Van Helsing II - Preview @ Gaming Trend

Gaming Trend had the chance to play an early build of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II, and shared their opinion in a new Hands-on preview.

As you can see, Van Helsing is charged with pushing back undead creatures that have burst forth from Ink Gates and nearby generators. General Harker has deployed mortars that drop enemies directly inside your defenses.  Enlisting help from the citizenry, we see some of the new non-linear functions in the game where players are asked to make tactical decisions and tackle side missions to bolster their chances of successfully defending the town.  You can also see that you will have significantly more skills at your disposal to do so.  Pushing the number from roughly 35 to over 200, Van Helsing II’s skill tree enables a staggering level of character customization.  Even Katarina, your corporeal companion has tripled the number of skills available to her. Throw in nearly quadruple the number of power-ups that you can attach to those skills and you can see that Neocore isn’t just throwing us a new story.