I forgot PSX also had weird peripherals like that paddle controller. I tend to associate weird peripherals with Big N.
Puchi Carat. Awe, well puchi carat to you too.
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 On 06/27/2014 at 02:18 PM by KnightDriver See More From This User » |
In the land of Gem Stones, you are an adventurer looking for the magical gems that will make your dreams come true. Battle each of the gem holders for possession of all twelve.
This is a ball and paddle game like Breakout. You reflect your ball at rows of gems at the top of the screen that drop down over time or if you miss the ball with your paddle. You lose if the rows get to the bottom of the screen. There are various modes like: single player, story (where you fight against the other computer players) and two player versus. Apparently there’s a whole world and story associated with the characters you choose. Unfortunately this Taito Legends 2 version I played is a port of the NA arcade game which did away with all the dialog boxes and voice work of the Japanese game. If you’re interested, a full breakdown of the story and characters are described at this excellent web shrine, Puchi Carat Palace.
The art is really gorgeous. Behind the field of play is a scene with your character whose pose changes depending on how well you play. It’s all incredibly colorful and intricately drawn.
The music is super catchy and fun to listen to by the always great Taito house band Zuntata. The official soundtrack is available to download at all sorts of sites. Puchi Carat Palace links to a few of them.
You can play this game in NA on Taito Legends 2 for PS2 or PC (the Xbox version, according to Puchi Carat Palace, is Europe only), or on Playstation, or Game Boy Color. The Taito Legends 2 version, as I mentioned already, is the arcade accurate port of the NA version of the game which is without most of the story features. According to Puchi Carat Palace, you get the best graphics on this Taito Legends 2 version, but the Playstation port adds some of the dialog back in and even adds some new story elements. The Game Boy Color version has the original stories up to a point but then different endings. I always like story, even in ball and paddle games, and so I’ll be trying to hunt down these other versions of the game.
For the PS version of the game, there was a paddle controller you could get and that also came with the LE version.
This was a very fun game with lots to look at. I just wish the gameplay was more than what it is. It has the characters, story, and graphics I’d like to see in a RPG.
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