Culdcept Second

Culdcept Second (カルドセプト セカンド, Karudoseputo Sekando) is a turn-based strategy video game for the Dreamcast. It is the sequel to the Saturn title Culdcept. An enhanced version of the game, Culdcept Second Expansion, was released for the PlayStation 2 on September 26, 2002. The expansion was marketed in North America as Culdcept, and published by NEC Interchannel on December 4, 2003.

Culdcept Second
Japanese Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)OmiyaSoft
Publisher(s)Media Factory
Composer(s)Kenji Ito
SeriesCuldcept 
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: July 12, 2001
Genre(s)Board game, Collectible card game
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer
The game board in Culdcept Second Expansion, in this case full of monsters with their toll displayed beneath them.

Plot

The Goddess Culdra foresees that a powerful Cepter known as Geminigh will gain nearly infinite power, destroying all of creation. She sends Goligan, a talking cane who is her messenger, from her original world, Ruedo, to the player's world, in order to track down the Cepter who will become Geminigh and stop them. However, Goligan is unsuccessful, until he meets the player, in the form of a customized avatar. Sensing that the player has great power, Goligan teams up with them in order to track down the evil Cepter, stop them, and save the universe from destruction.

Reception

Culdcept Second was given a high 37 out of 40 by Famitsu magazine.[1][2][3] The expansion was given a 35 out of 40.[1][4][5] The game has sold over 65,000 copies to date.[6]

In North America, Culdcept Second Expansion received mixed reviews. Jeremy Dunham of IGN rated it 8.7/100 and gave it the Editor's Choice award, calling the game "bizarrely unique". Stating it was "incredibly fun, deceptively deep, and always entertaining", he praised the gameplay, but criticized the lack of online features or downloadable maps. He also called the game's graphics "dated", but praised the game's card art.[7] Mike David of GameZone rated the game 8/10, calling it "incredibly addictive" and a "good solid game", but criticizing its lack of voice acting and music that "just seems to fade into the background". He called the graphics "straight off of the Sega Saturn playlist", but "classic looking", and commended the "sweet looking character models".[8] Greg Kasavin of GameSpot rated the game 7.9/10, calling it "easily recommendable to fans of strategy games and even to fans of role-playing games", as well as "surprisingly fun and addictive". However, he also stated that "the luck-based matches will cause you some frustration from time to time".[9]

References
  1. "All Famitsu Scores Archive". fs.finalfantasytr.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ドリームキャスト - カルドセプト セカンド. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.46. 30 June 2006.
  3. "OmiyaSoft レビューを斬る! FOREVER (Japanese)".
  4. プレイステーション2 - カルドセプト セカンド エキスパンション. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.80. 30 June 2006.
  5. "OmiyaSoft レビューを斬る! RELOADED (Japanese)".
  6. "Sony PS2 Japanese Ranking". Japan-GameCharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  7. Dunham, Jeremy (2003-12-05). "Culdcept". IGN. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  8. David, Mike (2004-01-01). "Culdcept Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  9. Kasavin, Greg (2003-12-15). "Culdcept Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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