Konami announces HD Version of Zone of the Enders 1 + 2
Coming this fall, Konami is going to be releasing a remastered version of both Zone of the Enders AND Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner!
Zone of the Enders, for those who don’t know, was a 2001 PS2 game developed by Kojima Productions. Many people bought it because it had a demo for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, but marketing tactics aside, the gameplay was fantastic, the story was surprisingly decent, and piloting a giant robot that destroys other giant robots was as natural and easy as jumping on a goomba in Super Mario Brothers. ZOE: The 2nd Runner built on that with improved gameplay, an epic story, graphics that are still completely mind-blowing to this day, and a ton of extras unlocked once you beat the main game that will keep you coming back for more.
These games are beloved and hard to find, especially ‘The 2nd Runner’. Now they will be available outside of the PS2 and will see a release on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, had this to say regarding the re-release:
We are looking forward to bringing the legendary Zone of the Enders series to fans old and new in a high definition format with the Zone of Enders HD Collection.
As of now, there is no information regarding extras or updates in the game aside from the graphics. Personally, I’m hoping that with ‘The 2nd Runner’, we get all the content that was included in the special edition that was only available in Japan, but even a straight port with remastered graphics will still make for a great experience.
