Hi guys,

Welcome to our first Viking: Battle for Asgard Q&A, featuring some of your most asked questions to date!

Q. In the screenshots Skarin has got a few daggers strapped around his waist, are those merely decoration, or useable weapons?

A. Skarin has a variety of weaponry at his disposal, including throwing weapons. Some of these weapons can also be upgraded with magical runes to increase their potency.

Q. Skarin seems to have a two-handed sword strapped to his back (the grip on the sword is rather massive) will he be using it as a two-hander? If not why not shorten the handle so it looks a bit more like real Viking style swords?

A. Skarin can learn a wide range of combat moves during the course of the game (players will have to train at combat arenas to earn new moves). Some of these moves require two weapons, others are one-weapon hits and cuts. As for shortening the sword from two-handed two one-handed, we’re sure Skarin would like to leave his options open when facing off against some of the bigger creatures of Midgard!

Q. Will Skarin have a selection of weapons to use? If so would it be too much to hope that there’ll be a combo that goes along these lines: “Nothing screams Scandinavian more than a burly blonde man maiming an opponent with a rather large axe.”? I think Skarin would look very slick wielding a Dane axe!

A. Skarin always carries the same basic weapons but as we’ve mentioned these can be upgraded over time with different runes and magic. In addition as Skarin learns new moves new uses for his weapons become available such as fixing an enemy in place for decapitation or dismemberment. The more spectacularly Skarin fights, the more impressed his Patron goddess Freya becomes, rewarding him with magical energy. We’re not actually naming any ‘combos’ as the individual moves are up to the player to chain together, so you could certainly make up a sequence of attacks and name it “The Burly Blonde Bash” if you like!

Q. With Skarin’s army, will we get different unit types? So far from the screenshots it looks like all units have a sword & shield. I know it’s still very early days but i’m wondering if we’ll get axe & shield units? Or Dane axe wielding units?

A. Yes, Skarin’s army is comprised of different unit types. There are archer, rank and file Viking and more powerful and heavily armoured warriors. As you rightly say it is early days and we’re still working on the variety within these different unit types.

Q. What’s with that blue orb on the bearded axe Skarin uses in his off-hand?

A. The blue amulet is Brisingamen, a powerful talisman the Goddess Freya gives to Skarin as a way of communication. In the game it will provide you with useful information about your surroundings and current mission objectives. Think of it as an olde worlde PDA?

Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for our next Viking: Battle of Asgard Q&A!

Mark O’Connell

Hi guys,

Gamereactor.dk have posted a Viking: Battle For Asgard interview online at http://www.gamereactor.dk/grtv/player/popup.php?partner=&cat=Interview&id=1590

Enjoy!

Mark O’Connell

If you’re going to be picking up a copy of The Club on the Xbox 360 when it’s released next month and you’re wondering about the achievements, then wonder no more as we’ve got them all listed here for you. While I feel comfortable being able to unlock the “Sharp Steel” achievement, I’m not so sure about “No, Seriously”.

There’s a SEGA goody bag for the first person to post photographic proof of them unlocking the “No, Seriously” achievement.

The Achievements:
Sharp Steel - Complete the Steel Mill on any difficulty level in Tournament
Sprint the Gauntlet - Complete a Run the Gauntlet with 20 seconds left
Rack em Up - Achieve your first x10 combo in either Tournament or Single Event
Hard Steel - Complete Steel Mill on Insane level
Splash Down - Complete Ocean Liner on any difficulty in Tournament
Watery Grave - Complete Ocean Liner on Insane level
Out on Probation - Complete Prison on any difficulty in Tournament
Hard Time - Complete Prison on Insane level
Waterway to Go - Complete Venice on any difficulty level in Tournament
Wet and Wild - Complete Venice on Insane level
Crate Work - Complete Warehouse on any difficulty level in Tournament
A Crate Effort - Complete Warehouse on Insane level
A Stately Achievement - Complete Manor House on any difficulty level in Tournament
Full House - Complete manor House on Insane level
Defcon 3 - Complete Bunker on any difficulty in Tournament
Bunker Buster - Complete Bunker on Insane level.
Warlord - Complete the game on any difficulty level in Tournament
Skillzone - Complete Warzone on Insane difficulty
Join the Club - Play an event with every one of the 6 unlocked characters in either Tournament or Single Event
The Awards Show - Achieve one of every ‘in game award’ either in Tournament or Single Event
Show Off - Achieve every ‘in game award’ in one level in either Tournament or Single Event
Save Our Souls - Spell the word SOS in the Warehouse in either Tournament or Single Event
Listmania - Save 5 Playlists in Gunplay
Premium Membership - Finish a Tournament on any difficulty with all 8 characters
Hidden Treasures - Shoot all Secret Skullshots in every level in either Tournament or Single Event
Scavenger - Shoot all Skullshots on one level in either Tournament or Single Event
Bag them Bones - Shoot all Skullshots on every level in either Tournament or Single Event
Melee the Elephant - Kill 30 enemies in a level with a melee attack in either Tournament or Single Event
Combo Killer - Reach the level objective with a maximum combo in either Tournament or Single Event
Efficiency - Kill every enemy on a level using less than 50 bullets in either Tournament or Single Event
Breakthrough - Smash 50 doors in either Tournament or Single Event
Scores on the Board - Get in the top 100,000 on any leaderboard
Tabletopper - Get in the top 5,000 on any leaderboard
Top Gun - Get more than 10,000 points for a single kill in either Tournament or Single Event
SkullMaster - Hit 5 Skullshots in a row (without killing a bad guy in between)
Welcome to the Club - Win your first ranked match
Taking part that counts - Be on the winning team in a ranked team game
Capture King - Capture the base 25 times in Ranked matches
Club on Tour - Win a ranked match in every location
First Blood - 25 ‘First Kills’ in any Ranked Multiplayer game mode
Big Game Hunted - Survive for 120 seconds as the hunted in Hunter Hunted
Target Man - Shoot 100 Skull shot targets in Team Skullshot
Fox Hunter - Kill the Enemy Fox 25 times in Ranked matches
Points Mean Prizes - score 10,000 points in a Score Match
Free For All Elite - Win any free-for-all game without dying
Siege Breaker - Your team survives for more than 2 minutes in Team Siege
Demolition Man - Get 100 Explosive Kills in Ranked Matches
One Shot - Get 100 Sniper Kills in Ranked Matches
Brawler - get 100 Melee Kills in Ranked Matches
No, Seriously - Kill 10,001 people in multiplayer Ranked matches