Rise 2: Resurrection

Mirage recently announced that it is currently working on a sequel to the best looking beat 'em up to reach the pc. Rise of the Robots. Imaginatively titled Rise 2: Resurrection, it will feature the same stunning visuals; fully-animated, parallax-scrolling backgrounds; 18 new, perfectly rendered pugilists; a cornucopia of new moves (including a much needed jump over your opponent facility) and a versus mode where you can play any robot off against another, as well as grappling, weapons and missiles.

Hopefully, what all these much needed changes will add up to is gameplay by the bucket load (which the original severely lacked) and a soundtrack by legendary axe-man Brian "Bubble-head" May, including the track "Cyborg" (again, which was also originally promised to accompany the first release, but was omitted). The sequel will also feature amazin' cut scenes a-plenty and will be promoted by an ad campaign bigger than ever.

There's also already talk of a Rise 3D in the offing. And although not planned for release until much later next year, it is said that it might just be not too unlike a texture-mapped, polygoned Virtua Fighter - purportedly, with knobs on!