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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
File:TotW-RM2 Logo.jpg
Information
Game Systems PlayStation Portable
Developers Alfa System
Publishers Bandai Namco Games
Character Designers Mutsumi Inomata
Kousuke Fujishima
Daigo Okumura
Kazuto Nakazawa
Minoru Iwamoto
Composers Motoi Sakuraba
•Kazuhiro Nakamura
Go Shiina
•Takuya Yasuda
•Kota Nakashima
Animators Production I.G
Japanese Releases January 29, 2009
Opening Theme "Flyaway" by Back-On
Ending Theme ED1 "Where Is the Future?"
   by Back-On
ED2 "Re:Start" by Back-On
Ratings CERO: A (all ages)

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド レディアント マイソロジー2 Teiruzu obu za Waarudo Redianto Maisorojii Tsuu?) is the sixth entry in the Tales of the World series, and the second entry in the Radiant Mythology series. Like other games in the series, it features a group of characters from various Tales games. Nearly 50 characters from the series make an appearance. The game's characteristic genre is "For Your Sake RPG" (きみのためのRPG Kimi no tame no RPG?).

Characters

Original Cast

Returning Characters

Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Destiny

Tales of Eternia

Tales of Destiny 2

Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Rebirth

Tales of Legendia

Tales of the Abyss

Tales of the Tempest

Tales of Innocence

Tales of Vesperia

Gameplay

TotW-RM2 PSP (NTSC-J) game cover

The cover for the game.

Battle System

Like its predecessor, Radiant Mythology 2 utilizes the Flex Range Linear Motion Battle System from Tales of the Abyss. The free run system is accessible through the PlayStation Portable's analog stick.

Job System

Radiant Mythology 2 includes the job system, that allows players to change jobs by talking to the Guild leader. Unlike Radiant Mythology that had the same system, players do not get need to unlock jobs by fighting characters; they are simply unlocked when a player reaches a certain level on a certain job. To change the characters job players still need to use Grade points to transform into them.

  • Warrior - A fighting class that specializes in close range combat.
  • Thief - Uses quick dagger attacks, giving enemies little chance to counter.
  • Mage - Uses offensive magic spells for dealing damage.
  • Priest - Specializes in healing and support magic.
  • Swordsman - Has a variety of strong and quick sword attacks.
  • Fighter - Uses fast and power attacks based on martial arts.
  • Hunter - Long range fighters that are masters at fighting with a bow.
  • Ninja - A class that hides in the shadows and uses trickery to defeat enemies.
  • Bishop - A master class of offensive and support magic artes.
  • Magic Knight - A versatile class that uses both physical and magic attacks.
  • Twinsword - A quick swordsman class that uses dual swords to deal fast attacks on the enemies.
  • Brandish - A advanced form of a swordsman that fights with broadswords.
  • Pirate - A agile class that is a master in both close and ranged combat with a dagger and pistol.
  • Monk - A fist fighting class that is able to use healing artes.
  • Paladin - A swordsman class that uses broadswords and focuses on using healing artes.

Presentation

The game's average story events are either told by regular CG graphics or by skits. Unlike the previous Radiant Mythology game, Radiant Mythology 2 includes short anime cutscenes to tell major story events, but some of them are just slide shows of images and background noises, the only true anime cutscenes in the game are the opening movie, awakening of the Descender, and the ending.

Music

The opening song for the game is "Flyaway" by Back-On. Most of the soundtrack in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 are from the past Tales installments, the game does include some new battles tracks and a renewed version of Pasca Kanonno's theme.

Version History

Game Title System Catalog Number Release Date Region
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド レディアント マイソロジー2
PlayStation Portable - October 11, 2008 Japan (TGS 2008 Demo)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド レディアント マイソロジー2
PlayStation Portable UCAS-40244
ULJS-00175
ULJS-19044
January 29, 2009
January 29, 2009
September 30, 2010
Asia
Japan
Japan ("PSP the Best")

Bonus Material

When pre-ordering the game in Japan, it is possible to obtain a bonus along with the game. The bonus is called Golden Gumi Dramatic DVD. Contents include:

  • Chat Drama: Viva Tales of - Golden Victory
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 manga chapters 1 and 2
  • Golden Victory Special Interview
  • Game Setting Collection
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 HQ Opening Movie
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Promotional Movies 1 and 2
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Special Battle Movie

Gallery

Miscellaneous cast members. 
Tales of Symphonia cast members. 

External Links


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