Game & Watch Gallery 2

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Game & Watch Gallery 2
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Game Boy Color version cover
Developer(s) Nintendo R&D1
Tose
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Hitoshi Yamagami
Producer(s) Shigeru Miyamoto
Takehiro Izushi
Designer(s) Isao Shiroyama
Composer(s)
  • Noriko Nishizaka
  • Saburo Sasaki
  • Yoko Mizuta
SeriesGame & Watch Gallery
Platform(s) Game Boy, Game Boy Color
ReleaseGame Boy
  • JP: 27 September 1997
Game Boy Color
  • NA: 18 November 1998 [1]
  • EU: 23 November 1998 [2]
Genre(s) Various
Mode(s) Single-player

Game & Watch Gallery 2 is a game developed by Tose and published by Nintendo. It is the third game in the Game & Watch Gallery series, containing six remastered games from the Game & Watch line of Nintendo handheld games. The game was released in Japan for the Game Boy in 1997, and in western regions for the Game Boy Color in 1998.

Contents

Gameplay

A screenshot of the 'Modern' mode of Helmet on the Game Boy Color version Game & Watch Gallery 2 Gameplay.jpg
A screenshot of the 'Modern' mode of Helmet on the Game Boy Color version

Game & Watch Gallery 2 features six games based upon the Game & Watch brand of handheld games. Each game contains a 'Classic' mode, resembling the gameplay and presentation of the original Game & Watch title, and a 'Modern' mode, which contains revised graphics and additional features. [3] For every 200 points players accrue in each game, they earn 'stars' which can be used to unlock additional features, entries in an in-game gallery displaying animations of other Game & Watch titles, and a sixth game, Ball; up to five stars can be earned in each mode and difficulty of each game, for a total of 120 stars. [4]

Reception

Game & Watch Gallery 2 received positive reviews. Dexter Sy of IGN praised the Game Boy Color version of the game as featuring "amazing color graphics, smooth animation and characters", stating that the "uncomplicated" scope of the Game & Watch titles was a "breath of fresh air", whilst noting the "significant twists" added by the new features in the game. [5] Total Game Boy concurred, saying that Game & Watch Gallery 2 was an "essential purchase" for Game Boy Color, and that the game "is perfect for those 'quick fix' gaming sessions, and the choice of five separate games means that there's plenty of variety". [9] Ty Kris of Nintendojo also praised the game, stating that it "more than does the original Game & Watch games justice", finding that the game had a "ton of replay value" and finding most games "enjoyable and rewarding". [8] In contrast to the unanimously positive reviews, Adam Waring of Planet Game Boy provided a mixed assessment of the game, saying that "graphically, it's slick and snazzy, but gameplay wise even the modern games are still very basic and get tiresome quickly", finding that "ultimately the games are too simplistic and samey to keep your attention for long". [7]

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