Game Play and Mechanics

   To make this easier to understand I will break this up into five categories, exploration, battle, winning and losing, the economy system, and cooperative play.

Exploration:

   Utopia Has Fallen will offer a world map that the player is free to walk about on his/her own. The player can go anywhere within the means of his/her abilities. There will be many different hidden areas to find and explore such as caves to secret tombs. Within these areas there will be more challenging battles to fight and treasures to uncover aside from the main quest. That being said, some of the secret areas will be part of the main quest. Some of the treasures will be power ups, items to use in inventory, and weapons. The game will feature a build mechanic to build and upgrade some of the weapons and power ups to aid the player on his quest.

   The levels will be located in each distinct region such as the forest, the desert, the city, the sea, the mountains, and four in the sky. Since the games starts on the earth below to find robot parts, the sky city and it's levels will not be available until the robot is assembled. This is also to help tell the story of the game. The player is free to start any level in any order he likes, but must finish the earth levels in a specific order and the sky levels in a specific order. The player will only be able to traverse through a level until he reaches a point of no advancement. The reason will be that the player requires a certain ability or item to continue. The player will be required to search somewhere for that item or ability from the over world, its secrets, or even the other levels. Some switches from outside a level may also affect the level by unlocking new passages within.

Battle:

   Battle will be fast paced and engaging. Players will be able to attack, dodge, and defend quickly as multiple enemies try and attack the player. Enemies will increase in both skill and strength as the player progresses. Meaning enemies will learn newer attacks as the player progresses through the game, thus making a familiar enemy feel new. The player will primarily have a sword attack button for his main attack and a shield button to defend. There will be another button for miscellaneous items, which will include items like a laser gun. Players are going to be able to jump and attack airborne enemies or make the drop on ground enemies from above. Running will take an important role as the player will need to attack, and even defend some enemies while running. The player will find that he will be using his sword and shield interchangeably at a fast pace. Also a lock on feature will be available to allow the player to focus on one opponent at a time. The player will be able to quickly switch targets on the fly. Again, no action will restrict or slow down the players mobility.

Winning and Losing:

   The player will have a health bar that when depleted by enemy attacks will end the players life at which he will need to return to where he previously saved his game. The player will naturally win when he has defeated enemies, and the like applies especially to fighting a boss. The player may opt out of a fight by running away should he choose to. The enemy may pursue or it may not.

Economy System:

   The game will feature a life bar which can be refilled by power cells that can be found in the environment and the enemy may drop when defeated. Money will not be dropped by enemies or found in the environment unless found in a treasure chest. Enemies will drop other loot that can be used to upgrade or build equipment and also sold for money.

Cooperative Play:

   The Wii U GamePad can also be used for cooperative play. The second player is able to take control of Fredly and aid Kex on his quest. Utilizing the gyroscope, the player controlling Fredly can move around the environment, but only a limited distance away from Kex. There will be a warning if the player is going too far and then will turn Fredly around back to Kex. The player on the Wii U GamePad can access the map and guide Kex to wherever he needs to go. He can also move switches if they are not too big and even aid in battle by distracting the enemy. The Wii U GamePad player has all available menus but will also look in the first person through the screen when moving around. The player can select items for Kex. In single player Fredly acts as a guide, giving hints and pointers on how to play the game like Navi from The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. When this happens the game will not stop for Fredly to communicate to you unless it is through a cut-scene. The message will be displayed on screen or on the Wii U GamePad screen. Fredly may have a voice to tell you these things, but we are so not know for sure yet. In cooperative play, all these messages will only be on the gamepad screen and it is up to the player playing as Fredly to relay the message to the player playing as Kex.