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Digimon World 2
 Digimon World 2
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PlayStation
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July 27, 2000
May 19, 2001
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Japanese English
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Digimon World 2 (デジモンワールド２, Dejimon Wārudo 2) is a video game.
Akira lives in Digital City, a town located in Directory Continent, a land where Digimon used to live peacefully. However, wild Digimon began attacking Akira's hometown, and Akira joins a Guard Team (ガードチーム) that is charged with protection peace and security of the region.
Akira finishes his last Training Mission from Zudokan to become a Guard Tamer and joins one of the Guard Teams. Akira has the option of choosing between the teams of the Blue Falcon (ブルーファルコン), the Silver Cross (シルバークロス, dub: Gold Hawk), or the Black Sword (ブラックソード). Akira receives missions from the Team Leader, such as hunting down and battling wild Digimon, finding important people, and encountering and defeating Tamers belonging to the Blood Knights (ブラッドナイツ), an evil and malicious team that revolt against Digital City 30 years ago and used various Digimon to do their bidding.
Gameplay[edit]
Unlike its previous game, Digimon World, Digimon World 2 is a traditional turn-based RPG with dungeon crawling as the exploration element. The player's exploration in the dungeons involves the DigiBeetle, a digital vehicle equipped with various cannons, armors, batteries, and additional engines. The DigiBeetle is the main tool to perform important actions such as destroying obstacles and hidden traps, assisting Digimon allies in-battle, as well as luring and befriending wild Digimon to increase the player's party. However, there is a limited number of items and Digimon that can be brought during missions, which can be increased by upgrading the DigiBeetle.
Evolution and Jogress play an important role as the grinding experience system. A Digimon's evolution is determined by its Jogress Points (JP), while Jogress is heavily required to progressing the level limit. A Child Digimon may evolve to an Adult Digimon at LV 11, an Adult Digimon may evolve to a Perfect Digimon at LV 21, and a Perfect Digimon may evolve to an Ultimate Digimon at LV 31. Unlike in the anime, Jogress is the process of combining 2 Digimon with high Level into a Digimon with lower Level. However, the Jogressed Digimon is potentially stronger and can learn many Techniques from its parents. The resulting Digimon of a Jogress is determined by its parent Digimon.
Battle Mechanics[edit]
The battle system in this game consists of 3-VS-3 Digimon battles that revolve around 2 Digimon traits: Attributes (Data, Vaccine, and Virus) and elements (Water, Fire, Nature, Machine, Darkness). A Digimon's stats tconsist of HP, MP, Offense, Defense, and Speed. Speed is the most difficult stat to be raised, but Digimon with slightly lower Speed have a chance of acting faster than the higher ones.
Attribute Chain
- ... → Data → Vaccine → Virus → ... (strengthened by)
- ... → Data → Virus → Vaccine → ... (weakened by)
Elemental Chain
- ... → Water → Fire → Nature → Machine → Darkness → ... (strengthened by)
- ... → Water → Nature → Darkness → Fire → Machine → ... (weakened by)
Battles also involves Techniques, mostly by using Digimon's MP to lower opponent's HP to 0. Depending on those Digimon's stats, damage calculation is always fixed in this game, but they can be strengthened or weakened by a corresponding elemental Tile. A Digimon can also Guard, which reduces the damage taken and restores its MP a bit.
Naturally, a Digimon species can only have 1 signature Technique, but a Digimon can learn up to 12 Techniques through evolution and Jogress. There are 4 types of Technique:
- Attack (アタック): Basic/regular attack that sometimes deals additional effects.
- Counter (カウンター): Always goes after Attack, but deals additional effects only when the user is attacked.
- Interrupt (インタラプト): Always executed before the target's action, but can be only used when the target's Tech is not Interrupted.
- Assist (アシスト): Non-damaging Techs that usually support allies and/or disrupt opponents.
There is multiplayer gameplay called Battle Mode, which unlike single-player battles, rely on the priority of Technique gauge by pressing the button repeatedly.
Compatibility[edit]
Any Digimon raised in the Pocket Digimon World series can be transferred to Digimon World 2 by using a Memory Card that emulates Pocket Digimon World. This is the only legitimate way to obtain Chimairamon in this game. Digimon World 2 is also compatible with WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color by using the D-1 Grand Prix feature.
However, these compatibilities were removed in the English version.
Characters[edit]
Main Characters[edit]
| Akira
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| アキラ
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| Bertran
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| ベルトラン
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| Akira's rival who always attempts to surpass Akira, with little success.
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| Gabumon, Garurumon, Gizamon, Delumon, Devidramon, Digitamamon, Flare Lizamon, Patamon, Penmon, Raremon, Tailmon, Tankmon, Toy Agumon, Vegimon
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| Lin Lin Shao
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| リンリンシャオ
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| Bertran's best friend who is always near him, trying to calm him down when he gets frustrated with Akira.
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| Angemon, Angewomon, Bakumon, Etemon, Ganimon, Monzaemon, Mushmon, Igamon, Kiwimon, Kunemon, Lilimon, Raremon
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Other Characters[edit]
City Officials[edit]
| Estina Violet
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| エスティーナ・バイオレット
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| A mysterious lady who seems to be involved with GAIA.
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Device Dome Officials[edit]
| Gaia
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| ガイア
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| A mini-robot built by Ayumi from parts she found. However, it is revealed that it was engineered by the malicious program of Overlord GAIA.
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| Ayumi
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| アユミ
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| A girl from the Device Dome who loves engineering. At first, she was suspected of infiltrating the city to steal the Generator Parts, but it turns out that she was only borrowing the Generator Parts for a new invention.
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| Wizarmon, Seadramon, Akatorimon
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| Dorandona
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| ドランドナ
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| Ayumi's sister who produces inventions in the Device Dome.
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| Getdas
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| ゲットダス
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| A Digimon Hunter.
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Guardian[edit]
| Blue Guardian
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| 青の守護者
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| The patron of the Blue Falcon Guard Team, which specializes in Data-type Digimon.
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| Black Guardian
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| 黒の守護者
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| The patron of the Black Sword Guard Team, which specializes in Virus-type Digimon.
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| Overload GAIA
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| オーバーロードGAIA
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| A mother computer used in a project named GAIA, and a self-aware artificial intelligence with powerful abilities. It continued the experiment to further evolve itself by starting a war and chaos in the Digital World.
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Blood Knights[edit]
| Neo Crimson
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| ネオクリムゾン
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| Crimson transforms himself into a powerful digital life form by using the DNA of Chaos-Series Digimon and Chaos Lord.
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| Damedabose
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| ダメダボース
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| A high-ranking officer of the Blood Knights who has known Crimson for a long time and considers him his friend.
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| Platinum Scumon, Waru Monzaemon, Nanimon, Etemon, Jyureimon, Orgemon, Atlur Kabuterimon, Pinochimon, Red Vegimon, Gerbemon, Gran Kuwagamon, Ex-Tyranomon
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Digimon Characters[edit]
Digimon[edit]
Obtainable Digimon[edit]
Depending on its Guard Team, Akira can only choose 1 partner Digimon in the beginning of the game.
Unobtainable Digimon[edit]
Locations[edit]
Sound Effects[edit]
Satoshi Ishikawa
Reception[edit]
According to Famitsu, the game sold 62,797 copies and landed on 5th place during its first week in Japan.[1] During the second week, the game sold 36,240 copies, thus making total of 99,037 copies, and landed on the 11th place.[2] During the third week, the game sold 9,292 copies, thus making total of 108,330 copies, and landed on the 17th place.[3] During the fourth week, the game sold 7,895 copies, thus making total of 116,244 copies, and landed on the 18th place.[4] During the fifth week, the game sold 6,542 copies, thus making total of 122,766 copies, and landed on the 17th place.[5] During the sixth week, the game sold 3,678 copies, thus making total of 126,444 copies, and landed on the 25th place.[6] The game left the Famitsu charts on the seventh week.
Black War Greymon VS Metal Garurumon in Digimon World 2
- In the Japanese version, there is another opening cutscene that can only be played at the second time (after the title screen ended for the first time). This opening cutscene shows a Metal Greymon that evolves into Black War Greymon instead of War Greymon during the fight against a Were Garurumon that eventually evolves to Metal Garurumon.
- There are unused Digimon encounters: Baihumon (as well as Metal Mamemon and Blikmon), Omegamon (as well as Aero V-dramon and Holy Angemon), and Diablomon (as well as Nanomon and Tekkamon). Each Ultimate Digimon also have two other unused signature Techniques: Baihumon's Techs are Tekkosou (てっこそう) and Seidouhou (せいどうほう), Omegamon's Techs are Garuru Cannon (ガルルキャノン) and Omega Heal (オメガヒール), and Diablomon's Techs are Paradise Lost (パラダイスロスト) and Multiply (マルチプライ).
- Two Battle Mode soundtracks were later used in Digimon World 3. They specifically can be heard in the Legendary Gym and in battles against friendly Tamers. There is also a soundtrack used when in the Shop, which was later used in the same game, which can be heard in the auction in the Cargo Tower of Asuka City.
- Pre-orders of this game came with the Hyper Colosseum card Dw-4.
Additional Information[edit]
External Links[edit]
Digimon World 2
