Maximo vs. Army of Zin, known as Makai Eiyūki Maximo ~ Machine Monster no Yabō (魔界英雄記マキシモ～マシンモンスターの野望, roughly "Demon World Records of Hero Maximo ~ Ambition of the Machine Monsters") in Japan, is an action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom in 2003 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. This title is a sequel to the first episode, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory.
Story[]
The story of the game follows on from Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, with Maximo still searching for his lost love, Sophia. He is again accompanied by Grim. However, their search is interrupted as a series of mechanical creatures start to attack villages and slaughter the village folk. These creatures are the Army of Zin, an ancient army powered by lost souls, who were supposedly locked in the vault of Castle Hawkmoor after the last battle with them 500 years ago. However, they are now free, due to the actions of a mysterious warlord, Lord Bane.
Gameplay[]
Maximo's gameplay is characterized by hack and slash combat and platforming, as well as an armour system where damage is reflected by loss of armour. Maximo begins the game with two levels of armour (full armour sans helmet), and can upgrade to three and four (with helmet and Golden Armor, respectively). Level one has Maximo reduced to boxer shorts.
Another element of gameplay is the Grim transformation, allowing the player to turn into a Grim Reaper for short periods of time, with the souls gathered from the Army of Zin. Grim is invulnerable, powerful, and a touch faster than Maximo. However, the time spent in this form is limited but can be extended through upgrades.
Maximo also receives bonuses from villagers that he saves from enemies in the game, and these rewards are anything from new armour to a word of advice.
Main Characters[]
Enemies[]
- Clockwork Reaper
- Clockwork Veteran
- Clockwork Elite
- Clockwork Puncher
- Clockwork Siege Puncher
- Rarbite
- Pumpkinhead
- Ghostly Highwayman
- Clockwork Stinger
- Clockwork Demolition Stinger
- Clockwork Flyer
- Bore Beatles
- Sulfur Monster
- Triton
- Clockwork Stalker
- Clockwork Soulsucker
- House Crasher
- Cyclocks
- Clockwork Maximo
Enemy Bosses[]
- The House Crusher
- Cyclocks
- Old Wounds (Baron of Hawkmoor)
- Guardian Of The Deep
- Master Of The Zin
Levels[]
- The First Strike
- Into The Fire
- No Sanctuary
- Forest Of Fear
- Gallows Gorge
- Sinister Stones
- Down With The Ship
- Road To Hawkmoor
- Perilous Path
- The Under Hive
- The Great Vault
- Drained Depths
- Sunken City
- The Soulcrusher
- Tinkers Rescue
Weapons[]
- Parilla
- Flametongue
- Hammer Of Heroes
- Bleak Forge
Weapon Upgrades[]
- Mighty Blow
- Piercing Blow
- Whirling Blades
- Ring of Pain
- Fire Doomstrike
- Mighty Drill
- Punishing Drill
- Crushing Spin
- Quake Shot
- Ice Doomstrike
Shields[]
- Iron Shield
- Silver Shield
- Gold Shield
- Midas Aura
- Spark Aura
Shield Upgrades[]
- Mighty Throw
- Ricochet
Armor[]
- Underwear is the lack of armor.
- Steel Armor is the armor Maximo starts with.
- Maximum Armor
- Golden Armor
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Trivia[]
The Old Guard NPC resembles Sir Arthur, and a few of his lines support this.