That night, Vexx sneaks onboard Dark Yabu's airship and finds the magical Astani war talons, big clawed gauntlets that promptly fuse themselves to Vexx's hands and blow up the airship. Vexx's grandfather Vargas attacks Yabu in turn to gain his attention, sacrificing himself to save his grandson. Our hero attempts to fight back, only to have the full wrath of the demon lord, named Dark Yabu, turned on him. One day these creatures are attacked by one of the aforementioned demons and his underlings, and forced into slavery. Seven hundred years later, the Astani are gone, and the inhabitable chunks of Astara are populated by little elf/werewolf/pointy eared critters (confirmed in source material as the Valdar), one of which is our eponymous hero. The planet's original inhabitants developed interdimensional technology, and promptly opened a portal that released demonic hordes into their realm. The "plot" of the game, such as it was, was about the world of Astara, which is currently experiencing the effects of After the End. While the gameplay was nothing special, the art design and look of the game were truly outstanding, featuring ridiculous amounts of Scenery Porn. The game combined run-of-the-mill platforming with with some offbeat powerups and a combo fighting system. Vexx is an obscure action-platformer that was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.The fate of Astara rests in his hands.
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