Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (PlayStation 2)

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Description

Dingo Egret is minding his own business, investigating a hidden power source Metatron, when out of the blue his mining team is ambushed by BAHRAM. He discovers that the source of the Metatron is actually an abandoned battle robot, Jehuty (seen in the original Zone of the Enders), and decides to use the machine against BAHRAM.

Dingo soon realises that there's more to the story than simply wanting to own a powerful machine, as treachery and evil power comes into play. It's up to you to control the Jehuty and fight BAHRAM .

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is a sequel to Zone of the Enders. Like its predecessor, it is an action game that concentrates on piloting the giant mecha Jehuty (walking or hovering in the air), engaging in battles against other robots, using his energy sword and secondary weapons and techniques. Unlike the first game, there is no "world map" to travel on; the player is taken to the next stage automatically. Jehuty can upgrade his abilities by destroying enemies and gathering experience. Sub-weapons are acquired after having successfully eliminated a boss enemy. The game also allows the player to participate in a battle against a friend in a two-player battle mode, or try out the special VR training missions.

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Alternate Titles

• "ZoE 2" -- Common abbreviation
• "Anubis: Zone of the Enders" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 2
• Game feature: Original theme song
• Zone of the Enders series

User Reviews

A Great Story but too short and easy!	SkyDancer (2)	unrated
One Mecha Game You Don't Wanna Miss!	Steven Day (4)

Critic Reviews

UOL Jogos	Apr 11, 2003		100
GameZone	Apr 02, 2003	9.5 out of 10	95
Netjak	Jan 29, 2004	8.8 out of 10	88
Game Informer Magazine	May, 2003	8.75 out of 10	88
IGN	Mar 10, 2003	8.6 out of 10	86
Game Informer Magazine	May, 2003	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot	Mar 11, 2003	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Revolution	Mar, 2003	B+	83
GameSpy	Mar 22, 2003	77 out of 100	77
Games TM	Sep 11, 2003	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Special Edition

The European and Oceanian version of Zone of the Enders: 2nd Runner was released only as Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (Special Edition). It includes a new opening demo, a few new in-game cut-scenes, new 3D models and slightly improved graphics.

Related Web Sites

• JUNKER HQ (This fansite is dedicated to the games produced and/or designed by Hideo Kojima and contains all kinds of trivia, artwork, plot summaries, discussion forums and more.)
• Konami: The 2nd Runner (Official site.)