| Trine 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Frozenbyte |
| Publisher(s) | Atlus |
| Composer(s) | Ari Pulkkinen |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | PC/Mac December 7, 2011[1] PlayStation Network
December 21, 2011[2] |
| Genre(s) | Platform/puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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Trine 2 is a side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game developed by Frozenbyte.[3] It is the sequel to Trine and was released on Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on December 7, 2011.[4]Trine 2 allows three players to play the iconic roles of wizard, thief, and knight in a simultaneous cooperative mode.[5] The game is currently being ported to GNU/Linux.
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Trine 2 is a puzzle platform video game, requiring the player to use the skills of the three characters, Amadeus the wizard, Zoya the thief, and Pontius the knight, to cross each game level. As with the first game, the mystical "Trine" has bound the three characters together into one common entity, and thus the player controls only one character which can be switched to the other two at any time. Each of the characters has unique abilities: Amadeus can use magic to grab onto certain objects in the game world, and create boxes and planks to be used to get around; Zoya can strike at objects with her arrows, and grapple onto certain surfaces; and Pontius is strong in combat against foes, can bash apart walls, and deflect projectiles with his shield. A combination of these elements are necessary to complete each stage in the game's world.
Characters have individual life meters, and if one character's meter depletes, that character cannot be used until the next checkpoint is reached. If all three characters lose their life meter, the player must start back at the last checkpoint. Throughout the game world are special magical vials, and for every fifty of these collected, the player receives a skill point, which can be used to gain abilities through a skill tree for each character.
Trine 2 supports up to three players in a cooperative mode. In this mode, each player controls one of the three characters, but all must be unique; three players will be forced to play as Amadeus, Zoya, and Pontius. Two players can switch characters as long as both agree to the swap. If a character dies, the other players can revive the character at the next checkpoint. The skill tree is shared among all characters, based on the hosting player's saved game.
The adventure begins with our three heroes, the thief, the knight and the wizard, rediscovering the Trine which then brings them back together. The Trine then takes them to a mysterious place of which they had never heard or seen before and then they are immediately throw into action. The heroes slowly discover the path out while a mysterious figure (mentioned by goblins as "The Witch") is overlooking their progress.
Soon, she reveals herself and is known as the Crown Princess Rosabel and asks the Heroes to help her rid the kingdom of the nasties, to which the three agree readily. This includes going to a once glamorous castle which has been taken over by the goblins, where the Goblin King now resides.
Through a series of book entries, looted poems and narrative, a story of two sisters, Rosabel and Isabel, unfolds. They begin with the sisters at age 8 and 9, and as the stories progress into their later years it is clear that Isabel got more attention, received nicer gifts, and was eventually chosen as Queen. Rosabel, looking on as her sister got the attention, is increasingly jealous and a tad vengeful.
On her birthday, Isabel is invited to a 'surprise party' by her sister. Invited to a secret hiding place that where they used to play as small children, she is imprisoned by her Rosabel and is held captive by a magic tree which causes imbalances to the kingdom. This is evident as you venture through the land and see a myriad of overgrown vegetation, out of control plant-life, and a water source that causes things to grow almost instantly. The Trio realize Isabel is being held hostage, and confront Rosabel who summons her pet dragon to take care of the Trio. But they manage to destroy the Dragon and save Isabel amid the turmoil surrounding the land. Isabel then saves her sister Rosabel, who falls into the river unconscious, and then thanks the heroes who are then teleported back to the forest where their adventure began by the Trine. They are seen sitting a camp sharing stories of their gran adventure before travelling to back their homes.
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