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459:, a Japanese teenage schoolgirl chosen as the Valis warrior and keeper of the Valis sword. Of the three playable characters, she is the one with the most fighting strength, but is little weak in her magical abilities. Cham is the game's second character, a demon warrior-maiden born in the Dark World who wields a deadly whip. Her father, Lada, a baron of the Dark World, was killed by Glames for standing against the plan to invade Dreamland. Faced with this fact, she seeks revenge and initially tries to steal the Valis sword from Yuko. However, Cham and Yuko decide to fight together. Valna is Yuko's sister who grew up within Vecanti and the game's third character. She became strong in the ways of magic and carries with her a powerful magic staff. Valna has the most powerful magic of the three character, but it is the one with the least attack strength. 444:
of more than what Yuko has accomplished with it thus far. During the course of the game, Yuko rescues Cham from kidnapped and Valna from captivity. Later, they visit the ruler of Vecanti, Nizetti, and unleashes the Valis blade's full potential, which culminates in a climactic battle between the three girls and Glames as well the returning antagonist from the first game, Rogles. Yuko defeats them both, and for her dutiful and unwavering service, she is permitted to step down from being a guardian and become a goddess in Vecanti, leaving Earth behind forever. The Valis sword retires to the heavens, and Vecanti prepares itself for prosperity, while Cham and Valna wave goodbye to Yuko as she departs to take on her new role.
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King Glames leads denizens of the Dark World to conquer both Vecanti and Earth, seeking a home for his people before the destruction of his planet. Against this common foe, Yuko Asou fights together with Cham and Valna. Furthermore, the mystical Valis sword wielded by Yuko Asou is shown to be capable
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was created by most of the same staff members who worked on the previous entry at Laser Soft, an internal gaming division of Telenet. Masami Hanari and Fumiyuki Moriyama reprised their roles as director and producer, respectively. The TurboGrafx-CD version features animated cutscenes, similar to
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series, was involved in the Genesis adaptation as one of three composers under late sound director Shinobu Ogawa. A new stage was introduced for the port, but most of the cutscenes and multiple stages were removed due to cartridge size limitations.
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voted to give the game a 24.02 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 30 spot in a 1992 public poll. According to programmer Masayasu Yamamoto in a 2007 interview, the PC Engine version sold better compared to the
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port has most of the cinematic cutscenes removed. Several levels were removed as well, and a new one was added to this version, while the remaining levels are more similar to each other. However, boss fights and
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in Japan by Edia on December 9, 2021. The physical edition of the collection is also planned for a western release by Limited Run Games. It was re-released separately through the
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in 2004 under a limited run of 2000 copies, which came bundled with a bonus CD and a figure. In 2011, D4 Enterprise re-released the compilation again with
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voted to give the title a 6.029 out of 10 score, ranking among Mega Drive games at the number 396 spot in a 1995 public poll. The four reviewers at
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series. It stars Yuko Asou, a Japanese teenage schoolgirl chosen as the Valis warrior and wielder of the mystical Valis sword after the events of
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by Edia first in Japan on February 10, 2022, and later in Europe and North America in March 2022. The Genesis port was included as part of the
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carried similar reception as the original TurboGrafx-CD release, most of which also reviewed it as an import title. Readers of the Japanese
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s Sandra Alter also commended the graphics, sound and gameplay, but criticized its animated cutscenes between stages for their length.
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s four reviewers felt that the TurboGrafx-CD version was superior, but they disliked its overall audio design and low difficulty.
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series is that the player is now in control of multiple characters that can be switched at any time (reminiscent of
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is an action-platform game starring Yuko Asou, wielder of the mystical Valis sword, and is set after the events of
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stated that it "has all of the qualities of a good game; cool graphics, control, music, and cinema displays."
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on the TurboGrafx-CD garnered generally favorable reviews from critics, some of which reviewed it as an
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and originally slated for a January 1992 launch in North America, before being eventually published by
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s Doctor Dave praised the conversion for its visuals, sound, gameplay, fun factor and challenge.
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s Donn Nauert stated that the game's multiple characters offered enough challenge for players.
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selected it as the 61st best game on the Sega Genesis in a list originally published in 2016.
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s Jean-Marc Demoly applauded the title's gameplay and audiovisual improvements compared to
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at the end of each level. At certain points in the game, gameplay pauses, and a cinematic
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as part of a multi-game licensing deal with Telenet's North American subsidiary
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noted the overall presentation but found it occasionally difficult. Kalata of
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s Damian Butt opined that it "lacks the edge-of-the-seat gameplay that made
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Wirt, Ken (Spring 1992). "Software Calendar; What's In Store For CD-ROM?".
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Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Williams, Ken (November 1991).
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was by far the most versatile, fun and best-looking game in the series."
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Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Williams, Ken (April 1991).
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A special visual compendium CD-ROM released in 1993 for the PC Engine,
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in March 1992 for the TurboGrafx-CD. The game was then ported to the
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s Jacques Harbonn criticized the port for its repetitive action.
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in North America in June 1991. A European release was planned by
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commended the Genesis release for its improved boss encounters.
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highlighted its cinematic cutscenes and sliding technique.
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version was released in 1991. It is the third entry in the
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s Steve Jarratt lauded its music for being "astounding".
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but praised its attention to detail, depth and visuals.
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s Kurt Kalata wrote that "At the time of its release,
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Laser Soft
Publisher(s)
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Telenet Japan
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NEC
JP
Renovation Game
NA
Renovation Products
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Artist(s)
Valis
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TurboGrafx-CD
Sega Genesis
JP
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JP
NA
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platform
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action
platform
video game

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