The player battles with three Digimon: Rosemon, and.Digimon World 2 is a dungeon crawler RPG, a departure from its predecessor, which focused on raising Digimon like pets. The player explores vast labyrinths dubbed 'Domains', inside a tank called a 'Digi-Beetle'.
These dungeons are filled with enemy Digimon, who once encountered, trigger a battle with the player's own team of Digimon in a battle system similar to other traditional turn-based JRPG's. The domains also contain various obstacles and traps such as land mines, energy fields called 'Electro-Spores', giant stones, acid floors, treasure chests. Most traps can be disposed of by items that can be purchased at stores found across the game, and enemy Digimon can be befriended with 'gift' items. However, the Digi-Beetle has a limited inventory, requiring careful management of items. Typically, at the end of each Domain there is a Boss, whether it be a lone Digimon, or another Tamer with a team of them. After defeating the Boss, the player may exit the Domain by means of an 'Exit Portal' found near the Boss' location.As the player's Digimon grow in levels, they are able to 'digivolve' into newer and more powerful forms.
The game contains four levels of Digivolution, Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega. The player can also make use of DNA digivolution to fuse two Digimon and create a new one, which will have higher stats and inherit all the techniques of its parents. Every Digimon's progress is limited by a level cap, after which they are no longer able to gain experience, forcing the player to make use of DNA digivolution to increase the level caps of their party.Plot Akira lives in Digital City, a town located in fictional 'Directory Continent', a land where digimon used to live peacefully. However, wild Digimon began attacking Akira's hometown, and Akira joins a guard team that is charged with protecting the peace and security of the region.At the start of the game, Akira finishes his last Training Mission and joins one of the Guard Teams (the player has the option of choosing between the Black Sword Team, the Gold Hawks team, or the Blue Falcon team). He receives missions from the Team Leader, which involve entering Domains and hunting down evil Digimon.Development Digimon World 2 was announced in conjunction with in May 1997, before either's release. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore42/100Review scoresPublicationScore2.8/1027/404/10Digimon World 2 received a 27 out of 40 total score from reviewers of Japanese magazine. It earned a 42 out of 100 average score from aggregate review website, which corresponds to 'generally unfavorable reviews'.
David Smith of called the game 'essentially a dull, declaring other titles such as on the PlayStation to be 'a better specimen of the genre,' and that the game itself would only appeal to fans of the series or similar. Although the reviewer found the graphics to be vibrant and colorful, the overall quality was described as 'unrefined at best' along with a 'standard' interface and that the overall experience was 'ridiculously long, but not a whole lot of fun.' Editors of felt that the title's combat system was 'about as exciting as watching paint dry.' Jim Cordeira of Gaming Age found the game to be 'essentially a stripped down RPG for beginners,' who commented on the simplicity of its combat by stating: 'There is certainly nothing that would rival a true RPG in any way shape or form, but then again, that would probably just frustrate the younger gamers as to whom Digimon World 2 is geared towards.' References.
The player battles with three Digimon: Rosemon, and.Digimon World 2 is a dungeon crawler RPG, a departure from its predecessor, which focused on raising Digimon like pets. The player explores vast labyrinths dubbed 'Domains', inside a tank called a 'Digi-Beetle'. These dungeons are filled with enemy Digimon, who once encountered, trigger a battle with the player's own team of Digimon in a battle system similar to other traditional turn-based JRPG's. The domains also contain various obstacles and traps such as land mines, energy fields called 'Electro-Spores', giant stones, acid floors, treasure chests. Most traps can be disposed of by items that can be purchased at stores found across the game, and enemy Digimon can be befriended with 'gift' items. However, the Digi-Beetle has a limited inventory, requiring careful management of items. Typically, at the end of each Domain there is a Boss, whether it be a lone Digimon, or another Tamer with a team of them.
After defeating the Boss, the player may exit the Domain by means of an 'Exit Portal' found near the Boss' location.As the player's Digimon grow in levels, they are able to 'digivolve' into newer and more powerful forms. Cossacks download. The game contains four levels of Digivolution, Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega. The player can also make use of DNA digivolution to fuse two Digimon and create a new one, which will have higher stats and inherit all the techniques of its parents. Every Digimon's progress is limited by a level cap, after which they are no longer able to gain experience, forcing the player to make use of DNA digivolution to increase the level caps of their party.Plot Akira lives in Digital City, a town located in fictional 'Directory Continent', a land where digimon used to live peacefully.
However, wild Digimon began attacking Akira's hometown, and Akira joins a guard team that is charged with protecting the peace and security of the region.At the start of the game, Akira finishes his last Training Mission and joins one of the Guard Teams (the player has the option of choosing between the Black Sword Team, the Gold Hawks team, or the Blue Falcon team). He receives missions from the Team Leader, which involve entering Domains and hunting down evil Digimon.Development Digimon World 2 was announced in conjunction with in May 1997, before either's release. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore42/100Review scoresPublicationScore2.8/1027/404/10Digimon World 2 received a 27 out of 40 total score from reviewers of Japanese magazine. It earned a 42 out of 100 average score from aggregate review website, which corresponds to 'generally unfavorable reviews'. David Smith of called the game 'essentially a dull, declaring other titles such as on the PlayStation to be 'a better specimen of the genre,' and that the game itself would only appeal to fans of the series or similar. Although the reviewer found the graphics to be vibrant and colorful, the overall quality was described as 'unrefined at best' along with a 'standard' interface and that the overall experience was 'ridiculously long, but not a whole lot of fun.'
Editors of felt that the title's combat system was 'about as exciting as watching paint dry.' Jim Cordeira of Gaming Age found the game to be 'essentially a stripped down RPG for beginners,' who commented on the simplicity of its combat by stating: 'There is certainly nothing that would rival a true RPG in any way shape or form, but then again, that would probably just frustrate the younger gamers as to whom Digimon World 2 is geared towards.' References.