Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
DeveloperNihon Falcom
PublisherXseed Games
  • JP: Nihon Falcom
Composers
  • Hayato Sonoda
  • Takahiro Unisuga
  • Saki Momiyama
  • Masanori Osaki
PlatformWindows
Release
  • JP: September 25, 2008
  • WW: October 31, 2017
GenreAction role-playing game
ModeSingle-player

Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, known in Japan as Zwei II, is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Windows, which was released as a direct sequel to Zwei: The Arges Adventure. A re-release with additional features was released in Japan in December 2009 and in English by Xseed Games in October 2017.

In the game, players alternate between two main characters, Ragna Valentine and Alwen du Moonbria, with two other supporting characters replacing Alwen at certain points in the game. Ragna is adept in physical attacks, fighting with his unique Anchor Gear weapon, which receives numerous technical upgrades as the game progresses. Alwen is proficient in magic and is able to harness powerful elemental spells. The game starts with Ragna delivering cargo to the floating continent of Ilvard, when he is shot down from his airplane. Alwen, a vampire princess bonds with him to save his life and Ragna promises to reclaim Alwen's stolen castle to repay her.