Zangeki no Reginleiv

Zangeki no Reginleiv
Developer(s) Sandlot
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Composer(s) Masafumi Takada
Platform(s) Wii, Wii U
Release Wii
  • JP: February 11, 2010
Wii U
  • JP: February 18, 2015
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Zangeki no Reginleiv (斬撃のREGINLEIV, Zangeki no Reginleiv, lit. "Slashing Reginleiv") is an action video game developed by Sandlot and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first revealed at Nintendo's conference in October 2008, and was released in Japan on February 11, 2010.[1] The game was later released on the Wii U, via the eShop, on February 18, 2015.

Gameplay

The game supports free four-player online cooperative gameplay via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can control the on-screen character via the Wii MotionPlus in combination with the Nunchuk or the Classic Controller. It also includes weapon customization and more than 300 weapons, which can be used to graphically decapitate and dismember enemies.[2]

Plot

The story is an adaption of the Ragnarok story of Norse mythology. The player controls one of two angelic siblings, Frøy and Freia, who serve the Norse gods by battling the races of giant that have emerged, leading to the eventual rebirth of the world. While the game takes considerable artistic license with the source material, it does reflect events and characters from the original myth.

Release

The game was released on February 11, 2010 in Japan, and was never released anywhere else. It is one of the first games on the Wii to use the black cover for Nintendo games with a rating of C or higher by CERO.

In the January 2015 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Zangeki no Reginleiv and other Wii games would be released for download through the Wii U's Nintendo eShop.[3] The game became available for download on February 18, 2015, and as with the original edition, was never released anywhere else.[4]

Despite the lack of a Western localization, Frøy and Freia (referred to as Frey and Freya) are represented by trophies in all regional releases of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu28/40
NTSC-uk7/10[5]
PixlBit4/5[6]

Due to the game only being released in Japan, not many outlets have reviewed the game. Famitsu, Japan's weekly gaming magazine, awarded the game a 28/40 with a breakdown of 8/7/7/6.

NTSC-uk were impressed by the number of enemies the game featured but criticised the resulting slowdown and claimed that "Hacking, slashing, zapping and exploding. Zangeki no Reginleiv does what it promises."[7] In America, PixlBit awarded the game 4/5 stars citing the game's excellent WiiMotion Plus utilization and the co-operative online mode. Siliconera said that the game is "mindless fun", "so mindless ... people are either going to love it or hate it."[8]

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, Kat (1 October 2008). "Nintendo Reveals Punch-Out!! Wii, Sin and Punishment 2, And More". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zangeki no REGINLEIV details - Nintendo Everything". nintendoeverything.com. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wiiディスクソフト（ダウンロード版について）". Nintendo (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wiiディスクソフト（ダウンロード版について）". Nintendo Japan (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "The page you were looking for might have moved - Bordersdown (NTSC-uk)". ntsc-uk.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. ↑ DiMola, Nick. "Zangeki no Reginleiv Review". pixlbit.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Zangeki no Reginleiv Review". NTSC-uk.com. 2010-09-06.
  8. ↑ "Zangeki no Reginleiv: Norse Defense Force". siliconera.com. 2010-02-19.
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