The map itself looks impressive, adding another 25% to the existing single player area and is said to provide another ten hours of gameplay from beginning to end. The setting for the expansion is Kangor Bay, a cursed archipelago that your character must navigate in order to complete various quests to gain favour with the pirates and, ultimately, stay alive. Not much more was given away about the story itself, other than it being a tale of treachery and mistrust, as I’m sure that anything beyond this would include massive spoilers. While it may appear on the surface that you’re tasked with retrieving more than simply fabled treasure, with the main premise being to seek out Maren – Captain Teal’s lost love, a reclusive beauty who is rumoured to live on one of the many islands – there are twists within the plot which would suggest that all is not as it seems with the Captain’s trusted crew. As is always the case with stories such as these, the pirate Captain and his motley crew are somehow incapable of fending for themselves and recruit you as their saviour, and who are we to argue. Within moments, you’re knocked unconscious and wake up on The Wandering Wraith surrounded by pirates where Captain Teal, their cruel leader who is said to be devoid of any soul, forcibly enlists you to do his bidding after his ship runs aground, dooming them to an eternity trapped on the island. This change in actors was immediately apparent and will undoubtedly reel in those wary gamers who were perhaps put off by the previous characterisation.įlying Fortress continues from where Two Worlds II left off but, rather than being back in the hills following the end-game, you find yourself on a beach with your sword pointed at some poor soul begging for mercy in an introductory cut-scene. Personally speaking, I enjoyed the grizzly voice of the original and had convinced myself that Christian Bale was moonlighting in between his stints as The Caped Crusader.
This will no doubt be music to many ears as one of the highest criticised areas of Two Worlds II was the choice for lead actor.
With over 2.5 million units of Two Worlds II sold worldwide, it came as no surprise that the E3 appointment book for TopWare Interactive began to fill up as soon as the invitations were sent out but, thankfully, we were fortunate enough that our own schedule allowed us to secure an appointment for 1pm on the Tuesday afternoon after the Microsoft conference… the first viewing of Pirates Of The Flying Fortress at this year’s E3 Expo.īefore getting down to the meat and bones of the upcoming expansion, we should perhaps mention that the voice actors of have been entirely re-cast, including the main character… twice. In April, only a month after the eventual UK launch, it was announced that the first expansion to Two Worlds II, Pirates Of The Flying Fortress, was slated for a September release although this now appears to have been moved to October. There are few games which, when reviewed, have enough depth and immersion to warrant over eight thousand words, especially having been delayed for three years after its original announcement as a mere expansion.
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