Dark Cloud 2 Hints XXI (PS2)

Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.

While Dark Cloud 2 is set in the same universe as the previous game in the series, it has another premise, and features totally new characters. The main element in the story is Max, a young inventor from Palm Brinks. He is thrown in the middle of a plot which involves a power-hungry Emperor who wants to destroy the past so that he can control the future, a Sun Stone that has immense magical force, a bunch of killing clowns, a giant robot called Halloween and, last but not least, a princess who arrives from the future.

At certain key points in the game, the player can take control of Monica to solve situations that are too difficult for Max to handle. The switches between characters provide variations, which enhance the experience of the game.

One of the most interesting elements is that characters themselves do not level up. The weapons that they wield are the ones getting experience from kills and gaining new abilities. Because of this mechanism, the game makes players more interested in the weapons they are using, and forces them to pay attention to their durability.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Random one time scoops

Chapters 6 to 8: Ixion

Time of scoop: At any train station.
Take a picture of the gaudy, yet amazing Ixion time traveling train for this scoop.

Chapters 6 to 8: Kazerov Stonehenge

Time of scoop: Getting the four gems of the Chrono Union.
Take a picture of the pillar you just took the star key from for this scoop.

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