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Tale Vengeance 2 is somewhat lost in the fold amongst 2009 JRPG releases in the West. Tale Vengeance 2 ends on a bittersweet note, and concludes one of the darker chapters in the Tale saga. Defeating the evil queen and the Spirit of Vengeance brings peace to the world at last, though it has come at a heavy cost: Atarakagi sacrificed himself in the final battle, and depending on the player's actions throughout the game, either Ozobu or Oromi also dies. The two are the final protagonists of the game, and are defeated at Alternia Castle, an ancient fortress that rises once Shoga is defeated. The five heroes, along with two returning heroes from the previous game and two new heroes, eventually set out to defeat Shoga, but Shoga's defeat ultimately leads them toward their final goal, to destroy the Spirit of Vengeance, who has teamed up with an ancient queen of the dead, Mitsukayomi. Eventually, the three team up when their paths cross with Kovu and Laika, who are now married and in charge of their own small kingdom. The game allows the player to control Ozobu and Oromi for some time before the player then retakes control of Atarakagi to battle them in the first of three boss clashes. Their quest for revenge eventually brings them into conflict with Atarakagi, who was framed for the deed, but the deed was actually performed by the evil prince Shoga, who seeks to gain control of an ancient power buried deep within the planet. The plot sees Atarakagi as the initial playable protagonist, but also focuses on the twin wanderers Ozobu and Oromi, teenage brother and sister who found themselves adrift after their village was destroyed and their family slaughtered. Magic plays slightly more of a role in this game as well, though many techniques still focus on buffs and debuffs, and only a few characters use magical techniques.

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The combat is still heavily melee and combo based, but now includes counters, a series first, in which enemy attacks can be countered and launched into a stronger attack. However, many of the developers from Tale Vengeance did return to work on this game, and it features a similar art style and combat, but with the requisite graphical and gameplay enhancements that come out of a transition to a new console. The game is the first Tale title without the influence of Yoshiharu Gotanda, who has formed his own game company and is developing Ecumenopolis instead. Tale Vengeance 2 was made during a time of transition for the series, both in terms of transition to the seventh console generation and also the transition from a Telnet Japan-helmed series to a Game Arts-helmed one. The sequel to Tale Vengeance and the first direct sequel in TTL's Tale series, Tale Vengeance 2 continues the story of Kovu, Atarakagi, and Laika from the original game, while also introducing several new heroes and villains in another dark, ninja-influenced action-RPG. The franchise does remain exclusive to Nintendo systems, so it does get a couple small tie-ins with Nintendo IPs here and there. It instead settles into a sort of budget/middle shelf routine of cheaply made, budget priced, but still fairly solid games that turn a small profit.

It does sell decently well upon its release, but doesn't become the huge multimedia franchise its creators were hoping for. It's intended to bring more young girl players to the Sapphire, and it's actually a reasonably good game, with innovative puzzling, simple but intuitive platforming, and some cute and fun little characters, a couple of which become memetic. It sees a price drop fairly soon after release, and does well as a digital title ranging from 10-20 dollars depending on what sales are going on at the time.Ī game made for young girls, Pixie Planet combines puzzler and platformer elements with monster collecting and can be somewhat compared to the OTL Shopkins IP, with cute fairy girls and magical creatures instead of anthropomorphic groceries. It's a fun retro-styled arcade shooter for the modern age, and reviews are solid, but 30 bucks is a bit high even for such a polished game. It's fairly light on plot, but does feature dialogue between some levels, giving the pilot a name and giving him some friends to talk to between stages. It features similar gameplay to the original game, with a ship that can fly in eight directions and shoot down other ships, but has fully 3-D graphics and enhanced music and sound effects. (Here are the rest of the notable North American game releases between April 2009 and June 2009!)Ī budget-priced ($29.99 MSRP) shooter title published by Namco, Xevious Resurrection is an updated version of the classic arcade shooter.

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