I see it like that:
Enemies are trying to get to the gate. Player has to run around to knock them down, before they get to their target. Each enemy getting to the gate will cause player to loose one life (or more, depends how strong the enemy is). The player can also recruit his team for points. The more points u get last map, the larger army you can recruit next time. Your recruited team is being placed in-level by you and they do not move around. They just attack enemies walking-by.
The battle system is very similiar to LF2 - you can run, jump and make combos like in original game. The difference is that, there is no expanded AI, so enemies just walk forward and uses spells, when you're near to them.
What player does:
- Player chooses one character (from original lf2 chars).
- Player recruits his team.
- Player can cast spells, (such as area effected, freezing, teleporting, etc) using mana.
- Player has HP, so his victim is not only to defend the gate, but also not to die.
What enemies do:
- Each enemy has another amount of hp. Still, you have to make them lay few times in some cases (like bosses, etc).
- Each enemy has another speed. Weak ones go faster, but more tanky are slower.
- Simple enemies (bandits, hunters, some other weak new) just walk straight to the target.
- Stronger enemies can use attack, when player is near to them.
Davis:
• Dragon Punch
Knocks up enemies near to you.
• Energy Ball
Pushes enemy back.
• Shrafe + Aerial Attack
Works same, as in LF2. Will help against strong enemies.
• Dragon Force [ULTIMATE]
Davis is immune to all attacks for a short time.
Dennis
• Energy Ball
Pushes enemy back.
• Shrafe
Works same, as in LF2. Will help against strong enemies.
• Whirlwind Kick
Dennis flies to the air and casts a tornado moving , which pulls enemies in for a while.
• Drastic Stomp [ULTIMATE]
Earthquake, that knocks down each enemy.
Woody
• Knock Up
Knocks enemies up.
• Energy Ball
Pushes enemy back.
• Tiger Dash
A strong dash, that causes to knock away everyone, who will be touched by Woody.
• Teleport [ULTIMATE]
Teleports nearby enemies, to the start of the level.
Deep
EACH ATTACK CUASES ENEMY TO BLEED, SO HE LOOSES HIS HP OVER TIME.
• Slash Up
Knocks enemies up.
• Slash Through
Allows you to attack few enemies at once, knocking them away.
• Energy Blast
Blast goes through few enemies, befor it disappears.
• Whirlwind Blade [ULTIMATE]
A tornado of slashes, goes through all map, deeply hurting each enemy.
John
• Energy Ball
Pushes enemy back.
• Energy Disc
Disc that goes through few enemies, following them.
• Energy Shield
Casts a shield, that will push back each enemy, who will touch it for few times.
• Confuse Ray [ULTIMATE]
Forces enemies in range to change direction of their movement for a while.
Louis
• Palm
Pushes enemies back.
• Shield Zone
Casts a field which slows down every enemy walking through it.
• Catch'n'throw
Louis catches enemy and throws him whenever he likes.
• Defensive Stance [ULTIMATE]
Louis takes a stance, generating forcefield, drastically slowing down enemies in front of him.
Freeze
• Freezing Ball
Freezes enemies for a short while.
• Colonnade
Casts columns blocking the way for a short time.
• Rink
Casts a field made of ice, which will cause enemies to slip.
• Whirlwind [ULTIMATE]
Casts a tornado freezing enemies and throwing them around.
Firen
EACH BURNING ENEMY WILL SET ON FIRE ANYONE HE TOUCHES.
• Fire Ball
Burns enemy an pushes them back.
• Fire Bomb
Casts a ball, that will explode after it hits the ground/enemy, dealing a tons of dmg to anyone near.
• Fastfire
Causes firen to run a lot faster leaving fire behind him.
• Fire Zone [ULTIMATE]
Sets a field on fire, causing any enemy touching it to burn.
Rudolf
• Multiple Throw
Throws a lot of shurikens at once.
• Invisibility
Rudolf disappears for a short time, so he does not provoke enemies to attack him, but he can still get hurt.
• Clone Slash
Summons a clone, that slashes through enemies in front of Rudolf.
• Clone Mastery [ULTIMATE]
Summons 2 clones, who does exactly what you do.
Henry
• Arrow Rain
Summons some arrows to attack nearby enemies from air and knock them down.
• Magic Arrow
Shots an arrow going through all enemies.
• Deadly Symphony
Henry plays on his flute causing nearby enemies to fly.
• Arrow Storm [ULTIMATE]
Whole map is being flooded with deadly arrows from the sky.
ULTIMATE SKILLS HAVE A LONG COOLDOWN.