Trine 2: Director’s Cut Announced for Wii U

[Maura]

One of the many games announced for the Wii U at yesterday’s E3 launch was Trine 2: Director’s Cut, the acclaimed fantasy adventure game from Frozenbyte. The Wii U Director’s Cut version features the critically acclaimed original game with numerous enhancements and gameplay polish, as well as a new game mode, Magic Mayhem, which is exclusive to Wii U. The forthcoming new expansion campaign is also due to launch on Wii U.

“We are thrilled to work on Wii U and bring the best version of Trine 2 to the platform,” said Lauri Hyvärinen, CEO of Frozenbyte, and continued: “Trine 2: Director's Cut features many things that we had to cut from the original release on other platforms and a completely new user experience tailored especially for Wii U. We are also going to introduce the new “Magic Mayhem” party mode that brings the frantic multiplayer of Trine 2 into a more challenging environment where players can battle and laugh together.”

“Simultaneously we are working on the upcoming expansion for Trine 2, which will come out on Wii U at the same time. It will provide a fantastically exhilarating adventure following the heroic trio of Amadeus, Pontius and Zoya – or as otherwise known, the Wizard, the Knight and the Thief. The expansion is our best work yet and absolutely stunning in every respect, and is going to be a fantastic experience on Wii U.”

Here are a whole bunch of facts and features about both games, courtesy of Frozenbyte:

• Director's Cut is "the developers' vision of Trine 2" fully formed
• Physics-based puzzles with fire, water, gravity and magic
• Accessible for both casual and hardcore gamers thanks to the new control system designed for Wii U, taking full advantage of the touch screen for intuitive character controls
• More than 100 improvements to the original game, including polished gameplay features, level geometry adjusts, new vocals and character interactions, and user experience improvements
• Online and local co-op with up to three players, with special multiplayer features for Wii U GamePad™ and support for up to three Wii Remotes™.
• Superb graphics and next-gen visuals using impressive technical effects, making Wii U the definite console version
• Upgrade your characters to suit your play style and to learn amazing new skills
• Save anywhere to play as long or short sessions as you like and use the Unlimited Character Mode and Game+ for replay value
• Hidden collectibles for extra adventuring
• Amazing 19-track fantasy soundtrack
• Full language support for English, French, German and Spanish, and optional subtitling for more than 10 languages
• Campaign support for the new skills from the upcoming expansion
• Director’s Cut includes the exclusive Magic Mayhem “party mode” for up to 4 players in online and offline multiplayer

Trine 2 expansion campaign (included in the Director's Cut)
• Add-on content for Trine 2
• A new adventure featuring the Heroes struggling against new goblin villainy
• New skills for each character with new possibilities for puzzle solving
• 5 new levels chock-full of new puzzles, hazards, enemies and contraptions
• Completely new environments ranging from burning desert to snowy mountains to the insides of a giant sand whale
Look for the game to be released for Wii U this holiday season.

Source:
Frozenbyte Inc

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[Splash_King]

Heard of Trine 2 here 'n there, but I never bothered lookin' into it... Looks like a pretty damn fun side-scroller. Think I just might get this Director's Cut.