Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2
Developer(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)	NA: August 2, 2005
Genre(s)	Adventure, Metroidvania[1]
Mode(s)	Single player

Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance game Shaman King: Master of Spirits that had been released in 2002. Konami decided to make a sequel to this game, released on August 2, 2005, supposedly only for the United States and Europe.

Characters

See List of characters in Shaman King.

Information

Within this sequel, the player will once again go at it as the main character of Shaman King, Yoh Asakura. When it comes to the new unique features within the game, one such is being able to use defeated enemy spirits as allies to assist in the current battle. Konami incorporated a new feature that allows the player to attain more combos, special attacks, and abilities as the player progresses further into the game. Spirits can also be upgraded as well, rendering them more useful to get over in-game traps. When it comes to attaining various other spirits, it is known that some are needed to get through various levels and can be found in random places - usually hidden at times. When it comes to the graphics, it is known that they share exactly the same level of quality as the previous game.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings 76.40%[2] Metacritic 72[3] Review scores Publication Score 1UP.com C[4] GameSpy [5] IGN 8/10[6] Nintendo Power 6.5/10

References

1. Parish, Jeremy (August 8, 2005). "Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2". 1Up.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016. Someone jonesing for another 'Metroidvania' fix might appreciate Master of Spirits 2 in the same way that a starving man feels lucky to have found a half-eaten burger in the trash.
2. "Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 for GameBoy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. "Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 Critic Reviews for GameBoy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
4. Parish, Jeremy (August 8, 2005). "Shaman King: MOS 2 Review for GBA". 1UP.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
5. Chapman, David (August 8, 2005). "Reviews - Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2". GameSpy. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
6. Harris, Craig (August 5, 2005). "Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2". IGN. Retrieved November 29, 2012.