.: December 21, 2001.: April 15, 2002.: June 28, 2002Mode(s)Breath of Fire II is a developed and published. First released in, the game was licensed to Laguna for release in. It is the second entry in the series. It was later ported to and re-released worldwide.
The game was released on 's in North America on August 27, 2007. Nintendo of Europe's website mistakenly announced it for release on July 27, 2007, but it was in fact released two weeks later, on August 10, 2007.Unlike later installments in the series, Breath of Fire II is a direct sequel to. Set 500 years after the original game, the story centers on an named Ryu Bateson, whose family vanished mysteriously long ago. After his friend is falsely accused of a crime, Ryu embarks on a journey to clear his name. Navigation on a town's map.The game features a redesigned, text-based game menu as opposed to the icon-based design of the original, as well as a new 'Monster Meter' that indicates the probability of encountering enemy monsters in a given area. Players are required to venture into dangerous areas throughout the game world as dictated by the story, and randomly encounter enemies every few steps which must be defeated to advance.
As the game progresses, new characters, each with their own specific abilities, join the player's party. Like the previous game, only four characters may be in a party at a given time, but now may not be freely switched outside of certain areas. Each character has a unique Personal Action that may be performed outside of combat that allows the player to access certain areas, destroy objects, avoid traps, or move about the game more easily. Breath of Fire II includes a new town-building feature that allows the player to populate their own village with special characters found throughout the game. Each character has their own distinct job, and may be invited to live in houses that the player adds by donating currency to one of three carpenters, each with their own building style. Six special inhabitants known as Shamans may also join the town, each with their own, and up to two at a time may be fused with party members to grant them new forms and abilities.
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While joined with a shaman, characters become stronger and may gain access to additional abilities while in battle.Combat in Breath of Fire II is presented using a approach, where the player inputs commands for each character at the start of each round with the actions taking place by order of each character's and enemy's 'agility' rating. A new Formation feature allows the player to organize their party into different positions, allowing certain members an increase in speed, defense, or attack power. Players win battles by defeating every enemy present, dealing damage by using normal attacks along with magic spells and items. When all enemies are defeated, they yield experience points that go toward leveling up characters, making them stronger and giving them access to new spells.
Each Characters' health is represented by numerical that indicate their remaining vitality, and are knocked out if the value reaches zero, with the battle ending if each member of a player's party is knocked out. Progress is recorded using the 's internal battery back-up memory, which can be accessed at statues throughout gameplay.
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Plot Characters The characters of Breath of Fire II were designed by Capcom artist Tatsuya Yoshikawa, who also provided artwork for the cast of the previous game. Breath of Fire II features nine playable characters who join the player's party at set points throughout the story, each with their own selection of attacks, magic spells, and personal actions which can be used to pass certain obstacles and solve puzzles. The main characters of Breath of Fire II. From left to right, back row to front row: Rand, Sten, Jean, Katt, Ryu, Nina, Bow, and Spar.
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Main article:The Breath of Fire II Storyline centers around one of the last surviving members of the Dragon Clan working to clear his best friend's name of a falsely accused crime. In the process he joins with a number of other adventurers and uncovers a religious conspiracy that is threatening the world.Playable characters Breath of Fire II has nine playable characters, including one secret optional character.: The game's protagonist. He has blue hair and is one of the very few surviving Dragon Clan members. He never speaks a single line of dialogue in the game, but seems to have a strong sense of justice and cares deeply for his friends. Can wield swords, dirks, and daggers.
Can wear heavy to light armors and has above average stat growth in all areas except his AP, which is not a real impediment since his strongest attacks drain his max AP in one cast. He has probably the highest Counter-Attack rate in the game after Katt. After certain points in the game Ryu can transform into different dragons during battle just long enough to deliver a very powerful one shot attack, at the cost of all his AP.