Interplay Entertainment recently announced its intention to release a high definition version of MDK 2 on PC later this year, alongside a Wii version of the title to be delivered via WiiWare.

Originally released in 2000 on PC and Dreamcast, and then a year later on the PlayStation 2, MDK 2 is the classic Bioware-developed sequel to Shiny Entertainment’s MDK, both of which featured (as far as memory serves) highly enjoyable (and chaotic) third-person action shooting adventures.

In MDK 2, you were able to play as three different protagonists (the main character, Kurt Hectic, a six-legged, gun-toting dog named Max, and a scientist named Dr. Fluke Hawkins), each of which provided very different play styles and challenges.

As far as I’m concerned, a high-definition release of MDK 2 will be very welcome!

The PC title will be delivered via a new digital distribution service called Beamdog, which has been developed and created by an ex-Bioware co-founder, Trent Oster. Oster said of his work on MDK 2

“MDK2 was a great title to work on and we’re happy to have some of the original team working on these new versions.”

MDK 2 for Wii and MDK 2 HD for PC are both expected to release by the end of the year.