hehe awesome i wanna play this

review by steparu

The G★2009 Kingdom Under Fire 2 trailer is now available in Ultra HD for your viewing pleasure. Not much to say without spoiling the whole trailer other than the video shows off a couple gameplay cuts where you can see the HUD menus. This is one of those games I will definitely be playing since I am war junkie when it comes to huge battles. Another must see trailer of 2009 for foreign gamers.

Kingdom Under Fire 2 G★2009

I will probably be needing a new gameplay recording computer for all these upcoming games Hangame is making.

Developer: Blueside & Phantagram
Game Publisher: NHN
Game Site: http://kuf2.hangame.com/

this is like w3k but new generation and in medieval fantasy setting

awesome ^^

however no clues how the battle maps gameplay will be like hehe.

so far most new gen mmo seems to be arcade style with no click in korean

They finally brought back the tactical version of the game which is nice :)

Lee Hyun Ki, once taking charge of the development of Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom and working as the development director of the MMORPG - Project T, has left Blueside and set up a new company specializing in game development.

According to the news released in South Korea on Jan. 27, the directorLee Hyun Ki left Blueside at the end of last year together with the development team of Project T, and established a new game development company called "INUCA" independently. Project T's development is still going on in INUCA. And Neowiz Games, which signed an agreement with Blueside concerning the development of Project T last year, has already signed a new agreement with INUCA.

As someone from Neowiz Games disclosed, INUCA has taken over Blueside as the sole developer of Project T by law, and the agreement signed between Neowiz Games and Blueside has become invalid as well. With the new agreement signed between Neowiz Games and INUCA, the development and operation of Project T will not be influenced at all.

For more Kingdom Under Fire 2 videos

Project T, which Blueside developed by using the Fame Tech 2 engine, has attracted lots of attention. At the end of last Jul., Neowiz Games signed an agreement and obtained the worldwide publishing rights for this game. According to the info unveiled at that time, Project T takes the "actions" unreachable in console games as its key feature. But no detailed game info has been revealed till now.

Kingdom Under Fire 2 Wallpaper
Full Size

Additionally, the development and operation of Kingdom Under Fire 2, a highly-anticipated strategy action online game being co-developed by Phantagram and Blueside, will not be affected either. Someone from NHN, Kingdom Under Fire 2's operator in South Korea, said that Blueside was running normally without being affected by the quit of Kingdom Under Fire 2's former developers, and the agreement between NHN and Bludeside still took effect. According to him, Kingdom Under Fire 2 is expected to start the test in the first half of 2010.

Kingdom Under Fire 2 Screenshot

Kingdom Under Fire 2 Screenshot

Kingdom Under Fire 2 Screenshot

It is widely rumored that Kingdom Under Fire 2, a well-known epic project being developed by Blueside, is encountering development trouble. Particularly, after the following two matters:

1) the development team of Blueside's another new project Project T left Blueside and set up a new company called "INUCA"
2) Neowiz ended the agreement with Blueside and signed a new agreement with INUCA concerning the development of Kingdom Under Fire 2, whether this game can be launched smoothly is being heatedly discussed in the Korean gaming industry.

Gstar 2009 Presentation - For more Kingdom Under Fire 2 videos

According to related reports in South Korea, the above mentioned development team began to quit Blueside last summer and this matter wasn't made public till this January. The quit of Project T's development team, Bludeside's lack of money and Kingdom Under Fire 2's difficulty in further development were all reported then. Moreover, Kingdom Under Fire 2 just had no more news after the release of several trailers in 2009.

Some former employees of Bludeside even claimed that Blueside failed to pay salaries on schedule and didn't give the due severance pay, further worsening the situation of Blueside.

Soe Jang Hu from NHN and Lee Sang Yong from Phantagram

Does Blueside really encounter a bottleneck in the development and cannot release Kingdom Under Fire 2 just as the rumor says? Recently, NHN, the holder of Kingdom Under Fire's operating rights, Blueside and Phantagram have dispatched their respective representatives to answer the heatedly-discussed questions.

Q: Is DirectorLee Hyun Gi, who quit Blueside and established INUCA, one of the founders of Blueside?
A: He's one of the 3 core members at the time when Blueside was founded.

Full Size

Q: What did he do in Blueside?
A: Two projects are being developed by Blueside, one is Kingdom Under Fire 2 and the other is Project T. Lee Hyun Gi was responsible for Project T, concerning which we'd signed a publishing agreement with Neowiz. But he actually had nothing to do with Kingdom Under Fire 2.

Q: Why did this founder leave the company?
A: That's hard to explain in detail since it's an internal problem of Blueside. Blueside has no trouble in operation actually. But if the trouble lies in the finance, a great conflict seems easy to come out.

Q: It's rumored that Blueside has trouble in the finance.
A: It's true that Blueside is facing money problems, but the developers' due salaries are not owed.

Q: Did you feel sorry for the transfer of Project T that's under development?
A: Yes. But Neowiz also felt perplexed. So we stopped the development of Project T and transferred it to INUCA with consent.

Full Size

Q: So the development team of Project T left too?
A: After Lee Hyun Gi left, those responsible for Project T's development left as well and joined INUCA.

Q: Is there any problem in the developers of Kingdom Under Fire 2?
A: There are about 90 people responsible for the development of Kingdom Under Fire 2. Due to the demand for the game content's development, more developers were assigned last summer.

Q: How's the work environment now?
A: There's basically no problem. The smaller number of operating personnel even endows the company with more cohesion.

Q: There's a rumor saying that Kingdom Under Fire 2 is facing development problems.
Lee Sang Yong: First, I have to make it clear that the quit of Lee Hyun Gi and his team has nothing to do with Kingdom Under Fire 2. I'm still leading the game's development now.

Full Size

Soe Jang Hu: Lee Hyun Sim, once worked for Dragonfly and created Karma and Special Force, has also been invited as the development director of Blueside. This just enhances the game's networking and server performance.

Q: The delay of Kingdom Under Fire 2 confuses the public. Can you share with us the reason for the delay?
A: The game was scheduled to start its closed beta at the end of last year. But at that time, the game's console version and online version were under development simultaneously. We didn't realize the shortage of manpower till last summer. After that, our focus was switched to the development of the PC version. Our limited experience in the online servers, together with the above factors, resulted in the delay of Kingdom Under Fire 2.

Full Size

Q: The fact that no related screenshots or trailers have been unveiled recently makes people feel the delay more deeply.
A: It's not like we add the characters and monsters in Kingdom Under Fire 2, then the game is completed. Kingdom Under Fire 2 features a total of 3 factions and 45 armies, and things like the FX and balance processing have to be done simultaneously. Besides the simple RPG promotion, there are indeed many other things that have to be done.

Q: According to the trailer unveiled last year, it seems that the game has almost been completed, right?
A: Yes. The game evolves with the fixed aspects unchanged. In the game, the victory depends on the strategy applied. The in-game MMO elements and socializing feature are intensified as well. Meanwhile, for the sake of the town and customization systems, as well as the test of the user interface and control system etc., adjustments have been made continuously.

Q: What's the future plan for the game?
A: We'll unveil the version practically controllable to the media in spring. In the first half of 2010, we'll open the game test to the players.

Kingdom Under Fire II is being developed for the PC and consoles under the slogan 'war is the true royal sport',
with the goal of perfecting the action-strategy RPG genre. The
storyline continues from where the previous games in the Kingdom Under
Fire franchise left off in terms of the timeline. In addition to the
familiar factions in the franchise, 'Human Alliance' and 'Dark Legion', there is a third faction, 'Encablossian',
and the player's main goal will be to expand, through many battles, the
territory of the guild or the country to which the player belongs. The
player will be able to write his or her own history by fighting against
thousands of other players in massive battles, while also enjoying
familiar online game elements (like forming a guild and interacting with
other users in the community) at the same time.



The latest in-game footage showcases one of the PvE maps, 'Greendale',
in which the players work together to take on wave after wave of
enemies. Units that have not been revealed before such as the 'Swamp
Mammoth', 'Mortars', and 'Dark-elf Cavalries', show their prowess in an
epic battlefield where the eye-catching visuals, non-stop action, and
realistic combat that the title is known for can be seen throughout,
along with numerous flashy effects.



BLUESIDE's in-house game engine, 'Fame Tech 2', and the
company's high level of competence made it possible to implement the
massive and highly-detailed battlefield. The heroes lead a countless
number of units and continuously use flashy abilities, all without a
drop in frame rate.









'This latest footage was captured directly from
real-time gameplay, and will serve as an answer to many fans who were
wondering about how the gameplay will shape up. This footage will also
silence the naysayers that questioned whether it was possible to
implement an online game where a massive number of units are displayed
simultaneously, with a level of action typical of a console game.' says
Sang-Yoon Lee, the producer/director of Kingdom Under Fire II.
'This is the first in-game footage that showcases the level of network
play we aimed for. The player will be able to enjoy smooth gameplay
online even with thousands of units being displayed at once. What we're
trying to achieve is a new kind of experience that no other game has
done, by overcoming those kinds of technical difficulties.' added Lee.



He continued by saying that they are expanding the scope
of play testing a bit, that as we speak the system of Kingdom Under
Fire II is near completion, and that he is currently considering
releasing a test build in which users can participate.



Heavily-armed with unprecedented highly-detailed
graphics, a deep and rich storyline, and a never-before-experienced game
genre, the highly-anticipated beta test is planned for late 2010.

South Korea-based NHN released a 7-min promotional film for Kingdom Under Fire 2 at G-Star 2011 to showcase the game from multiple aspects, including scenario, characters, large-scale battle, etc.

This promotional movie mainly introduces the player
characters in Kingdom Under Fire 2 as well as the application of
operational methods. The movie begins with scenario which connects
Kingdom Under Fire 2 with its prequel Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
and helps players understand the world of Kingdom Under Fire 2.
Following that, we can see zeppelin, castle shot from different angels
and players engaging in battle and interacting with each other in town.
And players have a chance to see future playable characters in Kingdom
Under Fire 2 first-hand, particularly the sexy Spellsword.


In its latter half, the movie shows the core element of
Kingdom Under Fire 2 – large-scale war. The war scene created based on
BLUESIDE's in-house developed engine "FAME Tech 2" is as magnificent as
in The Lord of the Rings. The development team introduces how to
manipulate different arm units through the real large-scale battle
between two factions. Particularly, it is marvelous to see Bone Dragon
which appears at the end of the movie give expressive damage. In
addition, the stunning AOE skills of different characters are another
focus of this movie.


NHN didn't reveal the relevant CBT schedule for Kingdom
Under Fire 2 at G-Star 2011 though it indicated in April this year that
the open beta testing could be expected at the end of 2011. It seems
players still have to wait quite a long time before the game is
officially released since no CBT schedule has been confirmed.