Alundra 2

THE GOOD:
A good thing about this game is that it has a different fighting style than most RPG's for the PS1. You don't have to fight turn-based style, you have total control at all times of what your character does, and how he attacks, so you needn't stand by why you're oppenent takes their turn slugging you in the face Also I like the plot of this game, since it kept me interested, so I never wanted to stop playing. The mazes and puzzles are fun to get through, and it beats going back and forth around the world talking to people without having to do anything fun.

THE BAD:
There's very little bad about this game. It can be frustrating in some of the large mazes, but for the most part it's just good fun. Not fighting in a turn-based style can be hard for some gamers, but if you're used to hack and slash games it'll be a sinch. That's about...

Alundra 2 is the follow-up to Working Designs' most recent well-received action RPG for the Playstation. The sequel, however, is brought to us by fledgling RPG publisher Activision. Although many RPG fans feared that Alundra 2's translation would fare more poorly in the hands of an inexperienced RPG publisher, they'll be pleasantly surprised to find that it's actually one of the game's biggest strengths. Unfortunately, nearly everything else about Alundra 2 leaves a lot to be desired, and the action RPG turns out to be one of the Playstation's weakest in the genre.

As Alundra 2 begins, troubled times have befallen the kingdom of Varuna. Radcliff and Jeehan, the swordsmen who served as Varuna's guardians, have both mysteriously disappeared. In their absence, the evil Baron Diaz, with the aid of sinister court sorcerer Mephisto, has captured and imprisoned the benevolent king, replacing him with a wooden puppet. Diaz and Mephisto now rule Varuna from behind the scenes, and...