Bokosuka Wars 2 is up for preorder on Xbox One. More than thirty years ago, Bokosuka Wars captured the minds of 80’s game enthusiasts across the globe. Now, an official sequel is finally here for Xbox One! The developers have taken the style and flair of the original, and added a range of great new features including dynamic stages, a third warring nation, a new character Hero, and a two-player co-op mode. This is the definitive sequel to the original classic.
The time is the Middle Ages. The reigning tyrant of the Basamu Empire, King Ogereth, is plotting to conquer the whole world by invading the surrounding peaceful countries of the Suren Kingdom. With the empire’s superior military strength, the Suren Kingdom is bitter from their near defeat. In the end, news of King Suren’s capture quickly spread around the entire nation, as well as a public execution. The kingdom’s citizens became saddened knowing their great country and adored king were about to be no more. The commoners took up their farm tools as weapons and voices called for a great uprising. However, because the kingdom enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity, no one in the entire nation had the bravery required to start a fight. The great King Suren sits imprisoned in a fortress. The white mask passed down from generation to generation stolen. Inside a pitch black and windowless jail cell, somehow a far away sound touches his ears. Is it the voice of his followers? The sound of his death drawing ever closer? No! It’s coming from somewhere in this fragile room! In a trance, the king feels around the stone walls. Surely, others from his kingdom are being held here in this prison! Not just in this fortress, but perhaps other places as well! Help free them all and gather them together, and take back the kingdom from the invading Basamu Empire.
Asher is a games journalist, former News Writer (Gaming) at Windows Central. They contributed 1110 articles to ICXM between 2015–2017, focused on opinion pieces, game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news: wrote over 1,100 ICXM pieces on Xbox news, hardware reviews, and platform commentary before joining Future plc’s Windows Central in 2017.