RED COLONY 2

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  1. Cubed3
    Jul 26, 2021
    60
    Red Colony 2 offers even more fun and titillating campiness than the original, and slightly improves its gameplay formula. The "upgrade" isn't that substantial, to be honest, so the game is better described as 'more of the same,' but it's hard being hard towards this indie, super-low-budget tribute to Resident Evil and Dino Crisis, and how it manages to offer a tale that can take some pretty dark turns, and at the same time look and feel so utterly ridiculous, but in a good way. It's a '70s sci-fi pulp magazine with monsters and busty girls in video game form, and that's never a bad thing.

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  1. TGCDave
    Aug 10, 2021
    7
    Red Colony 2 is the direct sequel to Red Colony 1, a 2D Ecchi side-scrolling horror game taking place in a space colony where Zombies haveRed Colony 2 is the direct sequel to Red Colony 1, a 2D Ecchi side-scrolling horror game taking place in a space colony where Zombies have suddenly infected the Red and Blue colonies.
    Red Colony 2 takes the same formula as the first game and ramps up the difficulty by introducing breakable weapons. The original could easily lose some of its tension when you realized Zombies were easily dispatched with the knife. Also introduced are raptors, fast moving, seemingly un-killable monsters that will rip you to shreds in no time.

    The game is voiced completely in Japanese and the art looks beautiful, however, as of time of writing, the game does suffer from some minor, non-game breaking bugs and glitches.

    I still recommend it if you're looking for something different to play on Nintendo Switch    … Full Review »
  2. 3DOgaming
    Aug 4, 2021
    8
    Red Colony 2, the sequel to the zombie-infested Red Colony, is a short er game (under 5 hours to playthrough) with an interesting B-horrorRed Colony 2, the sequel to the zombie-infested Red Colony, is a short er game (under 5 hours to playthrough) with an interesting B-horror movie storyline. Without divulging spoilers, this sequel to Red Colony continues where the first left off, with Nicole returning to Blue Colony only to find out her actions taken previously are now effecting the residents of Blue Colony. Through battling slow-moving zombies and new, even deadlier, enemies, this game is a nice improvement over the first entry. While not for everyone with over-the-top animations and distinct looks for the female characters, Red Colony 2 is definitely worth a shot. I would recommend playing the first title prior, as it directly leads into this game.… Full Review »
  3. Lizardjam
    Aug 2, 2021
    7
    It honestly hasn't been that long since I reviewed the original Red Colony, and with my time with it fresh in my head I can tell you now thatIt honestly hasn't been that long since I reviewed the original Red Colony, and with my time with it fresh in my head I can tell you now that game is an improvement in EVERY aspect.

    This time around you play a mother trying to rescue her lost daughter after returning from a secret mission forced upon her by the Mars government.  Spoiler for the first game: you basically caused the desruction of the entire Red Colony. After cleaning up loose ends at the end of her mission, the main character Nicole returns to the Blue Colony only to
    be attacked and knocked unconcious.  After awakening she finds that the Blue Colony is now under attack by the exact same zombie creatures and dinosaurs that destroyed the Red Colony.

    I'll stop there for the story, because I find it one of the most improved aspects of this game compared to the original.

    Nicole, as a character, goes through a dark and warranted growth which I found to be greatly entertaining.  Don't get me wrong, this story is pure, distilled B movie horror at it's finiest so it may not be for everyone.  I, however, would have went to see this in a theatre multiple times.  All of this, combined with the multiple ending (I've found 3 so far) add up to a story that I'll come back to every once in a while.

    In the gameplay department Red Colony 2 plays almost idential to its predicessor, except for the one HUGE change that, to me, is the number one greatest improvement.  There is no longer a knife!  Every weapon in this game is restricted to a very limited supply of ammunition, and in the case of the melee weapon (Baseball Bats) a limited number
    of hits before it breaks.  This one thing cements this game as a TRUE survival horror.  In Red Colony 1 I equipped the knife and was able to take down any enemy fairly easily;  I almost never used a gun.  This honestly took away any felling of fear when facing the zombie hordes, but with the small amount of rescources given to you in Red Colony 2 every encounter is a make or break.  It's important to try and sneak past enemies (and in some cases absolutely necessary) otherwise you'll end up with no way of fighting back when you need to.

    The puzzle system is also improved.  You'll still be looking through data entries for number codes, but the devs have also hidden special locker codes
    in the environment itself and some of these are very well thought out.  Other than those there are also now four letter word locks on certain cache bags needed to unlock WristGear upgrades and crafting materials. I also have to give a shoutout to the level design.  The Red District is treated as a "hub world" with different parts of the colony branching off in
    different areas.  The paths that you need to take always circle back around and connect to the hub making every part of the colony's infrastructure
    feel like a true city complex.

    Graphically, this game is over sexualized in a borderline offensive way, but considering the inspirations it's an understandable parody.  The main character's walk and run animation is unnatural and reminds me of paper dolls, but overall the general character design is good.  All the environments are well done and set up a creppy, desolate atmosphere that fits well.  There are also a few comic-strip-like cutscenes that have a cool, styleized asthetic and are used in places where the actions wouldn't necessarily fit the character movements.  

    In the end Red Colony 2 is an entertaining Indie Survival Horror that I found quite enjoyable.  Yes, there are aspects of this game some people will be turned off by but if you're willing to give it a try you might enjoy it for what it is.    … Full Review »
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