It's time to ask: How wonderful were the games that Alice in Borderland Season 2 provided for us now that we've had some time to digest and reflect on them. Since the cast was divided into several cores in the second set of episodes of the Japanese series, we saw more varied games. This allowed Borderland players to participate in certain activities that were less action-packed but yet exciting.
We will thus rate the seven key games featured in the new season, with the majority of them being portrayed by the series' three main characters, Arisu (Kento Yamazaki), Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya), and Chishiya (Nijiro Murakami). We're excluding from this list games that were only briefly shown in Episode 7, those that featured random characters, and/or those whose rules weren't made obvious. These games are those that weren't completely described throughout the episodes.
7. King of Clubs Arena
Without a doubt, the game that is least strong on the
list is not always a bad game. After all, this is the game that begins Season 2
and announces that everything will be bigger and more hazardous this time
around. Every participant in the King of Clubs' arena is forced into fight or
flight mode by the shooting range (or battleground), and both actions have
terrible repercussions.
The King of Clubs game deviates from the norm, which is what makes it terrifying for Borderland gamers. They spend a considerable amount of time trying to determine the rules of his game before realizing there aren't any. Simply said, you must kill him for him to cease. The King of Clubs is always armed with a fully loaded machine gun, and his blimp also takes down anyone who crosses his defined region, making it extremely difficult to approach him.
The fact that this game spans the majority of the season
and that its threat hangs over at least half the episodes adds to its
uniqueness. It only ends when Arisu and his pals realize they can't ignore it
any longer, resulting in an unprecedented carnage. It's a bit difficult to
believe that this game lasts for as long as it does because it's so lethal that
no one should expect to survive it for more than 10 minutes.
6. Beginner's Croquet with the Queen of Hearts
Even while the Season 2 finale isn't the most exciting,
it does appear intriguing at first. The Queen of Hearts Mira Kano (Riisa Naka)
greets Arisu and Usagi as soon as they reach the top of the structure and
shares two unexpected pieces of information with them: They won't even have to
win; they'll just play a straightforward game of croquet. I'm done now. They
merely need to reach the game's conclusion; there are no complications or
alternative rules.
No doubt, if you've seen even one episode of Alice in
Borderland, you already know that it's not going to be that easy and expect
that there will be a catch at some point. This is where the game kind of falls
flat because it doesn't offer anything unique on its own. The
"actual" game begins when Mira causes a significant distraction that
renders Arisu and Usagi incapable of finishing the match.
However, we must also take into account the fact that this final game's plot does not need to be complex or ground-breaking because what matters most are the revelations Mira makes to the key characters and what happens after the game ends. In the end, though, it is still a game by definition, even if it isn't as exciting as the other games on this list.
5. Get out of the stadium
This season's smallest game may not have any major
characters, but it is presented from beginning to end and seems straightforward
(on paper): Players simply have to flee from a stadium that begins to collapse
as soon as the game starts. It's not difficult to sense the players'
desperation, and it's impossible not to wish for everyone to survive.
However, this game's emphasis is slightly different because it serves to give Akane Heiya some backstory (Yuri Tsunematsu). The girl's past with her mother, how she lost her limb, and how she quickly learnt to be brutal in Borderland are all revealed in the flashback.
4. Checkmate With the Queen of Spades
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Players must tag each other during sixteen rounds of this
exciting variation of tag, which last five minutes each. The guidelines are
quite basic: To add someone to your squad, you simply tap on the button on
their back from their device. The team with the most players at the conclusion
of all rounds wins, and each player can switch teams only once every turn. But
the Queen of Spades is so sure of herself that her squad only has four players
at first while the Challenger team has 16.
During sixteen intense rounds of tag, each lasting five
minutes, players must tag each other. The rules are very straightforward: You
only need to tap on the button on their back from your device to add someone to
your team. Each player can only switch teams once every turn, and the team with
the most players after all rounds wins. However, the Queen of Spades is so
confident in herself that her team initially only has four members while the
Challenger team has sixteen.
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3. Balance the Scale with the King of Diamonds
Chishiya is seated at a table with four other players
inside the opulent Supreme Court building in Alice in Borderland, one of the
rare games where players get to play while sitting down and being still. The
intricacy of this game is crucial: In three minutes, players must select a
number between 0 and 100. After then, the game system will tally up all the
selected numbers and calculate an average, which is then multiplied by 0.8. The
round is won by the person who selected the number that was closest to the
outcome. Here's when it gets scary: if you don't win, you lose one or more
points.
A sizable pool of sulfuric acid fills up on top of your
skull whenever you lose one or more points. When the player's score reaches -10
points, the acid spills on top of them and instantaneously kills them. Then,
the basin becomes too heavy and topples over. A new rule is added each time a
new player is eliminated, or killed.
This kind of game exemplifies how brutal Alice in
Borderland can be without putting players in a life-or-death struggle. The
players from Balance Scale must devise a strategy quickly in order to survive
each round. This requires mathematics, logical reasoning, as well as trial and
error, and all of this must be accomplished in a maximum of a few rounds. The
game also demonstrates Chishiya's intelligence and offers a glimpse into his
life before joining Borderland.
2. Osmosis With the King of Clubs
When a game combines action and brains, Alice in
Borderland shines. Osmosis is advertised as a two-hour tag game, but because to
its complicated scoring system, participants must come up with a plan if they
want to win. Each player in this version wears a bracelet, and the team must
select how many points to allocate to each player. Because you must choose
which players may lose more points and which cannot, the point differential is
essential.
Osmosis is one of the finest games from Season 2 because
it is dynamic, requires players to come up with a plan of attack immediately,
and has flexible rules that allow for innovative game play. Naturally,
"getting creative" in this society entails using some extreme
measures to ensure a victory, as Arisu discovers later. It's entertaining for
us to watch from the comfort of our home, though.
1. Locked Up Alone With the Jack of Hearts
Putting people we care about in circumstances where they
appear to be trapped is one of the things that makes a TV series fascinating.
Halfway through Season 2, Chishiya engages in a cell block game that defies his
laid-back attitude. You can feel his misery as the walls start closing in for
the first time ever in the series, even though he never lets it show.
On this game, the players' necklaces have a small screen
in the back of their necks that, at the beginning of each round, shows one of
four card symbols: clubs, diamonds, spades, or hearts. By the end of the round,
you can advance only if you properly identify the symbol that is displayed on
your screen. This implies that if you want to succeed, you must put your trust
in someone and form an alliance.
In addition to introducing a number of intriguing characters,
many of whom defy the anime cliches that are prevalent throughout Alice in
Borderland, this game is the greatest of the season because it corners Chishiya
in a way that makes you fear for his future. Last but not least, this game
introduces two characters that, if the show is renewed for Season 3, will
unquestionably be crucial to further episodes, giving us two outstanding
players for the subsequent games.
All Alice in Borderland episodes are currently available to stream on Netflix.
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