![Nidhogg 2's look is gross, but it serves the game and will be more easily accepted in the mainstream.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910125558im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/w/c/h/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gyayql.png/1504577982777.jpg)
Nidhogg 2 is gross, violent, and undeniably fun
Nidhogg 2 turned heads for all the wrong reasons when it was revealed this time last year, with the gracefully minimalist pixel graphics of the original sword-fighting party favourite replaced by a gross and chunky style that looks like something from a '90s cartoon.