Game engine idea: innovative or burdensome?

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Techlord
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Conceptually, it sounds good, however, after reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_7 I'm not sure where the innovation is.

IMHO, writing this in a 2D engine may require two separate 2D engines. It would be easier to transition between the perspectives in 3D.