Tales of Destiny 2 | |
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Japanese PlayStation 2 cover
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Developer(s) |
Telenet Japan, Wolfteam Alfa System (PSP) |
Publisher(s) |
Namco Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2) Namco Bandai Games (PSP) |
Producer(s) | Makoto Yoshizumi |
Designer(s) | Mutsumi Inomata |
Artist(s) | Mutsumi Inomata |
Writer(s) | Gekko |
Composer(s) |
Motoi Sakuraba Shinji Tamura |
Series | Tales |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
Mode(s) |
Single-player multiplayer |
Review scores | |
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Publication | Score |
Famitsu | 33/40 (PS2) |
RPGFan | 86% (PS2) |
Awards | |
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Publication | Award |
CESA Game Awards 2005 | Future Game Award |
Famitsu | Gold Award |
PlayStation Awards 2005 | Gold Award |
Tales of Destiny 2 (Japanese: テイルズ オブ デスティニー 2 Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Desutinī Tsū?) is a Japanese role-playing video game, co-developed by Wolfteam and Telenet Japan, and published by Namco. It is the fourth main entry in the Tales series of video games, and a direct sequel to 1997's Tales of Destiny. It released on PlayStation 2 (PS2) in November 2002 in Japan, March 2003 in South Korea and August 2003 in China. The overseas versions were published by Sony Computer Entertainment. An updated port for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), developed by Alfa System, was released in February 2007, and March of the same year in South Korea. This version was published by Namco Bandai Games. Neither version has received a western release.
The story, set eighteen years after Destiny, follows Kyle Dunamis, the son of the previous game's protagonists Stahn Aileron and Rutee Katrea. Shortly after meeting a mysterious girl named Reala while trying to save Rutee's orphanage from bankruptcy, Kyle is drawn into conflict with Barbatos, a cruel warrior responsible for killing Stahn, and the machinations of Elraine, a religious leader seeking to bring peace to mankind. The gameplay uses two-dimensional character sprites and backgrounds, and the battle system is a revamped version of the series' trademark Linear Motion Battle System.