Xoda is a grinning Darn's worst nightmare. Appearing throughout the game in a variety of surreal and often comical guises (think along the lines of those humorous enemy animations in the Metal Slug games), their reliance on madcap, over-designed weapon technology is also a good excuse for Joakim to flex his boss-building muscles, as we'll see later… To cut a long story short, Xoda has been summoned to deal with the resurrected Darn Robot Army – a horde of eternally grinning, death-dealing cyborgs. This be-hoodied green whirlwind looks like the product of an unlikely coupling with Link from Zelda and Sonic's hyperactive sister, but she's actually a pretty cool character. Set one hundred years after its prequel, Noitu 2 stars a female protagonist with the unlikely name of Xoda Rapp. For a game designed and put together by one guy, it's simply epic. Noitu 2 is the sequel to his previous freeware game Noitu Love, which was a pleasant NES-like Megaman style platformer, but the advancement between the two games is like comparing the leaning tower of Pisa to the Empire State building. His professional CV includes an animation credit for Wayforward Technologies' well-received Contra 4, while his most recent indie game shares the same spiritual bloodline as Treasure favourites like Gunstar Heroes, Alien Soldier and Silhouette Mirage. Joakim Sandberg is a man who clearly loves designing bosses.
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