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Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition was released in both Europe and Japan after the North American release of the vanilla version. This version of the game includes several minor game…

26 September 2003

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, released 26 September 2003 on PlayStation 2.

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What Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition is

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and released in 2003. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition was released in both Europe and Japan after the North American release of the vanilla version. This version of the game includes several minor game improvements and few extras : - New difficulties Super Hard (Japan version) and Extreme - Graphical and framerate enhancements - A couple of new 3DCG cutscenes - New battle sequences at certain parts of the game - New extras missions - Mechs in VS. mode consume subenergy when using special attacks - Added subweapon practice simulations and explanations in VR Training mode
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Zone of the Enders series

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition is the third of 7 entries we hold in the Zone of the Enders series. It arrived 7 months after Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. The next entry was Zone of the Enders HD Collection in 2012.

See all 7 Zone of the Enders games in release order →

What it launched against

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition launched on 26 September 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Official trailer

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When did Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition come out?
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition was released on 26 September 2003 for PlayStation 2.

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