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[MakMan]

Seeing how some people mentioning it often when listing very good overlooked games for the PS2, I was wondering how good the game really is. IGN and GameSpot sure did like it, but on gamerankings it 'only' is on a 84 % level. Is it really a gem like ICO is, or just a very solid platformer, interesting for the fans of the genre only? How good is it in comparison to the well-known Sony franchises?

I'm asking this, because somebody offers me a PAL version, and those seem to be very rare.

 

[heavy liquid]

Hey... what do you know... there's a search button!


http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=29823&highlight=klonoa

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=28047&highlight=klonoa

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=23782&highlight=klonoa

 

[jett]

Not that good. Like you said, it's a sold platformer. Nothing spectacular and definitely not some sort of masterpiece.

 

[MomoPufflet]

It did nothing for me. I was a fan of the original PSX Klonoa back in the day, but Klonoa 2 just bored me-- it might be because I'm tired of this type of game, but it seemed so same-old and uninteresting. I'm sure others will disagree, but that was my take on it.

 

[jarrod]

Not as good as the first game, but still pretty great. I'd rank the Klonoa platformers like this...

01 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS)
02 Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (GBA)
03 Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA)
04 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2)
05 Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WS)

 

[brandonnn]

05 Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WS)

All the way at the bottom, huh?

 

[goodcow]

It's good, but not god on a disc like people here proclaim.

 

[Miburou]

God is overrated anyway.

 

[jarrod]

All the way at the bottom, huh?

Well, I've only played emulated and not that extensively... but it just seemed like a simplified version of the GBA games. :/

 

[bionic77]

Its a good game and since they don't make many games with that kind of gameply on modern consoles it gets a lot of praise from old school gamers. If you like platforming you must have it.

 

[nicz888]

it is a great game, but the gba version is not as good
ps2 version = 95% out of 100%
gba version = 50% out of 100% (may be is because of the 2d thing)

 

[ButtonMasher]

The gameplay is a bit shallow, but the graphics/art are quite cool! It's about the last platformer on home consoles. NiGHTs on Saturn was way better for a 2 1/2D style game.

I'd get it for a break from the mainstream stereo-type games of today.

 

[jarrod]

it is a great game, but the gba version is not as good
ps2 version = 95% out of 100%
gba version = 50% out of 100% (may be is because of the 2d thing)

Erm... the GBA "version" is a different game entirely. :/

 

[Orange]

As far as 2d gameplay goes, it's pretty solid fun. Good graphics too. I loved it, to be honest. I'm glad I still have it kicking around, think I'll plug it in.

I knew this guy who said he was a big fan of games (the only thing I ever saw him play was PS2 GTA3. That kind of guy, he trashed anything non-sony. Kinda lame). I said he would love it, but he never gave it a chance.

New breed.

 

[Gaia Theory]

I thought Klonoa 2 was great! A bit on the short side, but that's no reason to criticize. I had fun all the way through. I actually beat the game in a night, maybe about 4 hours or so. If you liked the PSX version, there's no reason not to play the PS2 sequel.

 

[Mr Nash]

I really liked Klonoa 2. It's certainly not a game I regret spending time with.