Ys 2 Special
Ys 2 was the second game Mantra brought to Korea after Princess Maker. But instead of just porting one of the many available home computer or console versions, Mantra assembled a whole development team to…
Ys 2 Special is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Mantra, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.
What Ys 2 Special is
Ys 2 Special is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Mantra and released in 1994. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ys 2 was the second game Mantra brought to Korea after Princess Maker. But instead of just porting one of the many available home computer or console versions, Mantra assembled a whole development team to recreate the entire game. Other than completely redrawn graphics and a remixed soundtrack, Mantra also expanded many of the field maps and added new events, including a new dungeon called Dan'gun's Tower.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Ys series
Ys 2 Special is the 16th of 51 entries we hold in the Ys series. It arrived a year after Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys. The next entry was Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin in 1995.
What it launched against
Ys 2 Special launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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