Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
by Kit

Wednesday, August 11 2004

Game coming to PS2 next year.

Namco Hometek Inc. announced today the upcoming U.S. release of Xenosaga EPISODE II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse, shipping exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system in February 2005. The sequel to the million-unit selling Xenosaga EPISODE I: Der Wille zur Macht, the game is being developed by Monolith Software Inc. in Japan.

Taking place thousands of years into the future in a civilization devoid of Earth’s existence, Shion, KOS-MOS and the beloved characters from the original cast return to race and retrieve the original Zohar to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. Some believe the Zohar holds the key to unlocking infinite power, while others feel the Zohar will unravel the mysteries of the past and save the world from the ethereal alien race, the Gnosis.

Xenosaga EPISODE II begins with Second Miltia, with the group reaching the city to unlock the key to the Y-data hidden inside MOMO.

Players can customize characters to their liking using more than 100 different skills such as Last Revenge, Overload and Double Power. They can also use the game’s new battle system including combination attacks, a refined boost system and double team attacks including Archangel's Requiem, Fiery Ritornelle and Gravity Bomb.

For more information on Xenosaga EPISODE II, please visit http://www.namco.com.

--- Kit