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2001 · Card game · Role-playing

Culdcept Second

Sega exclusive

2001 video game

Released
12 July 2001
Platforms
Dreamcast
Genres
Card gameRole-playing
Developers
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Publishers
Media Factory
Series
Culdcept
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Country
Japan
Composers
Kenji Ito

About

Culdcept (known as Culdcept II in Japan) is a turn-based strategy video game for the Dreamcast released in 2001. It is the sequel to the Saturn title Culdcept. An enhanced version of the game, Culdcept II: Expansion, was released for the PlayStation 2 on September 26, 2002. The expansion was marketed in North America as Culdcept, and published by NEC Interchannel in December 2003.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

The Goddess Culdra foresees that a powerful Cepter known as Geminigh will gain nearly infinite power, destroying all of creation. She sends Goligan, a talking cane who is her messenger, from her original world, Ruedo, to the player's world, in order to track down the Cepter who will become Geminigh and stop them. However, Goligan is unsuccessful, until he meets the player, in the form of a customized avatar. Sensing that the player has great power, Goligan teams up with them in order to track down the evil Cepter, stop them, and save the universe from destruction.

Reception

The original Culdcept II was given a high score of 37 out of 40 by Famitsu. The expansion was given a 35 out of 40. The game had sold over 65,000 units to date.

In the West, Culdcept's PS2 version received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Jeremy Dunham of IGN called it "bizarrely unique". Stating it was "incredibly fun, deceptively deep, and always entertaining", he praised the gameplay, but criticized the lack of online features or downloadable maps. He also called the game's graphics "dated", but praised the game's card art.

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