Atlus and Ace Team have joined forces and announced Zeno Clash II, the sequel to first-person melee brawler, Zeno Clash.
The game will be available on Xbox Live Arcade and on PlayStation Network, and will likely be released in early 2013.
Atlus are declaring that "Zeno Clash II is bigger, bolder, and better in every way. Zenozoik comes alive like never before, an open world waiting to be explored, one rendered with breathtaking splendor."
There are promised improvements to gameplay and graphics, and most interestingly, the sequel will be entirely co-op ready.
"The world of Zenozoik is one of wild dreams and wilder nightmares," stated Andres Bordeu, co-founder of ACE Team. "This is part of the reason we are working on Zeno Clash II, to give players the opportunity to explore Zenozoik with a friend via online cooperative multiplayer, turning those moments of wonder and awe into a shared adventure."
"We will make certain that going back and forth between solo and cooperative play preserves the consistency and impact of the narrative experience, while still allowing friends easily drop in and out of the game's fulfilling exploration and visceral melee combat."