 5.01 does not, we managed to launch the latest version of the game (1.0.2), and reading various comments from other users with the same tablet, it appears that this unfortunate situation is quite extensive. We then installed the game on an iPhone 4 and luckily did not show any stability problem (though that seems Chair is working on a new update for their iPad).

The initial impact of the game always leaves amazed at the impact that the Unreal Engine 3 can also release a smartphone, the Japanese-style garden seethes with details and play of light, shadows and particle effects, with a more fluid that decent, even with regard to animation, but also with long loading screens rather than seen in some movies with iPhone 4S. The detail of the armor, enemies, and the architecture is the highest ever seen on a mobile device (still over Shadowgun ), even while the beautiful music and special effects are more repetitive than usual, it could then compete with the ' incredible depth chart. It may be objected that after Infinity Blade this sequel does not have the same explosive power and innovative visual level, but the graphical improvements are still many for the perfect match with those of the gameplay.

While remaining anchored to a few locations and a fight after another, the game structure has been greatly expanded. Now the classic shield-weapon attack if they added another two or two-handed weapon (attack slower but more powerful) and two weapons at once. Depending on your fighting style, even change the options of defense alternating between parry and dodge, two fundamental elements in addition to the attack itself. The touch controls are solid and precise and reconfirm the combat system, but does not have large variations in the course of the game, having fun and is supported by a smooth and good timing in the process of defense and counterattack. We also noticed a lot more space exploration because of location, which makes you want to look good around and do not cross the beautiful game environments only as a transition between collision and the other.

Money, jewels and objects are the spoils of our main alter ego and its gems, applicable to weapons, shields and armor upgrades are essential to provide hope to get up a final showdown. If we add the enhancement of various stats (attack, defense, magic), the bifurcation in the course of the adventure (the whole is much less linear than before), the presence of keys to open chests and in-app purchases, Infinity Blade II earns a lot more tactical depth, such as pushing us to ponder well the purchases and methods of attack before each fight. The guys clearly did not, however, are limited to proposing a simple "more of the same." Of course, new and original there is not much compared to last year, but the fact that longevity is tripled (then count six / seven hours) and that all segments of the game have helped strengthen a more or less full-bodied is not a trivial matter. And now we just have to wait for future developments (including multiplayer) of this excellent sequel, but above all an update that also allows owners of iPad to play without worries of mind.