Shin Megami Tensei 2
Shin Megami Tensei II on GBA adapts the remake with first-person dungeons, turn-based combat, demon negotiation and fusion, and ideological choices in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.2 / 10
About this game
Shin Megami Tensei II on GBA adapts the remake with first-person dungeons, turn-based combat, demon negotiation and fusion, and ideological choices in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Demon recruitment, alignment decisions, and fusion builds provide deep systems and replay value, supported by forceful themes. Washed-out colors and compressed music trail the PlayStation version, while frequent encounters, maze navigation, and Japanese text add burden. Strength and technical compromise coexist. This description covers the original gba release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Shin Megami Tensei is Atlus’s RPG series about supernatural upheaval and competing visions of the future. Demon negotiation and fusion shape your party, while exploration, difficult choices and weakness-based battles drive its mainline adventures.
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Shin Megami Tensei II on GBA adapts the remake with first-person dungeons, turn-based combat, demon negotiation and fusion, and ideological choices in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo.
Demon recruitment, alignment decisions, and fusion builds provide deep systems and replay value, supported by forceful themes. Washed-out colors and compressed music trail the PlayStation version, while frequent encounters, maze navigation, and Japanese text add burden. Strength and technical compromise coexist. Overall, its main strengths are Demon negotiation, fusion, and alignment; Deep themes and replayable builds. Its material limitations are Color and audio compromises; Encounter, maze, and language burden. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Demon negotiation, fusion, and alignment
- Deep themes and replayable builds
Weaknesses
- Color and audio compromises
- Encounter, maze, and language burden
Who it is for: Players who value demon negotiation, fusion, and alignment.
Play notes: Expect color and audio compromises and encounter, maze, and language burden.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Deep themes and replayable builds; Encounter, maze, and language burden. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Demon negotiation, fusion, and alignment; Color and audio compromises. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Deep themes and replayable builds; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original gba release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Color and audio compromises. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Atlus
- Publisher
- Atlus
- Release date
- 2003
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- HorrorBranching Choices2D GraphicsCreature Collection and TrainingMultiple EndingsSolo-friendlyPost-apocalypticTurn-based CombatFirst PersonExplorationReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide2003
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