Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 explained

is the fifth entry in the Tales of the World series, and the second entry in the Radiant Mythology series. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2's characteristic genre name is . Like other games in the series, it features a group of characters from various Tales games. Fifty characters from the series make an appearance. The theme song, flyaway, is performed by Back-On.^[1] It was released exclusively in Japan on January 29, 2009.

Characters

Original Characters

• Kanonno Earhart
• Panille
• Shoh Corron
• Niata
• Janis
• Goede
• Genesis Llobrera

Series Characters

Characters marked in BOLD are new to Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2

Tales of Phantasia

• Cress Albane
• Mint Adenade
• Chester Burklight
• Arche Klein
• Suzu Fujibayashi

Tales of Destiny

• Stahn Aileron
• Rutee Katrea
• Leon Magnus
• Philia Felice
• Woodrow Kelvin
• Mighty Kongman
• Lilith Aileron

Tales of Eternia

• Reid Hershel
• Farah Oersted
• Keele Zeibel
• Chat
• Celsius

Tales of Destiny 2

• Kyle Dunamis
• Reala
• Nanaly Fletch
• Harold Berselius

Tales of Symphonia

• Lloyd Irving
• Colette Brunel
• Kratos Aurion
• Genis Sage
• Raine Sage
• Presea Combatir
• Zelos Wilder

Tales of Rebirth

• Veigue Lungberg
• Mao Orselg
• Eugene Gallardo
• Annie Barrs

Tales of Legendia

• Senel Coolidge
• Chloe Valens

Tales of the Abyss

• Luke fon Fabre
• Tear Grants
• Guy Cecil
• Jade Curtiss
• Anise Tatlin
• Asch

Tales of the Tempest

• Caius Qualls
• Rubia Natwick

Tales of Innocence

• Ruca Milda
• Illia Animi
• Spada Belforma

Tales of Vesperia

• Yuri Lowell
• Estellise Sidos Heurassein

Character Classes

Those marked in BOLD are new to Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2.

• Warrior - Has high physical strength and excels in close-range combat.
• Thief - Uses quick dagger attacks, giving enemies little chance to counter.
• Mage - Uses offensive magic spells for dealing damage.
• Priest - Specializes in healing and support magic.
• Swordsman - Has a variety of strong and quick sword attacks.
• Fighter - Uses fast and power attacks based on martial arts.
• Hunter - Excels in attacking enemies from a distance with a bow.
• Ninja - Utilizes quickness and trickery to defeat enemies.
• Bishop - Uses stronger offensive spells with some healing/support magic.
• Magic Knight - Adept at both physical attacks and magic spells.
• Dual Swordsman - Uses two swords to increase close-range damage and attack speed.
• Great Swordsman - Uses one, large sword. Slow, but extremely powerful.
• Pirate - Adept at both close and ranged combat with a dagger and pistol.
• Monk - A Stronger version of the Fighter that uses healing spells.
• Paladin - Also uses a large sword, but has healing spells.

Reception

On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40.^[2]

Radiant Mythology 2 ranked first in sales between January 26 and February 22 of 2009 at 288,860 copies sold.^[3] By the end of 2009, Radiant Mythology 2 sold a total of 339,523 copies and was the 25th best-selling game in Japan of 2009.^[4]

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. http://www.gpara.com/pickupnews/news/080707_tales/ DS『テイルズ オブ ハーツ』発表 『テイルズ』'08年度ラインナップ発表会／ゲーム情報ポータル：ジーパラドットコム
2. New Game Cross Review - テイルズオブ ザ ワールド レディアント マイソロジー2. Weekly Famitsu Hong Kong. Vol.68. Pg.23. 6 February 2009.
3. Web site: February 2009 Monthly Sales Ranking. Famitsu. Japanese. 2009-03-02. 2009-03-02.
4. Web site: The Top Thirty Games in Japan of 2009 . Brian Ashcraft . December 28, 2009 . . December 26, 2009.