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Binding: Video Game Brand: Sony EAN: 0711719721321 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Computer Entertainment Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment Model: P2SNY 711719721321 MPN: P2SNY 711719721321 Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: February 19, 2003 Studio: Sony Computer Entertainment Features:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: What's creepier than a sinister clown? Nothing, as it turns out, which is probably why the makers of Dark Cloud 2 made their evil villain a member of the circus family. After all, a clown who lifts the town's friendly mayor off his feet--with a strangle hold--is not to be messed with. Welcome to the world of Dark Cloud 2. Stylistically, it resembles a Holly Hobbie Colorforms set. All the characters are of childlike proportions, and the village's Tudor buildings seem pried from a Yorkshire hamlet. While Maximillian, the preteen hero, wanders around his hometown, Parisian accordion MIDI music serenades him. Though this is not a kid's game (it carries a Teen ESRB rating), gamers who are put off by kitschy/cute nuances should beware--this game is loaded with them. But at its heart, Dark Cloud 2 is a wonderfully solid RPG. Its story has three main elements: Max's lost mother, the secret of what's going on outside the village, and why the evil clown wants Max's red stone pendant. Fighting takes place in real time, unlike the turn-based fighting in the similar Final Fantasy series. This was a good decision on behalf of the designers, as was the attention to weapon customizing. And if you love to manage inventory (there aren't many RPG fans that don't), this is your game. Not only can Max's weapons be upgraded, but by taking pictures and tinkering, he can create tools from scratch, in seemingly endless variations. There's so much more to this game than can be described in any review. Along the way, for example, Max meets up with Monica, a princess from the future. He may build a village using the Georama system, or he may just want to do a little fishing--to say more would be to spoil the fun, but you get the idea. You'll just have to discover it all--and there is a tremendously rich world here--on your own. --Jennifer Buckendorff Pros:
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 Rating:  - Are you serious??!!Oh ick!! Did everyone who wrote a good review for this game forget to mention that you have to survive the game on only 32 HP?? the only way to increase that is to find an item that is less then easy. Theres almost too much to this game, I can see why people spend over 100 hours on this game, Im only 3 1/2 hours in and im already exsausted by the nonsense. Pee-U. Rating: - Worst game I've ever played.A lot of people are going to disagree, and that's fine. This is simply my opinion, based on 40+ hours of game play. This game is horrible. The first few hours are awesome, and you'll think it's fun. That charm soon vanishes, and all you're left with is a boring, older, duller version of Kingdom Hearts - as far as gameplay goes anyways. Throw in some cheap watered down version of Sim City, and there you go. Oh, and the building of towns...yeah, mind numbingly boring. Read More Rating: - Too hard with no directionsI started this game today and I loved the first game when it was new, but this one just isn't up to par. There's no way to dodge anything. Try jumping to the side of a rolling turtle and it follows you. Same goes for fireballs, both of which are just stupidly unbelievable. I've died at least 7 times on just the third level of the first dungeon, because of fireballs. You also can't block fireballs and even if you do block other things they cause half damage. Also, when I first turned on the ... Read More Rating: - Sweet graphics, simulation and RPG dungeon crawling all in oneThis is a game that tried to combine elements of some other successful games and make something between .hack, simulations you play on PC (Sim City) and Diablo . I loved graphics, dungeon crawling is nice, but -you must read guide for good progress -there is no chemistry after two levels, all seems repetitive -there are better games you can get for Sony 2, more amusing so this is for people who played all RPGs and want more...I loved it in the beginning but ... Read More Rating:  - Dark Cloud 2This game deals with a man who is affecting time and space from the past and you need to fix all of the problems that arise. It has 50 hours of gameplay easily and you are allowed to build many things in different ways. I would reccomend it for practically all gamers. |
