About This Game

Lunia Z: Revival is most like a "beat-em-up" game (or a "button smashing" game) such as Double Dragon or Final Fight. PvP in the game is similar to fighting games such as Street Fighter, Tekken, Guilty Gear, or even Super Smash Brothers; up to 8 people can join in a melee for free-for-all or team battles.

Control
You have an overhead view of your character, and have 8-way directional control, via the Numpad. The A, S, and Spacebar keys will unleash different attack strings depending on the combination pressed. Double-tapping a direction initiates a dash. Skills are placed on the quick bar, and can be activated by hitting the corresponding number key. Finally, some characters have evasive moves that are achieved through a combination of A, S, and/or Spacebar.

Stages (PvE)
Rather than a free-roaming world, players join a Town Square. From there, they can buy and sell items, upgrade their weapons, chat, or choose from a list of Stages. These "Stages" are progressive in a similar way to old console games; The first is 'History" mode, where you only need to have enough level to access the next stage. There is also a "Legend" mode, which is basically Lunia in "hard mode". There's also the "Bonus" mode you must beat Stage 1 at least once to access Stage 2, Stage 2 to access Stage 3, and so on. The "Myth" and "Devildom" modes are only available for characters that have been reborn (RB), when you finish the "history quest line" you receive a Rebirth Manual. Finally, there are also a number of 8-player raids, which usually offer higher challenges than regular stages. These are optional but offer lots of action-packed battles and good prizes. They often require even more teamwork, as they can have complicated objectives.

PvP
PvP is initiated in much the same way as Stages are. You and 1-7 other players are placed in an arena to battle it out. Each player has 3 lives, as in Stages. Damage is dealt in the same way, although the combo bonus is replaced with a damage reduction - the longer you juggle the opponent, the less damage your attacks do. Levels and Equipment still count, but a skilled level 20 will easily walk over a poor level 30. You can gain levels from PVP, as well as "PVP levels" which are mostly just for posterity.