The sequel to Koei Techmo’s Attack on Titan game is here with content based on the latest chapters in the anime and manga franchise of the same name.

Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle is a 2019 action, hack ‘n’ slash game, it is developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Techmo. It is currently available on PC, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.

Editor’s Note: A review copy of Attack on Titan 2 and Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle were both provided by Koei Techmo in support of this review. This review may contain slight spoilers for the Attack on Titan anime and manga sources. This is a combined review of the base game and the Final Battle content.

Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle covers up to season 3 of the anime and chapter 90 of the source material.

After the launch of the first AOT game by Koei, also becoming the first non-Musou anime game by the publisher, sales & reception were strong enough to warrant a sequel. Now with revamped gameplay and a story this time opting to follow a player-created character Attack on Titan 2 follows up with coverage of the beginning final chapters of the iconic franchise. With stories covering Kenny, Eren’s ice powers, Krista’s true heritage and other key recent arcs Koei looks to send fans home happy around the same time as the anime and manga with their own finales drawing near.

Live the latest stories in Attack on Titan as your very own character.

THE GOOD: Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle focuses it’s attention on season 3 and upwards of chapter 90 of the anime and manga respectively for it’s story contents. If you’re still playing catch up to either, then naturally the game will have huge spoilers for you, some of which were provided earlier in this review. I’d highly recommend people wait as far as that’s concerned, unless you’re content with catching up via the game of course. All of it for the most part is shot for shot so minus the bits with your original character everything is a mirror image and if you are choosing the game to keep up then you’re good. There’s two modes which cover the story in some fashion or another; Story mode which was previously detailed above, and Another Mode which allows you to take control of some of your favorite AOT characters like in the original game. There’s also a few co-op and versus modes (including story for the former) that allows you to slay titans with some friends if you’re into that sort of thing.

Tweaked gameplay and controls take the Attack on Titan game into a more “practice makes perfect” direction compared to the relative ease of it’s predecessor.

I have no idea what kind of edits Omega did to the gameplay of “Final Battle”, but character controlling and attacking has definitely taken on a learning curve approach of sorts. It was way easier moving around in the first game, but you’ll definitely need some practice to get the most out of your playthrough experience. Controls aren’t exactly frustrating in that regard, but if you came off of a playthrough from the first game in anticipation for the sequel I can totally see someone getting turned off by the tweaking made to the gameplay. Outside of a little difficulty spike the core mechanics from the first game essentially carries over.

Two distinct story modes with a created character and canonical characters are featured in ‘Final Battle’.

THE BAD: If you’re too use to the much more looser controls of the first game, then this one may not be for you. It takes some time and effort to get it down and have a good time throughout your run. I highly recommend taking the time from the practice session in story mode’s opening gameplay to and using it as much as human possibly before really getting any further into the story.

AOT2’s character design screen.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle improves over the sequel in a number of ways including tighter controls, an accurate story, personal investment with a character creation system, and several others which makes it one of the much more stronger anime game titles recently released. Not everyone will appreciate the small divide from the 2016 title, but for those who do they’ll find themselves an enjoyable anime video game.