Dark Cloud 2
Dark Chronicle, released as Dark Cloud 2 in North America, is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was released in Japan before releasing in English in 2003.
Role-playing (RPG)
- Time to beat
- about 50.9 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Dark Chronicle, released as Dark Cloud 2 in North America, is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was released in Japan before releasing in English in 2003. An emulated version of the game was released for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network in 2016.
The game is a successor to 2000's Dark Cloud, with which it shares the same basic game mechanics but features new characters and plot. Players control two main protagonists, Max and Monica, who must work together to stop the game's main antagonist, Emperor Griffon, from destroying the world. The game features themes of time traveling, with Max and Monica trying to prevent Griffon's destruction by altering the past to change the future.
The game was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised the improvements over Dark Cloud, in particular the graphics and variety of gameplay styles. Dark Chronicle won several awards, and sold roughly 250,000 copies in Japan within a month.
Official trailer
Game intro. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Developer
- SCE Japan Studio, LEVEL-5
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Series
- Dark Cloud
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 12
- ESRB
- T
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | Japan | 2002-11-28 |
| PlayStation 2 | North America | 2003-02-17 |
| PlayStation 2 | Europe / PAL | 2003-09-12 |
| PlayStation 2 | Australia | 2003-12-31 |
| PlayStation 2 | New Zealand | 2003-12-31 |
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Developer
- SCE Japan Studio, LEVEL-5
- Released
- 2003-02-17
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 50.9 hours
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