Lost In Translation/Magical Drop II

About The Game
Magical Drop II is an arcade video game.

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!

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons

Trivia
Released in March 1996.

The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on 21/06/1996.

Updates
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.

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 appear.

Series

 * 1) Chain Reaction (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)

Staff

 * 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

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo Super Famicom (1996)
 * Sega Saturn (1996)
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1996)


 * Others :
 * Mobile Phone