Tokimeki Memorial 2
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is a dating sim
developed and published by Konami
and the second game in the Tokimeki Memorial series
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Tokimeki Memorial 2 was released for the PlayStation in 1999. It came on 5 CDs, featuring unmatched graphics and voice acting and a groundbreaking "Emotional Voice System (EVS)" where the girls could pronounce the player's name. Only Hikari Hinamoto and Kasumi Asou have the ability to use the EVS system in the actual game. All the other girls' EVS data came on CDs that were free in the Tokimeki Memorial 2 magazine "Hibikino Watcher". Each of the first three magazines came with a CD which had three of the girl's data on it per CD (the chosen girls on the CDs were also the three girls on the corresponding magazine cover). All the girls from the game have EVS data with the exception of Maeka Kudanshita, who always refers to the main player as "Shounen" (Japanese for young lad). The game itself was a big hit in Japan. Its gameplay followed the same template as the first, but with lesser emphasis on the bombs and a greater emphasis on solving unique challenges specific to each girl. As a result, a different strategy had to be devised for every playthrough.
The game and EVS Append Disc was released in Japan for the PlayStation Store
on November 25, 2009, exactly ten years after the game's original release date.
Dating sim
Dating sims are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. They are also sometimes put under the category of neoromance. The most common objective of dating sims is to date, usually choosing from among several characters, and to achieve a romantic...
developed and published by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
and the second game in the Tokimeki Memorial series
Tokimeki Memorial (series)
is a popular dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of 6 main games in addition to a large number of spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo....
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Tokimeki Memorial 2 was released for the PlayStation in 1999. It came on 5 CDs, featuring unmatched graphics and voice acting and a groundbreaking "Emotional Voice System (EVS)" where the girls could pronounce the player's name. Only Hikari Hinamoto and Kasumi Asou have the ability to use the EVS system in the actual game. All the other girls' EVS data came on CDs that were free in the Tokimeki Memorial 2 magazine "Hibikino Watcher". Each of the first three magazines came with a CD which had three of the girl's data on it per CD (the chosen girls on the CDs were also the three girls on the corresponding magazine cover). All the girls from the game have EVS data with the exception of Maeka Kudanshita, who always refers to the main player as "Shounen" (Japanese for young lad). The game itself was a big hit in Japan. Its gameplay followed the same template as the first, but with lesser emphasis on the bombs and a greater emphasis on solving unique challenges specific to each girl. As a result, a different strategy had to be devised for every playthrough.
The game and EVS Append Disc was released in Japan for the PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store
The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The Store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games,...
on November 25, 2009, exactly ten years after the game's original release date.
Characters
- Voiced by Junko NodaJunko Nodais a Japanese voice actress. Noda is formerly affiliated with Aoni Production. In addition, Noda is part of the Hinata Girls and she is best known for her work in the Love Hina anime series...
- The main heroine of the game. She was the player's best friend until he moved away when he was 8. She is kind, cheerful, and energetic.
- Voiced by Mami KosugeMami Kosugeis a Japanese voice actress who works for Arts Vision.-Notable voice roles:*Black Blood Brothers as Kelly Wong*D.N.Angel as Yuki Suzaki*Grenadier - The Senshi of Smiles as Touka Kurenai*Kiddy Grade as Bonita Gerard*Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as Motoko Kouzuki...
- Hikari's best friend. She is an intelligent, serious person and is strongly opposed to Western influences.
- Voiced by Misa Torii
- Hikari and the player's older sister figure when they kids. She joins Hibikino High as the player's home room teacher in the second year.
- Voiced by Naoko Takano
- A cheerful girl with a very long streak of bad luck.
- Voiced by Hikari TachibanaHikari Tachibanais a Japanese voice actress . Notably, she performs the voices of Princess Zelda and Tetra in the video game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and had a minor role in two episodes of anime series InuYasha...
- A polite, sweet girl who loves frogs and fortune telling. People occasionally come to her to have their fortunes told by her.
- Voiced by Kazusa MuraiKazusa Muraiis a female Japanese voice actress.-Anime:*Angelic Layer *Boys Be... *Full Metal Panic! *Ginban Kaleidoscope *Haibane Renmei *Magical Play *Magic User's Club...
- A quiet, sad girl one year older than the player. She is often seen on the school's rooftop alone.
- Voiced by Chiaki MaedaChiaki Maedais a Japanese voice actress.-Notable voice roles:*Gunparade March as Maki Tanabe*Petite Princess Yucie as Chow*Rune Factory 3 as Monica-Resources:...
- The klutzy, slightly chubby manager of the Hibikino High baseball team.
- Voiced by Yukari TamuraYukari Tamura, is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress, affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, she is also known for her high-pitched voice and interest in Lolita fashion...
) - The little sister of Rei Ijyuin from the first game. She becomes a student in the beginning of the second year. She is very haughty and, until the player gets to know her better, never seen without her butler.
- Voiced by Mayumi Nomura
- A cheerful, poor girl who works a part-time job as a waitress to pay her way through school.
- Voiced by Motoko KumaiMotoko Kumaiis a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. Her most notable roles are Takao Kinomiya on Beyblade and Syaoran Li on Cardcaptor Sakura. From December 21, 2006 until October 2007, Motoko left her voice career due to an illness requiring medical treatment....
- An energetic tomboy who loves video games and anime. She is also good friends with Akane as well as the school principal.
- Voiced by Hikari TachibanaHikari Tachibanais a Japanese voice actress . Notably, she performs the voices of Princess Zelda and Tetra in the video game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and had a minor role in two episodes of anime series InuYasha...
- Miho's twin sister who goes to Kirameki High. She looks much like her sister except for her bigger breasts.
- Voiced by Emi MotoiEmi Motoiis a Japanese voice actress.-Anime:*Ai in Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island* Carline le Britannia in Code Geass*Chisato/Mrs. Roku in Magical Girl Pretty Sammy*Chappu in MÄR*Chouun, Shiryuu in Koihime Musou...
- A talented circus performer who travels with her father, who runs the circus. She doesn't have many friends.
- Voiced by Miho YamadaMiho Yamadais a seiyū and narrator who was formerly part of Arts Vision.-Anime:*Banner of the Stars as Atosryac Ssynec Atosr Lymh Faibdacr Loïc*Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku as Yuko Sugawara*Gakuen Alice as Serina Yamada*Godannar as Ecaterina...
- A delivery girl who's good friends with Kasumi.
- Voiced by Yuki MasudaYuki Masudais a Japanese voice actress.-Notable voice roles:*Yanagi Sakoshita in Flame of Recca*Veena and her twin sister Helen, two of the Pu'Awak princesses in Cyborg 009*Misae in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040*Belvedere Coco in Vandread...
- The information otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
of the school. He will give the player the girls' phone numbers, as well as basic information on them.
- Voiced by Kenji NojimaKenji Nojimais a Japanese seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He is employed by Japanese voice talent agency Aoni Production. He is the son of veteran seiyū Akio Nojima and is the younger brother of seiyū Hirofumi Nojima...
- A friend of Takumi who practices kendo and is shy around women. In the Drama CDs, he has a crush on Kaedeko.