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Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch, The

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Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch, The
63
7.6 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 25 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Namco Bandai Games

Developer: Nihon Falcom

Genre(s): Role-Playing Game, Turn-Based Strategy

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: June 20, 2006

Summary

This role-playing title featuring meticulously detailed characters and an epic coming-of-age story introduces two courageous young heroes who must save a magical world in peril. With the return of the "pet system" and the environments from the original The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion, The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch offers easy-pick-up-and-play game mechanics and improved enemies that gauge the player's strength before attacking. The game opens with childhood friends Jurio and Chris as they embark on a pilgrimage to five shrines surrounding their village. During their journey, they learn of the dangers of the Raual Wave that threatens to destroy everything in its path. Can Jurio and Chris, with the help of their friends, stop the Raual Wave emanating from Queen Isabella's castle? Will they discover the identity of the mysterious Moonlight Witch who predicted it all? Players can join in the adventure with this elegant turn-based role-playing title developed by the legendary Nihon Falcom. [Namco Bandai]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

85

Worth Playing

A gamer who wants to get a fix of stabbin', stealin', spellin', an' strollin' will find everything he enjoys here, just in a slightly more austere wrapping.

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80

Play Magazine

This is the kind of game that once you pick up, you aren't going to want to put down until you find out what happens next. [June 2006, p.55]

75

eToychest

While the combat is not as novel as it first seems, what really hurts the game is the occasional forced backtracking. If you liked the first Legend of Heroes, this is a no-brainer to pick up, but JRPG critics or gamers looking for a breath of fresh air should pass it by.

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75

ZTGameDomain

This is easily a 30+ game, so don’t grab this game if you want a quickie game to blow through in 10 hours, or if you don’t like reading.

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72

Digital Entertainment News

Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch isn’t a bad RPG, but its lack of freshness is a major strike against it. If you can get past that, you’ll find some fun to be had for a few dozen hours or so.

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70

PSM Magazine

Legend of Heroes II looks great and has the same solid RPG feel of its predecessor, and also adds some nice new features, like enemies which you can see and choose to avoid, if you wish. [July 2006, p.87]

70

GamePro

If you enjoyed the last Legend of Heroes PSP game, the second one will be right up your alley. You get a fairly long quest, memorable characters, and the addictive Pet System to keep you busy. But, if you're new to the Legend of Heroes scene, you might want to give the game at least a three or four hour grace period.

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69

Just RPG

The game continues to share many of the same flaws as the original, but the long quest and the improved translation certainly help.

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68

Gaming Horizon

If you don’t mind a generic story, a simple battle system, and a lengthy, though at times slow, journey, then you may want to consider giving this a look.

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68

GameSpot

The best thing about The Legend of Heroes II is that it's a long game, and could easily take you a few dozen hours to play through. It doesn't noticeably improve on any aspect of its predecessor, including the story, characters, or quality of the text translation.

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67

GameZone

This is pretty much a standard Japanese RPG experience. Even if you have not played these types of games before, you will not have much of a learning curve here.

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66

Cheat Code Central

The Legend of Heroes II will not disappoint fans of the original that are looking for more of the same. The rest of us can expect to be a little less than impressed.

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63

Game Chronicles

I’m not sure if it’s translation issues or what, but this franchise needs a much more compelling story if they want me to invest a huge portion of my already-limited portable gaming time on a game of this magnitude.

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62

GameTrailers

The Toyota Camry of PSP RPG’s.

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61

IGN

The game's plot feels extremely generic and bland regardless of how much time you put into it, and while there are a number of interesting features with the battle system and the inclusion of the pets, these are somewhat flawed with some over balancing issues.

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60

Games Radar (in-house)

Just like last year's edition, The Legend of Heroes II just about gets the job done... with very little panache.

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60

1UP

I've already had my fill of this recipe. I was sort of hoping for something a little new.

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60

Game Informer

I can't say any one aspect of this game is broken or terrible, but I also can't think of a single thing it does to make it worth your time. [July 2006, p.113]

60

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

So there you have it: a typical Japanese RPG. With pets. [July 2006, p.85]

60

AceGamez

Between the boring combat and characters that never quite connect, it is difficult to keep playing after a while, without setting the game aside for something more interesting.

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58

Electronic Gaming Monthly

But Heroes II doesn't really offend on any level. It just doesn't excel. [July 2006, p.94]

50

GamerFeed

If only these instances of charm were more frequent, and weren't interspersed by such tired gameplay, Legend of Heroes II could have been much more enjoyable.

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50

GameSpy

If you've never played an RPG before, then perhaps this'll make for a memorable adventure. It's certainly competent. However, those who are well-versed in the ways of herbs and leather armor would do well to save their money for a more invigorating, less blatantly soporific quest.

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42

Gaming Age

Playable, but it’s far from the exciting must-play RPG PSP owners have been hoping for.

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40

G4 TV

Console-style role-playing badly needs to move forward, and games like this are just keeping it stuck in the last century.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

metici m gave it a4:
This game was good, for about 2 hours. Afterwards the game got extremely repetitive. You'll spend half your time backtracking, and many times will forget where you need to go. The story is cliched, and it doesn't even do a very good job telling it.

Thomas L. gave it a6:
Decent game, but the story line is not as good as Legend of Heroes I.

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