Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss is the 2006 sequel to "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side" and the fifth main game in Konami's "Tokimeki Memorial" dating sim series. An enhanced port to the Nintendo DS featuring additional content and titled Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season was released in 2008. It was the final game in the "Tokimeki Memorial" series to be released on the PlayStation 2, as well as the final console game to date. All subsequent games have been on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. "Tokimeki Memorial  Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss" features the return of two voice actors who have appeared in the previous "Tokimeki Memorial" games. Yuji Ueda plays Motoharu Masaki in this game and had previously played Yoshio Saotome in the first "Tokimeki Memorial" game. His character was so popular that he was the only male character to get an album CD prior to the "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side" series. Kenji Nojima plays Kazuyuki Akagi and had previously played Junichirou Hokari in "Tokimeki Memorial 2". Game features. After the success of the first "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side", Konami released this installment, featuring  all the special characteristics from the first game and adding its own features, such as the Best Friend mode, new clothes and a fixed system. The DS version adds two new characters and the Skinship feature. Game content. The protagonist is a high school student at Hanegasaki High School, located in Habataki City, the city of the first game (the game starts around the time the first game's protagonist graduates). While leading a normal high school life including academics, club activities and part-time work, it is also possible to become friendly with boys who can make a declaration  of love on graduation day. Legend. In this game, the legend is about a young man who fell in love with a mermaid. Both loved each other, but the villagers didn't like their relationship, and the mermaid had to leave. The young man sailed looking for her, but he didn't return. This story is told by a young boy to the protagonist as a young girl in a lighthouse next to the beach. She doesn't talk due to her shyness, but the boy asks her if she's a mermaid and promises her that they'll meet  again. Reception. Jenni Lada, writing for "Technology Tell", gave "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season" a perfect 10/10 score and called it "my all time favorite DS title".