Nexus

''"We all fight for different things. Honour. Bloodlust. Duty. Vengeance." ''Tagline

Nexus is a brand new Action game for next-gen consoles and PC. It has a great battle-filled campaign and an equally action-packed online multiplayer. It comes from Krypt LA, subsidiary of hit company and the games publisher: Krypt Softworks.

Campaign
In the campaign, the player plays as one of seven characters in each battle. They will proceed through the level in a third person similar to Kingdom Hearts and go one on one with boss of the level, who in most cases, is a Nexus. After beating a Nexus, they unlock that entry in the Database.

For each level the player is assigned a character to play as. In some rare cases, they have a choice between two or three characters. There are seven playable characters in the game. They are listed below.
 * Xia (First character played as. His first battle is Haunt Clone and his final battle is X'il.
 * Li (Second character. His first battle is against #266: Kowl and his final battle is #8: Ixl.
 * Mano (Third character played. His first battle is #72: Kray and his final battle is #7: Lyla.
 * Pollu (Fourth character to play. His first battle is against ??? and his final battle is against #76: Thraya.
 * Namo (Fifth character played. Only playable in Chapter 1 Level 13 against #292: Krenn.
 * Ally (Sixth playable character. Her first battle is #767: Nome and her final battle is against Xelan.
 * Xelan (Final playable character. He is first encountered as Chapter 2's End Boss and is then playable. His first battle is Murr Clone and his final battle is #3 Kyreek.

Multiplayer
In the multiplayer, two teams of 6 go up against eachother wielding weapons unlocked at certain levels. It features 11 maps all with their own twist and for some, a custom gamemode revolving around a pivotal point of the map. There are many weapons in the multiplayer. The top 3 of which are:
 * 1) Cyan Blade - (Lv. 59)
 * 2) Reaper's Scythe - (Lv. 71)
 * 3) Bloodtribe Axe (Lv. 65)

Campaign
In the world there are clones of an existing warrior, known as a Nexus. These Nexuses are numbered, in order of their ability to fight. Many go rogue, many stay loyal to the most powerful Nexus, #1: Lane. They all fight in different ways

Haunt Clone
The player plays as Xia, a warrior fighting for honour in a jungle. He fends off many dark creatures until the boss: Haunt Clone appears. Haunt Clone uses trickery and an array of daggers just like the actual Haunt. After beating him Xia scavenges his daggers to create a War Axe based on them called Shadow Axe. This is the player's first Battle Reward.

#441: Scarab
The player, as Xia again ventures forwards into the jungle, only to find an open, ancient temple. Xia ventures in and must fend off Scarab beetles until he gets to the boss: #441: Scarab. Scarab fights by commanding giant bugs to do his dirty work. After killing him, the player must fight one last Scarab so they can scavenge its strong shell. If the player succeeds in this they get new equipment: Scarab Armor.

#266: Kowl
In this level, the player is Li, a "warrior" looking to prove his strength in a cave. The player ventures further killing many possessed cave-dwelling creatures until they reach the boss: #266: Kowl. He is much stronger than the previous boss, Scarab and attacks using Shurikens. Upon his death, Li scavenges the Shurikens and attaches them to his Sword. This is the player's first combo item.

Li and Xia meet outside the cave and decide to work together to find out why Xia was attacked by Haunt Clone.

#439: Zeyr + #624: Kaysh.
The player chooses who they play as in this level and starts to chase #624: Kaysh. Kaysh trips and as either character goes in for the kill, #439: Zeyr jumps out and attacks the player, taking them down to 75% health. The player must then kill both Kaysh and Zeyr. Kaysh attacks with a hound who pounces on the player and Zeyr uses a blade which slows the player. Upon killing them the player has a choice whether to take Kaysh's Knuckledusters he used to fight while commanding his hound or Zeyr's blade (which only gives a 10% chance to slow the enemy). If either Xia or Li takes the Knuckledusters they get to attack when off-balance. If Xia takes the blade he gets a War Axe called Execution Time and if Li takes it he gets a Sword called The Splicer

#72: Kray
The player is this time: Mano a warrior who has been foretold as "The downfall of a tyrant" he is venturing through an abandoned carnival and hears eerie laughing. He investigates but gets attacked by clowns followed by #72: Kray. Kray fights by manipulating fear to his advantage. Upon his death Mano scavenges his blood and combines it with his mace to create Fear Smasher. He then ventures to another part of the carnival.

#961: Aiel
Mano wanders into the fake dungeon in the carnival and sees a shadow moving he chases after it but is too late. He turns around to find someone right behind him, in his face, staring at him. Mano jumps back and pulls out his mace. He then must defeat #961: Aiel to escape. After killing him, the player gets no reward but higher XP than usual for a low ranked Nexus.

Li + Xia
Mano leaves the carnival and fights his way through the carnival folk. He leaves to find Li and Xia attacking what he believes to be an innocent. He sprints at them and begins to attack. Xia fights using Execution Time and Li fights using The Bladed Splicer (Splicer with Shurikens). Upon defeating them he interrogates them as to who their leader is. They explain they are not "the evil guys with the numbers on their arms." and he apologises for attacking them. They head towards the city to find people there.

#94: Vey
Li goes into a farmhouse while Xia and Mano are sleeping to try to find some help as he believes Mano is really a "Top 10 Number Guy" as he was so strong. He finds a man called Vey and asks him if he knows about the number guys. The man tells him they are called Nexuses and Li asks him if Mano is one. Vey replies with a yes and then reveals himself to be #94: Vey. Vey fights with a scythe that has longer range than most melee weapons. Upon his death, Li scavenges the handle from his scythe as a combo item.

He then returns to camp telling Xia that Mano is a Nexus. Mano questions why he believes this and Li tells him that Mano's brother Vey told him. Mano tells him he was tricked by a Nexus and Li walks off alone, to think of how to expose Mano.

#86: Qato
Xia and Mano split up to find a Nexus spy and Xia heads into the field behind the farmhouse and gets attacked by tons of possessed farmers with pitchforks trying to kill him. Xia finds #86: Qato in a crop circle in the field and attacks him. Qato fights with two daggers and upon his death Xia gets no reward but 2x XP.