http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/drakengard2/review.html?sid=6144299
7.0
The Good: Lengthy single-player campaign with multiple endings; interesting story, with plenty of twists and turns; mostly excellent sound, with great voice acting and music; some unique and challenging boss battles.
The Bad: Terrible camera angle requires constant adjustment; combat quickly gets stale; dated graphics, extremely short draw distance, and occasionally choppy frame rate detract from the action; air-to-air battles are boring and tedious .
While Drakengard didn't do anything specifically new, it managed to offer an interesting blend of different action and role-playing elements, as well as a crazy storyline. Drakengard 2 sticks closely to that formula, although the story has been toned back a bit. Still, there are plenty of interesting plot twists and great evil characters to battle here. The game offers two difficulty levels, but the normal level is pretty easy. There are some fun and challenging boss battles, but some of the later missions get fairly lengthy, making them more a matter of endurance than skill. The problem is that when you die, you have to start the entire mission over again, since there are no checkpoints. This is extremely frustrating when you die right at the end of a 20-minute mission and have to repeat everything you just did. When you do finish the game, you'll unlock a mode that lets you start a new game with your characters and items from the previous save. There are three different endings to the game, and they change based on however many times you've played through the game. Add it all up, and Drakengard 2 is an appealing package, despite its flaws.
7.0
The Good: Lengthy single-player campaign with multiple endings; interesting story, with plenty of twists and turns; mostly excellent sound, with great voice acting and music; some unique and challenging boss battles.
The Bad: Terrible camera angle requires constant adjustment; combat quickly gets stale; dated graphics, extremely short draw distance, and occasionally choppy frame rate detract from the action; air-to-air battles are boring and tedious .
While Drakengard didn't do anything specifically new, it managed to offer an interesting blend of different action and role-playing elements, as well as a crazy storyline. Drakengard 2 sticks closely to that formula, although the story has been toned back a bit. Still, there are plenty of interesting plot twists and great evil characters to battle here. The game offers two difficulty levels, but the normal level is pretty easy. There are some fun and challenging boss battles, but some of the later missions get fairly lengthy, making them more a matter of endurance than skill. The problem is that when you die, you have to start the entire mission over again, since there are no checkpoints. This is extremely frustrating when you die right at the end of a 20-minute mission and have to repeat everything you just did. When you do finish the game, you'll unlock a mode that lets you start a new game with your characters and items from the previous save. There are three different endings to the game, and they change based on however many times you've played through the game. Add it all up, and Drakengard 2 is an appealing package, despite its flaws.
