Magical Drop II

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-221

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons

Magical Drop II was released on March 21, 1996 in Japan.

The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.

Default highscore table (RANKING TOP5)
1 5000 D .E
2 4500 D .E
3 4000 D .E
4 3500 D .E
5 3000 D .E

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on June 21, 1996.

There are some serious differences between the Japanese version and the international versions of this game :

* The Japanese version has character specific endings.

* All characters feature their own voice in the Japanese version, the European version features 4 voice tracks for all characters (some of these in Spanish) & the USA version features a single voice track for all characters.

* The Japanese version features three main different gameplay modes: Puzzle, Vs & Challenge. All other versions only feature Puzzle & Vs as selectable gameplay modes.

* The Japanese version features three selectable skill levels for each gameplay mode (Easy, Normal & Difficult). All other versions only offer Easy & Normal skill settings.

* Bonus Characters : Enter the character selection screen. To play as Devil, Strength and Empress, highlight the following characters and press Down on each (in order) :
00 - The Fool
01 - Magician
02 - High Priestess
07 - Chariot
11 - Justice
17 - Sorceress
21 - World

* Play Against Black Clown : Don't lose a credit and after the battle against The Empress, Black Clown will appears.

1. Magical Drop (1995, Arcade)
2. Magical Drop Plus 1! (1995, Arcade)
3. Magical Drop II [Model NGM-221] (1996, Arcade)
4. Magical Drop III [Model NGM-233] (1997, Arcade)
5. Magical Drop F - Daibouken Mo Rakujyanai! (1999, PlayStation)
6. Magical Drop V (2012, Arcade)

Supervisor : Iwao Horita, Naomi Susa
Planner : Syungo Katagiri
Programmers : Tac. H, 3.2.1
Graphic Designers : S. Takeuchi, Asamin, Rie Sakurai, Mayu Sato, Hiroshi Hachiya
Sound : Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Hiroaki Yoshida (Maro) (Gamadelic), Shogo (Gamadelic)

* Character Voices :
The Fool and The Devil : Eri Tanaka
The Star : Mitsuyo Sunada
The Chariot : Nobuyuki Hiyama
The Magician : Isshin Chiba
The High Priestess and The World : Eriko
The Justice : Ring Ring
The Strength : Gorilla
The Empress : Rie Sakurai
The Black Clown : Kumiko Oka

* Foreign voices :
English : Steve Miller
Spanish : C. Amalia
Italian : B. Maurizio
Korean : K. Hyonsub, Maki

Cooperation : Magical Drop Staff
Special Thanks : Tomohiko Ebi, K. Oshima, Osada Erika, Kanari Minoru, Y. Kawai, Y. Sakamoto, Mayu Sato, H. Jinbo, Y. Sugahara, K. Tatsukawa, Makoto Nagao, H. Nakamoto, Shingo Mitsui, K. Minegishi, Masao

* CONSOLES:
[JP] SNK Neo-Geo AES (apr.19, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGH-221]"
[JP] SNK Neo-Geo CD (may.24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221]"
[US] SNK Neo-Geo CD (may.24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221E]"
[JP] Nintendo Super Famicom (sept.20, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model SHVC-AOKJ]"
[JP] Sega Saturn (sept.27, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model GS-9104]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [JP] (may.25, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (nov.29, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (dec.03, 2010) Neo-Geo version

* OTHERS:
Mobile Phones [US] (mar.11, 2004)

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