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What’s wrong with the dwarves of Phantasia 2? They got caught by the wicked wizard again, and he used an ugly, red demon (looked like one of those Japanese demons) to encapsulate the dwarves in bubbles, and in addition, this beast kidnapped the Good Spirit of the forest to make matters worse. Yes, it is up to you to step up to the plate and shoot orbs to free them so they can once more enjoy their idyllic home, Phantasia.
This second generation Phantasia 2 is 3 times the game of the first Phantasia. The original game is fun and exciting, but Phantasia 2 has 3 modes of play giving you 3 different types of games to play. The Classic is similar to the earlier version where the cart moved back and forth at the bottom of the screen to shoot orbs at 2 or more like colors to destroy and eliminate them in order to get closer to the captured dwarves. This mode included many power-ups plus different shapes other than the round orbs.
The Bubble mode had a stationary cart where you aimed your orb to the right and left. You can also ricochet the bubbles against the sides to get a better angle in attacking the spheres. The Arca Mania mode is just fantastic. The cart moves back and forth, and you bounce the orbs off the platform, similar to Pong. You can angle the ball against the sidewalls, and additionally you can catch some of the orbs to shoot back at the same time. You may be multitasking by bouncing the original ball, catching and shooting back an orb, and catching coins at the same time. There are only limited balls for this mode so you must be careful so you do not lose your ball needlessly.
All the modes have the same bonuses to enhance your pleasure and to improve the quality of the plays, but I like the Arca Mania mode the best. It has the most action and lively play out of the 3. In fact, all the games are fun to play. I enjoy the fast action play, and the funny characters of Phantasia 2. Just like the first, be sure to watch for the cartoon people and aliens popping up from the bottom, top and sides during your games.
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