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Absolutely Charming

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is what a platformer is meant to be! Think part Kerby, part Sonic, and throw in a healthy dose of its own unique flair. The only small complaint I have is that there is no way to skip through the stupid text in the story cutscenes... still, this generally does not waste too much time and so it is only a small complaint.

Klonoa Rulez

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Thats right dudes, I love this game, no matter if is just for kids, I love this character a lot!!!

aww man

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

ok so i love this game or loved considering where it is now it was great two bottons to learn easy for my cousins the only down side was when it got stepted on and broke right after i put it in the cover as i left off from trying to defet the king of sorrow now i will never know the ending.

The BEST!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is one the best games ive ever played. It was so much fun and i couldnt get enough of it. Great game for all who enjoy Klonoas powers....
Klonoa Rocks!!!

If I could float by flapping my ears, I'd be set for life.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Klonoa 2 was one of the very few early ps2 games that interested me when the system first came out. It looked charming, fun, beautiful, and seemed like a good modern platformer, which has been rare this decade. But no matter what, I kept forgetting about the game. When I first got my ps2 4 years ago, I gave in and got some of the bigger titles like Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Zone of Enders, and others, not really giving the ones that seemed fun a chance. And I don't normally do that! Maybe it was just that I hated the ps2 for so long. I don't know. But recently, I finally found a copy of Klonoa 2, and played the bejezus out of it. What I've experienced with this game, is something that every platformer fan should enjoy, or anyone who considers them self a gamer. Klonoa 2 is one of the finest traditional games around, even if it's fairly recent. Even without playing the first game in the series (which, you have to admit, a lot of people didn't), you won't be lost in the game's story, or wonder what the heck's going on. It's a simple platformer with some unstable difficulty patterns, and a nice story about believing in yourself...something that's otherwise done poorly in most games.

Klonoa is a bunny-cat thing with a magical ring that he uses as his weapon. It doesn't really do much- it catches enemies, throw them, latches onto floating orbs, and pops bubbles that float around through each level. It has a very short range (like, a foot or two in front of Klonoa), and doesn't do much else. And yet, it's his most trusted weapon/accessory. Klonoa can also snowboard and skateboard using this cool device of his, float in midair for a short amount of time using his ears, double jump when holding an enemy, fly using cannons, and a lot of other cool tricks. To be fair- he's one of the few unique modern platformer characters around. As Klonoa, you're transported to a magical land where you meet a priestess-in-training, Lolo, and her goofy slang-bustin' sidekick, Popka. They're out to save the world by visiting various shrines that grant them elemental power. Sure, it doesn't sound that original, and that's because it isn't. But it's what happens during their visits to each shrine that really matters. There's a rival out to gain the power as well, but to use for her own benefits. She has a wacked out sidekick in the form of Tat, a dual-sided cat (for lack of better term), and constantly one-ups Klonoa and company. At the same time, the gang learns of a mysterious lost element that proves to be crucial to not only their journey, but the life span of the world. It's up to you to help them make sure things don't fall into the wrong hands.

As much as I love the game, you can really just skip all the plot scenes and play the game, and still get a lot of fun out of it. Though, you'd be missing out on a lot of cute cut scenes and funny dialogue bits from Popka. That guy, I tell ya, he's quite a character. Though released in 2001, this game is still beautiful. It's done in cel-shaded style, but doesn't use that as a gimmick like some other games to use the style. In fact, you only really notice it during cut scenes- during gameplay, you're too focused on what's going on to really care. Gameplay is a blast- I never got tired of jumping into cannons and seeing Klonoa fly happily, shortly before doing a few flips in midair and landing on his feet. Though completely in 3D, this is a very 2D side scrolling platformer. It confused me at first actually, especially since you can set the controls to analog movement, something rarely used in 2D and/or side scrolling games. Most of the time, you only move left or right, but can also face the back of a level, as well as the front. When you do this, it's usually to get a power-up or some other cool item. The stages are relatively simple at first, too simple in some cases. A lot of them have you simply use enemies to double jump in order to reach platforms, collecting gems (similar to Mario's coins and Sonic's rings. Every platformer needs SOMETHING to collect, right?), and unlocking doors with keys found within a nearby room. But later on, things take a huge turn, leaving you wondering what the hell just happened with the level design. The first time I reached one of these stages, it irritated me. Not because the level was so hard, but because it almost ruined the flow of the game. It's a stage that comes after very simple ones, and out of nowhere. It's not like the stages gradually got harder and harder before then. Nope, it just pops up out of nowhere, and you're gonna hate it when you get to it. Once this stage is over, they get simple again, then a few more random hard levels show up. Just be prepared for them. These stages really have a specific order of how you're supposed to do things. An example being that there's this certain enemy later on, one that you can throw at others in order to change its color. Like, you throw it at a normal enemy, and the one you threw will come back to you, only red. Throw it at another and it'll turn blue, etc. There are colored crystals in these stages, and you'll have to throw said enemy at the crystals when it's the same color in order for it to disappear. Usually, you'll be surrounded with tons of platforms and need to throw the enemy in a specific order. Like, you throw it at an enemy, and before it gets back to you, hop up to the top of the stage, so you can throw it at an enemy of there, without killing your color-changer because double jumping while holding it would kill it. Yes, it gets confusing at first. Aside from the zany difficulty, there's nothing wrong with this game. There are a lot of little challenges, plenty of bonuses to collect, and more. I beat this game 2 weeks ago, and still go back to it in order to get 100%. It's a fun enough game to make me WANT to get 100%, something I don't do with many games these days.

As I already mentioned, the graphics are still beautiful. While they aren't that detailed (Lolo looks like a character model from the first Evolution game for Dreamcast), they get the job done, and have plenty of expression and range. Backgrounds/stages are gorgeous, and the amount of things happening on-screen without any slowdown is pretty impressive. Everything always runs smoothly, and this is an early ps2 game! I didn't think any could do that, honestly. Sadly, as with most ps2 games, there are a lot of jaggies here and there. But it's a small price to pay for a game as pretty as this. As for the music, voices and sound, they're all great too. Characters speak in their own little gibberish language (Popka always sounds funny), but it's not a complete joke like some other games'. Voice actors do their jobs well, and put a lot of emotion into their work. Thank god this wasn't changed to English. I'd dread having to listen to American DBZ-esque voice actors doing the voices for such lovable characters. The music is nice, but not many tracks are that memorable. Some of them just sound flat-out magical, while others are simple ditties, and others are pretty barren and boring. But there are no real annoying tracks that'll make you mute the tv while you play something on your stereo instead.

Though I'm giving it 5 stars, the best rating would be a 4.5/5. That strange difficulty boost in random places, and the fact that you can beat this game in under 10 hours, are the only things that keep this from being absolutely perfect. Other than that, you couldn't ask for a better platformer in this day and age. This game has it all- fun yet challenging boss fights, fun level design, memorable characters, stunning graphics, and simple pick-up-and-play gameplay. Snatch this one up if you ever see it- it's been out of print for a long time now.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Klonoa 2 rocks!. Anyone who owns the hard to find original should check this out. Cool Characters, great levels, and excellent graphics make this a must-buy

How cute!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

That was my first thought when I saw this cuddly little guy in the video store. I rented it and when it was due back, I was into it, so I bought it. Some parts can confuse you while you're staring right at the obvious, you get to surf on a log, and did I mention the cuteness? Of course you get to collect things and you don't get past every area or boss without a little thought, admiration at the scenery, going back for something, and a fatality or two trying to reach those nasty collectables. When the game is "over", your quest continues in collecting. I wish the Klonoa (1) before this wasn't so rare, and I would really like a third one with some more platform roamability.
Definitly get this. You can replay the levels over again without starting over.

ONE word ...EXCELLENT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My husband purchased this game for me and I didn't know what it was. I played it and got hooked on it. I like kiddy games, when I was coming up, there was Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, ... but Mario was the " thing" ... I've played Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, and many others. I really liked this game, so much, that I wanted to play it all over again. I thought that Klonoa was so cute! The game was very easy to play and I liked the graphics.
I'm now seeking Klonoa 1...

Klonoa, your very best Friend.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This Game is your kind of game that has almost everything you want except the gibberish whackness I didn't have the game yet BUT I'm gonna bother my mom to get this for me.Nuff said.

Kaze No Klonoa 2 (Klonoa 2)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil brings back the flying cat (yes, he's a cat. Namco confirmed it) from the PSX game, "Klonoa: Door to Phantomile". Personally, I was a HUGE fan of the original, so the second was a wonderful happening. The nonsense language from the first game has returned! It's good to hear a language that's not standard English or Japanese- it takes you away from reality, and since Klonoa travels through dreams, it's perfect. Klonoa has new garb, and a whole new adventure ahead of him, helping a priestess in training named Lolo, her companion Popka, and a world in turmoil. The feeling of the game is cute and bouncy, and the animation is lovely. I don't know what it is about this game, but I keep playing it over and over. RUPURUDU! (let's go!) ^_^

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