Magical Drop II (c) 1996 Data East.
Who says puzzle games can't be fast paced? This incredibly addictive puzzle game features hectic gameplay, cool graphics with awesome animations, fun music and different gameplay modes to choose from. Play it now but be warned, this is indeed one of the Neo-Geo's most addictive games ever!

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware
Game ID : 0221
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz
Palette colors : 4096
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in March 1996.
The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.
Default highscore table (RANKING TOP5)
1 5000 D .E
2 4500 D .E
3 4000 D .E
4 3500 D .E
5 3000 D .E
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on 21/06/1996.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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There are some serious differences between the Japanese version and the international versions of this game :
* All characters feature their own voice in the Japanese version, the european version features 4 voice tracks for all characters (some of these in spanish) & the USA version features a single voice track for all characters.
* The Japanese version features three main different gameplay modes: Puzzle, Vs & Challenge. All other versions only feature Puzzle & Vs as selectable gameplay modes.
* The Japanese version features three selectable skill levels for each gameplay mode (Easy, Normal & Difficult). All other versions only offer Easy & Normal skill settings.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Bonus Characters : Enter the character selection screen. To play as Devil, Strength and Empress, highlight the following characters and press Down on each (in order) :
00 - The Fool
01 - Magician
02 - High Priestess
07 - Chariot
11 - Justice
17 - Sorceress
21 - World
* Play Against Black Clawn : Don't lose a credit and after the battle against The Empress, Black Clawn will appears.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Magical Drop (1995)
2. Magical Drop Plus 1! (1995)
3. Magical Drop II (1996)
4. Magical Drop III (1997)
5. Magical Drop III Wonderful! (1999, Sony PlayStation)
6. Magical Drop F - Daibouken Mo Rakujyanai! (1999, Sony PlayStation)
7. Magical Drop Pocket (1999, SNK NeoGeo Pocket Color)
8. Magical Drop for WonderSwan (1999, Bandai WonderSwan)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Supervisor : I. Horita, Naomi Susa
Planner : S. Katagiri
Programmers : Tac. H, 3.2.1
Graphic designers : S. Takeuchi, Asamin, R. Sakurai, M. Sato, H. Hachiya
Sound : Koremasa, Hiroaki Yoshida (MARO), Shogo (Gama Delic)
* Character voices :
The Fool and The Devil : E. Tanaka
The Star : M. Sunada
The Chariot : Nobuyuki Hiyama
The Magician : Isshin Chiba
The High Priestess and The World : Eriko
The Justice : Ring Ring
The Strength : Gorira
The Empress : R. Sakurai
The Black Clown : K. Oka
* Foreign voices :
English : Steve Miller
Spanish : C. Amalia
Italian : B. Maurizio
Korean : K. Hyonsub, Maki

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Super Famicom (1996)
Sega Saturn (1996)
SNK Neo-Geo CD (1996)
* Others :
Mobile Phone

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.