Fallen Angels Invade Consoles as Sacred 2 Hits Retail

I’m not usually one to litter the site with “This Game has Shipped!” announcements but the news that the console conversion of CDV/Ascaron’s Sacred 2 is out gives me a good opportunity to talk a little about the game and sing its praises to our readers here at Gaming Today.

So.. first the news:

Sacred 2 will be in stores soon. Its available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC platforms. It will retail for around $50 US and you should consider buying it, the folks at CDV would really like that. (Ascaron might also if it hadn’t gone belly up the same day the game went gold – poor developers.)

Now, to the reason why I recommend Sacred 2: Simply, Sacred 2 is like Diablo II on crack after its gone out and finished its Masters degree in Mathematics.

Kill stuff, get loot, power up, kill more stuff. You know the basic formula.. but add in hot hi-tech angels, undead champions and robot dogs to the character list and you have a game that will hold over action RPG fanatics until the eventual release of Diablo III for every system known to man – probably iPhone as well.

Initially Sacred 2 can be a bit intimidating – there is a lot to grasp beyond shooting stuff and collecting loot but the conversion from PC game to Console title went very smoothly for this title. Simply equip a skill or weapon, map it to one of the controller buttons and go to town. Earn upgrades, equip loot, learn new magic powers and go forth to purge the enemies of your character. The game features two main campaigns and each of the character classes has a unique starting point that leads players to wander the world of Ancaria in search of action, adventure and T-energy.

The Console version also supports co-op and online multiplayer too so there is no need to venture out alone. While the game features a lot of generic “step and fetch” quests every once in a while you’ll run across some seriously funny quests that poke fun at the conventions of action RPGs and fantasy games in general. The comments of the characters as they die also should not be missed.

If you’re looking for some great insight into why Sacred 2 is worth your time you can read through Tom Chick’s Sacred 2 Game Diaries over at Fidgit.com. Tom speaks a good deal about the problems that plagued the PC version but also manages to capture the fun of Sacred 2 that I share.