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Dark Chronicle Fact Sheet - PS2

28th August 2003, 12:21pm
GAME OVERVIEW:

In the future, a rebellion forces an evil madman to travel through time to eliminate the origins of a growing threat. In the present, a world is dying and a single town remains. An inventive young man, with the help of a visiting time traveller, must embark on an epic quest to combat the madman's evil plans and save the world.

Dark ChronicleTM delivers a spectacular tale with new gameplay elements, including an enhanced GEORAMATM system, which allows you to rebuild worlds in greater detail. The new Invention System lets you create, repair and upgrade equipment and weaponry to aid exploration and combat. With over 100 total hours of gameplay, Dark ChronicleTM delivers a 3D role-playing adventure across time.

FEATURES:

  • Dark ChronicleTM is the sequel to Dark CloudTM, one of the best-selling RPGs on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.


  • Engage in over 100 total hours of gameplay filled with monster-riddled dungeons and lands ready to be rebuilt in an epic story of discovery across time.


  • Fantastic blend of gameplay comprising of RPG, action adventure and landscape sim elements. Create and explore your very own unique gameworld.


  • Amazing graphics and stunning special effects immerse the player in a vibrant colourful world with a warm fairy-tale like atmosphere.


  • Tactical gameplay is essential because weaponry can break and ammunition can run out as each monster battle does damage or depletes the weapon selected. Armaments need to be repaired and reloaded by careful item management in order to continue the quest.


  • Combine weapons and items to create more powerful variations with different capabilities.


  • Huge number of characters to interact with and powerful enemies to defeat.


  • Explore a variety of incredibly atmospheric locations from dark, foreboding caves to magical enchanted forests with two different characters, each with multiple attack forms, special abilities and upgradeable weaponry.


  • Fight off hundreds of monsters with a new battle system including blocking, dodging and close and long-range attacks.


  • Recreate worlds with more items, more flexibility and in greater detail with an enhanced GEORAMATM feature.


  • Rebuilding worlds with GEORAMATM becomes more challenging, as players travel through time to rebuild not only the present world, but the future world as well.


  • Use the new Invention technique to create, repair and upgrade equipment and weaponry that will help in exploration and battle.


  • Gather hundreds of items ranging from weapons, magic items, treasure, vehicles and GEORAMATM pieces.


  • Comprehensive tutorials are available for RPG novices as well as tactics for the more advanced players.


  • Fully customisable robot partner available for combating tougher foes.


  • Randomly generated dungeons provide a new challenge each time you play.


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    Developer: SCEI/Level 5
    Genre: RPG
    No. of Players: 1
    Platform: PlayStation®2
    Peripherals: Analog Controller (DUALSHOCK®2), Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2)
    Release Date: June 2003

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    by Matt Robertson