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Kaena was originally released as an animated movie in
France (2001) under the name of
Gaïna. It'll debut in the USA this summer with
vocal talent from Kirsten Dunst, Angelica Huston, and
Richard Harris. Namco took the license and crafted an
action-adventure game around the main character Kaena
and the world of Axis. A mighty tree hosts a human
village where ~200 laborers tap the sap of the tree for
their sustenance and for offerings to their gods. For
many years, Kaena's people have worked the sap of the
tree but the spigots are beginning to run dry. Kaena
receives visions that she feels are coming from Axis as
a call for help. Kaena defies the tradition of her
people and ventures downwards to Axis' root system to
address the problem and perhaps save her world. Along
her travels, Kaena encounters a race called the
Selenites that is also trying to save the tree from
dying...
The Kaena game is an exploration based adventure where players take
control of Kaena and travel through the world of Axis in
a bid to save the tree of life. A cast of interesting
characters include intelligent worms, entities made of
energy (Selenites) and many others. A variety of weapons
are available such as the Vecarian Knife, a Vecarian
Saber which offers more reach and an Axe of the Shaman
which adds a bit more heft to K's close-range attacks.
Projectile attacks may be launched with the Crossbow of
Steel or the Blaster. Monsters in the game include
Sharken, Marauders and Gordaks which attack from the air
and from ground level. |
