marketplace.comZone of the Enders HD Collection is an Action video game collection featuring two games from Hideo Kojimas Zone of the Enders series. Originally developed for PlayStation 2 in 2001 and 2003 respectively the included games - Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - are remastered in high-definition and feature an engrossing story based in humanitys expansion into space and the conflicts that result. Features include: the full classic games dramatic and action-oriented flying/floating mecha (robot anime) combat new opening animations Playstation trophy support and a demo for the upcoming 2013 Konami release Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Zone of Enders StoryThe population has burstd pollution has grown steadily worse and natural resources are drying up. Unable to continue life on such a small planet as Earth mankind pushes out into space. The Moon and Mars are incapable of supporting the entire population so man eventually extends its reach to Jupiter. A torus space colony called Antilia is built at the L5 Lagrangian point of Jupiter and Europa to support mining operations. Mans farthest outpost in its sphere of existence Antilia houses approximately 100 000 residents involved in mining and transport. It also serves as a development outpost for BAHRAM the military organization of the Martian anti-Earth state Vascilia County. Two games in Hideo Kojimas PlayStation 2 Zone of the Enders Mecha franchise come to the PS3 in a single collection.View larger Target enemies with a range of ballistic tools or take to the skies in never-before-seen aerial gameplay.View largerAntilia is mankinds farthest outpost and allies itself neither with nor against Earth. Since Nereidum Universal Technology (NUT) and BAHRAM lost their development outpost during the Deimos Incident they see Antilia as a perfect opportunity to establish an R&D facility for Orbital Frames humanoid tools surpassing LEV mecha. Their two most advanced Orbital Frames Jehuty and Anubis conceal incredible offensive capabilities plus a certain something of even greater importance. GameplayWhat if there were an action game that let you dart through the air in any direction? This was the inspiration behind mecha anime simulator Zone of the Enders. The Orbital Frame as the games primary mecha is known does everything that might be expected of a humanoid machine - grabbing enemies unleashing a whirlwind of cutting tool strikes up close and firing off toy blaster from a distance all while spiraling freely in the open air. With its seamless transitions playween omnidirectional adventure themes and story sequences the game is like diving into a mecha anime where the fate of outer space lies in the players hands. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner StoryMankind expands into the depths of space in a search for new land. The terraformed Mars is home to colonies from various Earth countries and mankinds push continues on to Jupiter. However with new resources and new territory come new problems. Mars consists of 16 counties which are equivalent to the states comprising many Earth nations. Martians and the colonists of the Jovian system are ruled by Earth with an iron fist. Such people living on the frontier of civilization are called Enders. An irreparable rift forms playween those bound by the chains of Earths gravity and those floating free in space and over time the hostility playween the governors and the governed grows.In the course of exploring space man discovers a new ore called Metatron. It gains attention not only for its use as an energy source but also for a multitude of other purposes. However the incredible energy it provides also comes to be used for military designs as anti-Earth forces on Mars employ it to secretly develop the giant humanoid tools known as Orbital Frames. The Orbital Frames possess overwhelming mobility compared to Earths LEVs similar humanoid tools. Once unable to compete against E