Demon Empire

Demon Empire (魔王の統治 The Reign of the Demon King) is an upcoming fighting game for the Wii U, being developed by X-Scissor, and it is the first addition to the Demon Empire series. It will feature the main protagonist, Valdrik, taking over a small village, and ruling it however the player pleases. The villager characters can be interacted with, and all have unique speech patterns (similar to characters in the Animal Crossing series). However, when the player gets into battle, the gameplay changes majorly, and it is actually quite similar to the Super Smash Bros. series.

Plot
Valdrik, a demon king, takes over a small village, and the player may choose to rule it corruptly (which is advised, the main storyline) or as a kind leader. However, if Valdrik rules the town corruptly, Alange, an angel hero, will attack the demon king in attempt to save the villagers from harm (although if you rule it kindly, he will assist you). At the start of the game, the villagers all hate the demon king, but if he rules kindly and talks to them normally, they may grow fond of him.

As the story progresses, a resistance squad is formed, which consists of four pertinacious humans, Elise, Arend, Keegan, and Synayne. They will sneak into Valdrik's palace, sabotage his works, and attack his henchmen. However, Steli, Valdrik's squire, wishes to be free from the nightmare of being Valdrik's slave, so he secretly works with the resistance squad.

There is not an actual ending to the game, because time goes on and on, and Valdrik rules the town. The resistance squad continuously attacks the palace, Alange continues doing whatever it is he does, and the charade never ends.

Overworld
The player controls Valdrik, and walks around the village with the Wii U's control stick. Valdrik may talk to villagers (by pressing the A button), and thy may sometimes ask him questions that must be answered. Villagers near the beginning of the game may dislike Valdrik or be scared of him, although if the player speaks kindly to them enough, they may grow kinder to him. When Valdrik gets into battle, the screen changes.

Battle
The battle style is quite similar to that of the Super Smash Bros. series. Use the B button in a direction to use a set special, use the A button to do a normal tackle-attack, press L or R to shield (and in a direction to dodge), and press Up to jump. The characters have a percentage shown at the bottom of the screen, and enemies must be defeated by getting sent off the screen, and their percentage must be raised.

Online
Demon Empire can be connected to the Nintendo Network. Afterward, the player may visit the village of other players (whether it's friends or random people), and the player may challenge others to a battle. You may also shop at other players' stores, or get maps of many hidden places from Mapman's store in other towns.

Trivia

 * The characters of the game are largely based off of users of the Fantendo wiki.
 * X-Scissor has confirmed that Demon Empire will have at least one sequel.