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A game to keep gamers and parents happy during the summer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Now i'am a true gamer when i decide to go out and buy new game i usually end up buying anywhere from 2-4 games to occupy my time. And now that it is summer, there's even more extra time just waiting to be filled. Granted this game will not have the length and graphics like "Final Fantasy X" and games for the newer systems. But the newer systems are not portable. When i'am away from home there is only one game i have been playing recently and that is "Breath of Fire 2" for the following reasons.

The game play is incrediable, characters are customizable with how you interact with them during conversions and how you fuse them with shamans.

The graphics are gorgeous for this little handheld system. You can watch night turn into day and the battle's are more clean and flow better.

If you do not like getting into those constant random battles that other rpg games offer. You can put it on auto fight so that you do not have to deal with pushing all the buttons to go though so many pointless commands.

The music is not repetitive like most rpg's. You can just sit there and listen to the music and not want to break the stereo in the game boy after 5 minutes.

Probably the best feature i have ever seen is a thing called quick save. How many times have you and a gamer have been in the middle of a dungeon that would take up to 10-15 minutes to get out and either your parents are telling you dinner is ready or that you have to go to catch a movie. Well everybody will apprecaite quick save becasue all you have to do to save is just go to the menu screen click quick save and then you can power down the gameboy. No running to a certain area like in all final fantasy's.

I recommend this game to every gamer who hates buying games that the beat to quickly and can never save when they want to.

And parents, you can buy this game for your children because it will keep them busy on those long summer drives and vacations so that you won't have to deal with them. And they can save when ever you want them to stop playing. No more excuses about not being able to stop because if they did not save they would lose all their hardwork.

a must for the kids and parents.

THIS is a fantastic game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 23
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

About seven or eight years ago, Capcom decided to release the sequel to the first Breath of Fire game. I had thoroughly enjoyed the first one, and decided to plunk down my hard earned dollars for the second one.
Upon first glance, I was sorely disappointed. The sound was weak, at BEST, the music was horrible, the graphics showed no improvement, and the whole game seemed way too hard (I died pretty often in the beginning just from the random encounters!).
However, I stayed the course, and wow, what a game! The plot begins years after the first BOF, with our character and his friend getting crushed in a battle against a surprise assailant. When the pair comes around, they find that the world around them has changed, and no one in their hometown has any recollection of the two. So, our happy pair embarks on a mission to see exactly what has occured here. I will say no more, but the story is great, and deepens the saga started in BOF.
You would be sorry NOT to buy this game, believe me...

a GREAT storyline..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: April 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't know about you, but storyline and gameplay is the most important aspect of the game to me. Good music and graphics are a plus but it doesn't make or break a game.

I played the Super Nintendo version and the storyline is amazing. Keep in mind this is a pretty old game and it's not like the Final Fantasy games you might have played. It's a little slow and pretty difficult but when you beat the game, you will not feel disappointed.

There are 3 possible endings depending on how you play the game. There's also a dozen characters to choose from and lots of secrets. In your Township, you can combine your characters with elemental shamans to give them new skills and abilities as well as make recipes and rest up.

Let's just say if you liked the old Final Fantasy games on SNES, you will LOVE this game. Almost the exact same thing.

An Incredible Part of the Breath of Fire Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: July 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The first Breath of Fire game I picked up was Breath of Fire III for the PSX. I loved it and it continues to be my favorite of the entire series. But it sparked my interest - this was the third installation in the series, right? What about the previous 2? So I set out on a search.
I couldn't manage to get my hands on either of the original cartridges for the first 2 BoF games for under 50 dollars, so instead I went the illegal route and downloaded the ROMs of both. And by the time I was 15 minutes through the 2nd one, I was hooked.

Graphics - 7/10
The graphics are pretty bad by today's standards, what with games like Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 2 on the market. But comparing them to other SNES games, they could be a LOT worse. The scenes were colorful, and the sprites for the characters were attractive. Towns looked different depending on if it was night or day, which was pretty impressive for games made in the SNES era. All in all, be thankful for this when questioning the graphics: at least they don't look like a class of kindergarteners built the entire game out of milk cartons while covered in flesh-eating slugs.

Music - 6/10
The music was a mixed bag, I'll admit. There were a few good ones, like 'Silence of the Sands' that set the mood pretty well, but most of the others just didn't inspire a whole lot of emotion in me. None of the music was mindnumbingly horrible, mind you, but it certainly didn't make me go out on an mp3 downloading spree.

Storyline - 9/10
This is without a doubt Breath of Fire II's strong point. It goes extremely slowly until 3 or 4 hours into the game - then it starts getting interesting. Saying any more would spoil it for anyone who hasn't played it through, but it's amazing to say the least.

Gameplay - 8/10
The battle system is standard RPG fare - turn-based, HP to keep track of health, MP to use magic, etc. Nothing to write home about. Some of the battles can be real challenges if you haven't grown an obscene amount levels or lack the right healing items/magic, but that's part of the fun sometimes. After a few hours of gameplay, you gain control of a town that you can build on and populate with characters all over the world. Perhaps my favorite part of the game is the ability to combine your characters with 'Shamans' to increase their power. If you hit the right combination, your character even changes form - some of those forms are, for lack of a better word, quite impressive.

Things That Don't Fit Into Any Other Category - 8/10
BoFII is filled with mini-games and other things to do, like hunting and fishing. Though I didn't really participate often in either of those things, it was still an interesting diversion from the storyline every once and awhile.
Characterization in BoFII, while not amazing, is still better than BoF1. By the end of the game, I identified with all of the characters - yes, even Jean. They each had their own personalities, but the poor translation didn't do them justice. And the Nina of this game is the only Nina out of the entire series that doesn't annoy me to the point of wanting to rip my eyes out so I didn't have to read any of their dialogue.

Overall, Breath of Fire II is far from a disappointment. If you like RPGs and appreciate the old classics, I definitely recommend picking this up.

A more complete experience.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Breath of Fire 1 felt like a clipped game. Something was missing, be it a dimension of gameplay, storyline, or character development. Perhaps it was a combination of the above; it is still an enjoyable game for newcomers or nostalgia, though an incomplete experience.

Breath of Fire 2, however, feels like a much more complete game. It has the hidden storyline secrets of today's ambitious rpg's along with a unique fusion system centering around combining with other djinn-like characters that change appearence and magnify power. The translation leaves something to be desired, as does the lack of innovation in gameplay improvements. However, mixed with the surrounding package, this gameplay is very tolerable and quite enjoyable if you desire a simple time.

As an introduction to or continuation of rpg playing, this game will suffice. It's fun and complete, though it still leaves a little empty space. That is what today's games are for, though.

One of the best games of all time!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Awesome game!I highly recommend this.I have no idea how somebody could hate this game.(after reading those few bad reviews,i doubt they really played it.The only problem i have encountered was getting stuck.This is the best handheld game i've ever played and i own mainly all the handheld video game systems i.e.gameboy,gameboy color,gameboy advance,neogeo pocket,sega game gear....etc.Right now im hoping the strategy guide would come out.Get this game whenever you get the chance!

Ahh! Need Water! O_o

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: October 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Breath of Fire 2 was originally released for the Super Nintendo. Somehow, I managed to miss it when I had that system, so buying it on the GBA seemed like a natural move considering I'd heard a little about it from other gamers who played it, as well as some online reviews.

...This was a poor game to start the system off with (yes, this was my first GBA game)...

I know this was a direct port of the SNES version, so I went into this knowing it would retain SNES quality. For the most part, graphics and sound are average here. Nothing super extravagant, but nothing too bland either (sound is a bit below-average, though).

Gameplay is what killed me throughout playing this. Comparing this to several other RPGs (anything from Dragon Warrior games, to Final Fantasy games and so on). I'm still not able to figure out where this one went wrong. Here are my guesses, though:

- Horribly high amount of random battle encounters (and they even have an icon that tells you how high your probability of lots of encounters are).
- Unbalanced gameplay. Combat is more of a chore in this game compared to any other old school RPG.
- Weak attacks. A huge majority of the characters are practically useless, and what's even worse is the shaman system employed partway through the game, which fixes some of these issues, is dispersed if your characters get too low on HP. Not to mention most of the spell casters good attacks are just magic, and even then Ryu (the main character) still does more damage than them.
- Over-reliance on certain attacks. Even though most RPGs tend to make you favor certain attacks, this one does it to the point of monotony.
- Poor exploration. Somehow, this world just wasn't all that enjoyable to journey across. In fact, somehow even the residents of the world aren't that interesting either. A shame, because it had lots of potential in my eyes because of the interesting diverse races (such as the winged people of Windia, and the dragon clan).

There are only two reasons I don't outright give this game the lowest score ever. For one thing, the story was quite interesting (even though the translation seemed to be mauled a bit). For another, it had a bit of humor in it, but nothing worth writing home about.

So, to sum this up, I cannot recommend this game to anyone. Whether you've been playing RPGs since before they were cool, or never heard of them, it would be best to skip this. There are lots of other much better RPGs on the GBA.

Keeps getting better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Arguably the best game in Capcom's RPG series, Breath of Fire II makes a seamless transition from the 16-bit Super NES to the small-screened Game Boy Advance. Although the game got smaller, it's still an engrossing adventure that no RPGer on the go should be without. BOFII is essentially an epic quest of self-discovery. As one of the fleeting kin of a group known as the Dragon Clan (so named for their ability to transform into gigantic fire-breathing things), you'll meet up with eight other diverse souls and embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of your past...and save the world in the process. The road is loaded with entertaining and challenging side quests that keep the game fresh and exciting-even when the narrative takes occasional trips to cliché-ville. Sibling rivalry, lost love, domineering parents-you name it, this game's got it all. The game's only flaw is the ease with which you can defeat bosses and reach the end of the game. Anyone who's ever played a turn-based combat system will immediately take to BOFII's antiquated slug-fests, but most of the time you'll just hit Auto-Battle. Despite an occasional tough opponent, you'll bulldoze over most monsters without breaking so much as a hand sweat. BOFII's plush sprite visuals are matched by an atmospheric music score that admirably gets the job done. Straightforward and simple controls solidly track your every move, too. In the realm of today's high-powered next-gen role-players, BOFII is an excellent time-killer-not to mention one of the better entries in the series.

best rpg besides fire emblem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: August 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

so i wanted a new rpg for my game boy and saw all of the reviews for breath of fire II. I instantly was begging to go to the local gaming store. At the begining it was bad you control this stupid midget guy and its in black and white. I thought i bought a bad game but i learned quickly dont get decieved by the begining after you come out of the forest its in color, well 1 problem solved. So you go along and eventually get caught up in a cave where a monster is that knocks you out for 10 years. yay im not a retard anymore. this game is awsome the battle sequences are cool and it is an excellent game.

storyline: 5/5

graphics: 5/5

controls: 5/5

gameplay: 5/5

even though ryu makes a slash in the air when he attacks and not the enemy, get over it other people dont. This is 1 of the best rpgs ever made, some other great rpgs are, final fantasy x, fire emblem, golden sun, harvest moon etc. really dont hesitate to buy. It will be 1 of the best buys youve ever made.

Incredible game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, what can I say? If you're one of those gamers who can bear to look past what some people call "non-innovative graphics" or you know a good game when you see one regardless of age, then I strongly suggest this game. You take the role of Ryu (deja-vu, huh?) and little by little you meet up with 7+1 (there's an optional character) characters, each contributing to the game. This is one of those games that has a story which sucks you in and won't let go. Plus the fact that it has more than one ending (you folks'll have to figure it out yourselve's) more than entices you to play through it at least more than one time.

Now, to technical stuff. Graphically, it has wonderful 2D graphics, considering the year it came out. The music is wonderfull, and contributes to the feel of each scene. The control is smooth and there's a run button (thank God!) The battle system is slightly outdated, but consider that there wasn't much variety in battle systems back in the day.

All in all, this is one hell of a game that shouldn't be overlooked. Best thing I ever spent 40 bucks on. Buy it (if you have the money, that is.)

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