After seeing countless screens, reading all the news on it, and waiting in anticipation I finally got to play Klonoa 2 today. This is the first reason for me to get a PS2, no doubt about it. The game is as fun as the original, looks amazing, and is tons of fun. The playable demo on the show floor finds Klonoa in open fields, running around during a rainy night.
Lighting streaks the sky lights up the whole area with eerie realism.
He eventually makes way into beautiful castle caverns, all the while dispatching foes and collecting crystals. Klonoa 2's gameplay is exactly like its predecessor from what I could tell. However there are times where the level splits up, doubles back, twists, turns, and converges with other parts of the level. Simply put, even though the game is played in 2D fashion, you still have to keep an eye open for different paths in the background. Then he can attack in any direction, even the foreground and background, or can perform platforming feats such as busting out crates or double jumping.