Blood Bowl 2 is an upcoming video game developed by Cyanide Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is a sequel to the 2009 game Blood Bowl, which is based on the game by Games Workshop. The game will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 22 September 2015.
Blood Bowl 2 mashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humor and brutality. The game operates on a new engine and removes the real-time mode found in the previous game, being turn-based only. It also introduces Bretonnia as a new playable team, which was developed based on a fan-developed rulebook. The game will feature both a solo campaign and a multiplayer mode,with the solo campaign being played as the human team, the Reikland Reavers. Initially eight teams will be playable, but additional teams are available as preorder bonus and DLC.
In the first Blood Bowl, the AI framework was somehow restrictive. More than often it let Wood Elves enter brawls with Orcs, or drunken Dwarfs try their luck at a passing game. Needless to say, the Elves came out with some scars (for the lucky ones), and the Dwarfs can’t remember where they left the ball. Blood Bowl 2 dives deeper into the management aspect of this strange fantasy football universe in its single-player campaign. There are the usual aspects such as signing players and firing players, but the game embraces its position in the Warhammer universe by also tasking you with killing players on opposing teams. The developer, Cyanide, hopes to never issue players with exactly the same objective twice, though how it plans to accomplish this was not elaborated upon. Objectives such as these need to be fulfilled within matches, in addition to winning the actual game of football itself. The developer hopes the single-player campaign will not be as repetitive as that of the first game, with the introduction of multiple AI play styles that are tailored to represent each of the game's different races (Currently, there eight races included in the Blood Bowl 2 base game. These are the Humans, Orcs, Skaven, Dwarfs, High Elves, Dark Elves, Chaos, and Bretonnia. There are also two races that can be obtained from pre-order. The Wood Elves can be obtained by pre-ordering the game for Xbox One, and the Lizardmen can be obtained by pre-ordering the game for the Playstation 4. When pre-ordering through Steam, either race can be chosen.) - dwarves, dark elves, skaven, and the like. So this time, not only will the AI adapt to your play, but it will have a character of its own that draws upon the lore of the race you're currently facing. Several new (or improved) features have been added since the first Blood Bowl game. These new features include the new Campaign mode, Stadium Customization, Cabalvision, and the Player Marketplace.
Campaign Mode
In Campaign Mode, players play the Reikland Reavers, a team in disgrace. It is the players job, as coach, to raise them back to their former glory. Beyond the standard game play that can be found in League and Multiplayer modes, Campaign Mode will include a number of scripted, one-time events such as a goblin crashing a helicopter in the middle of the field. When these events occur the player has to continue play around them. For example, when the helicopter crashes, play occurs with the center of the field unusable as there's a goblin helicopter stuck in the middle.
Stadium Customization
The base game includes five stadiums for customization. These are stadiums that originate with the Human, Orc, Dwarf, Dark Elf and Skaven. As players grow their teams, they can also grow their stadium. The stadium can be raised through four tiers, with 10 add-ons, for a total of 20 possible unique stadiums.
Cabalvision
Cabalvision is Blood Bowl 2's version of sports commentary. Before, during, and after the games, Jim and Bob will provide the player with commentary based on the teams, players, and the action happening on the field.
Player Marketplace
With the brutal nature of Blood Bowl, teams will often have to find more player to field-due to death, injury, or retirement-or make some extra money. One way to do this is through the Player Marketplace. The Player Marketplace allows players to be both bought and sold from other coaches (both AI and Human).
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