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Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition for the Microsoft Xbox 360 s a mature RPG set in a beautifully-rendered world where every choice, has game-altering consequences.… See more

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Released on 17-Apr-2012

Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition is a mature RPG set in a beautifully-rendered world where every choice, has game-altering consequences, and a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline that defines new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration.

Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition provides you with a brutal level of difficulty that rewards skilful play, providing you with a variety of tools, spells and abilities to deal with any enemy, if you’re good enough. . .
Taking advantage of CD Projekts’s ultra-modern REDengine, Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings offers one of the most visually stunning games available on the Xbox 360.

The World of the Witchers
The world of Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a dangerous one, where monsters of all descriptions prey on humans all around the world, ranging from Werewolves, Hellhounds and Trolls to Wyverns, Dragons and giant Kraken. Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings puts you in control of the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. And in such a dangerous place there are plenty of monsters to hunt, damsels to save and the ultimate monster slayers are the Witchers.

Witcher’s are humans who undergo a number of secret trials, causing them to mutate and become a Witcher. Using Elixirs and Signs (magic) to augment themselves further, Witchers are professional monster hunters and none are better than the legendary Geralt of Rivia.

Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Every choice, every consequence
Witcher 2 boasts an intricate decision making mechanic, where every choice can open up whole aspects of the game and shut off others, save towns or raise them to the ground. A second playthrough of Witcher 2 can lead to a fantastically different experience, making it multiple games in one with 3 main-story threads which lead to multiple endings.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Features:

A complex, realistic and mature story touching upon subject matter seldom seen in other RPGs, told in a manner that is understandable and attractive to contemporary gamers. We investigate the assassinations of the rulers of the Northern Kingdoms and follow Geralt’s personal theme, in which he’s looking for his own identity. Gradually we learn how powerful forces influence our situation and what role they order us to play.
New, improved system of flashbacks. Now the reminiscences of Geralt, in which we observe the link between our past choices with current actions, are realistically and smoothly woven into the gameplay.
Believable, true-to-life characters with their own motivations and goals. During our journey we meet ordinary men, soldiers, rebels, powerful mages, rulers and their assassins. Depending on our decisions we meet different game characters, and our relationships shape further actions in the game.
Highly varied, breathtaking locations, which thanks to the new engine create a cohesive, fully accessible world!
Rich, living world in which every character has their own way of life and unique occupations. Our actions modify the relationship with the game-world population and, in the case of the main plot line, open or close the possibilities of interaction with the game world.
Greater freedom of exploration to provide increased game realism and a wider range of new tactical options. Geralt will surmount barriers, jump over fences, scale walls and ascend rock formations.
Greatly enhanced character development, in which each decision with regards to development, including individual skills, result in different kinds of gameplay. It is based on three specialisations: sword, magic and alchemy, which can be mixed to create hybrid character styles.
Random statistics introduce additional variety among similar items.
New equipment system, streamlining and making gameplay more flexible, thanks to no limits in the number of carried items, clear division into sections, and an improved sorting system.

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Witching Hour

Ask your RPG loving friends what the best role-playing offerings on the PC are and they will likely say The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, World of Warcraft or Fallout. But while each of them is great at what they do, none comes close to the level of hardcore role-playing depth offered by The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

While it didn't enjoy the sales success of a Skyrim or WoW following its original release last year, The Witcher 2 was critically acclaimed and taken to heart by a passionate group of RPG fans, namely the kind that love to swim in screens of stats and favour a darker edge to their fantasy. Developer CD Projekt is well aware that there are plenty of likeminded Xbox 360 owners, hence the upcoming release of The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition Assassins of Kings on Microsoft's console.

The Witcher series of games is based on the novels written by acclaimed Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski and takes place in Temeria, a medieval fantasy world squarely aimed at mature audiences. There's plenty of violence and profanity, and a fair bit of nudity too, all of which is handled responsibly. Content-wise, it's closer to Game of Thrones than Lord of The Rings, and that's what fans of the novels and the first two games love about the world.

The Witcher 2 sees players take control of Geralt of Rivia, one of a few remaining Witchers - travelling monster hunters for hire, gifted with unnatural powers that enable them to take down supernatural creatures. Since these nasties make short work of ordinary men, Geralt has developed his body to an almost super-human level. At the heart of the game is a deep combat system which rewards well-timed attacks with good chunks of damage and punishes absentminded button mashing by making enemies brutally efficient at exploiting mistakes.

Witch's Brew

On top of the hacking and slashing, Geralt is able to access a range of powers to help him gain the upper-hand in battle. Players can brew potions to give him buffs and enhancements which allow him to dictate the flow of combat and deal heavy damage. He can cast spells such as Aard, which stuns opponents; Igni, which sets foes alight, Yrden, which immobilises enemies, and Axii, which turns an adversary into a friend for a short period of time.

The Enhanced Edition offers around four hours of extra gameplay content over the original, encompassing new characters, missions, extra quests and a couple of fresh areas to visit including an underground location beneath an Elvish mountain town and caves hidden in the Loc Muinne forest. CD Projekt has also teamed up with BAFTA winner and Academy Award nominated illustrator, animator and director Tomasz Baginski to create hours' worth of stunning new cut-scenes and cinematics.

The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360 looks beautiful and offers tons of satisfying, hardcore role-playing gameplay set in an immersive fantasy world. It's also bigger than ever in this Enhanced Edition and it's hard to not be excited by that, whether you're new to the series or an existing fan keen to experience it again in all its glory.

Published: 21/03/2012
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings coming to Xbox 360 this April

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that its acclaimed role-playing game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: Enhanced Edition will arrive on Xbox 360 in April 2012.

The game is set to hit Microsoft's console in two different versions and will include a range of content that was not included in the original PC release last year.

Gamers can expect to see new cinematic sequences, additional quests and locations, as well as several major new characters who bring new layers of complexity to the deep fantasy storyline.

It will also include console-optimised controls and all downloadable content released for the PC version, while its technical conversion ensures that it retains the same high quality of visuals.

The game will be released in a standard package and a Dark Edition that includes a whole range of bonus goodies, such as a soundtrack, art book, map, stickers, medallion and much more.

Meanwhile, fans of the original PC edition will also be able to download all of the Xbox 360's new content free of charge.

Published: 27/01/2012

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The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition Assassins of Kings User Reviews

Sam

5 days ago

Good game

This is a very good game and I enjoyed the story line a lot. The Arena is also fun to play as a bit on the side whenever you feel up for a challenge. I had fun playing this game, I am yet to replay it but I've looked through the quest guide and it seems like there are a lot of different paths and choices you can make and this is always essential for a popular RPG. However I was annoyed that the locations are rather small, and when you leave an area via the main quest line, the rest of your side quests become failed and you can't come back to them. I prefer an open world which expands the choices even further, and not a small, closed-off location. The side quests are interesting, and a lot of 'romantic' scenes as expected. Overall, very good game and deserves the hype it has gotten from when it first arrived on PC. I recommend purchase. ;)

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