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Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, the sequel to Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, is a 2.5D platform game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001.

History[edit]

PSM
🇺🇸 November 2000

Coverage of the game's announcement

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NextGen
🇺🇸 October 2001

A news article on the GameCube claims Namco would release Klonoa 2 (among other games) on the platform, which ultimately never happened

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IGN:
- Article about Namco's autumn TGS lineup in 2000, including the first announcement of Klonoa 2 (September 8, 2000)
- Coverage of the announcement that the game would release in July 2001 in North America (February 14, 2001)
- Article about Namco's spring TGS lineup in 2001, including Klonoa 2 (March 27, 2001)
- Report on allegations that Namco will convert more of their games for the GameCube, including Klonoa 2 (September 18, 2001)
GameSpy claims the game will receive a somewhat enhanced GameCube conversion, something which never came to pass (January 16, 2002)

Covers[edit]

Early American cover art
🇺🇸 2001

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Previews[edit]

NextGen
🇺🇸 December 2000

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 2000

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GameFan
🇺🇸 December 2000

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 March 2001

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NextGen
🇺🇸 March 2001

Preview blurb

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GamePro
🇺🇸 March 2001

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PSM
🇺🇸 March 2001

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PSM
🇺🇸 May 2001

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Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 July 2001

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Video preview taken from volume 0 of the Japanese PurePure 2 demo disc series (edited by Valhalla, the uploader, to preserve quality; dated February 2001, though the file is dated to November 30, 2000)

Video preview taken from the demo disc bundled with issue 47 of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (dated August 2001)

GameSpot:
- Short article about the game's announcement (September 8, 2000)^{[note 1]}
- Further details about the game (September 15, 2000)^{[note 1]}
- Article about (then) newly-released screenshots (November 2, 2000)
- Preview (January 3, 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Hands-on impressions:
  - Article by Ike Sato^{[note 1]}
  - Article by Miguel Lopez^{[note 1]}
- Short article about another release of screenshots (May 1, 2001)^{[note 1]}
PSXExtreme (archived via Wayback Machine):
- September 18, 2000
- July 15, 2001
IGN:
- Initial impressions of the autumn TGS 2000 demo (September 20, 2000)
- Coverage of a playable demo of Klonoa 2 as part of "Namco Gamers' Day Reveals..." (February 22, 2001)
- Preview (March 19, 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Preview of the board levels (March 21, 2001)
- E3 2001 preview, by which time the site had already imported a final Japanese copy (May 17, 2001)

Magazine covers[edit]

Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

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Features[edit]

Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 April 27, 2001

Guide to portions of the game

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Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Guide to every level

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PSM
🇺🇸 November 2001

Guide to unlockable content

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Interviews[edit]

Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi discusses the game & the series as a whole

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Reviews[edit]

Consoles+
🇫🇷 May 2001

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Edge
🇺🇸 June 2001

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PSM
🇺🇸 July 2001

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Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 August 2001

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 September 2001

Panel review

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NextGen
🇺🇸 September 2001

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IGN:
- "The Must-Have PS2 Games of 2001" includes Klonoa 2 (June 30, 2001)
- Full review (July 23, 2001)
GamePro review (July 19, 2001)
GameSpot review (July 27, 2001)
GameSpy review (July 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
GameZone review (September 20, 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
Netjack review (November 17, 2004; archived via Wayback Machine)
Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine)

Websites[edit]

Official Japanese site
Official American site (reuploaded on archive.org; uses Ruffle to emulate Flash)
- Original site (archived via Wayback Machine on July 15, 2001; non-functional even with Flash working)

Forum posts[edit]

GameSpot forum for the game (archived via Wayback Machine on February 15, 2004; none of the threads have been saved)

IGN Klonoa board (archived via Wayback Machine)[edit]

"One of my favorite games of all time.........." (daviddoel offers high praise for Klonoa 2; July 23, 2002)
"Klonoa 3?" (while most of this thread is about the eponymous hypothetical sequel, wilachu opens it by demanding the reader purchase Klonoa 2; began October 31, 2003)
- Page 2
"Elemental colors" (SilverFang15_Autobot asks for the colors of the emotions at the heart of the game's story; February 2, 2004)
"Mometsuto??" (confusion over online claims that one could unlock and play as the eponymous character; began April 11, 2004)
"Klonoa 2 FAQ" (matthewdorey's ultimately unfinished walkthrough for the game; began July 12, 2004)
"Help! O.O" (Maxeen seeks advice while trying to get through Noxious La-Lakoosha; began July 28, 2004)
"Klonoa 2 was very under-appreciated" (a lamentation of the game's obscurity; began August 10, 2004)
"Blah, help again!" (Maxeen once again seeks advice on completing a level, this time the Ark Revisited; August 11, 2004)

Miscellaneous[edit]

Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Time attack contest

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Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 January 2002

Time attack contest results

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1000 Game Heroes
🇫🇷 2002

Excerpt from a book (containing a plot synopsis and pictures, including some from the game's predecessor)

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In 2001, IGN held a contest where people who could answer three questions related to Namco and Klonoa could win up to $2,000, a two-day trip to visit the site's editors in San Francisco, or a copy of Klonoa 2:
- IGN article announcing the contest (August 7, 2001)
- Official contest mini-site (archived via Wayback Machine):
  - Landing page (archived on August 16, 2001)
  - Main page (archived on February 15, 2003)
  - Rules (archived on February 16, 2003)
  - "Thank you" page (archived on August 17, 2001)

Notes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The current publication date of May 17, 2006 is incorrect. Whenever possible, accurate dates have been used here (derived from another GameSpot page that was archived on the Wayback Machine).

References[edit]

↑ The official Japanese "Klonoa@home" site lists this as the game's release date.
↑ Sources conflict on the exact date - they range from the 23rd (GameSpot's page for the game, as archived on the Wayback Machine in 2003), 24th (IGN, as archived on the Wayback Machine in both 2002 and 2012), 25th (GameSpot and GameZone's pages for the game), 27th (archived PSXExtreme articles like this preview), and the 31st (Allgame's listing, archived via Wayback Machine).

[gamespot-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The current publication date of May 17, 2006 is incorrect. Whenever possible, accurate dates have been used here (derived from another GameSpot page that was archived on the Wayback Machine).

[1] The official Japanese "Klonoa@home" site lists this as the game's release date.

[2] Sources conflict on the exact date - they range from the 23rd (GameSpot's page for the game, as archived on the Wayback Machine in 2003), 24th (IGN, as archived on the Wayback Machine in both 2002 and 2012), 25th (GameSpot and GameZone's pages for the game), 27th (archived PSXExtreme articles like this preview), and the 31st (Allgame's listing, archived via Wayback Machine).

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   |platforms = PlayStation 2
   |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''March 22, 2001 (original)'''
-<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} March 22, 2001<ref>[http://www2.bn-ent.net/cs/list/kloweb/gameinto.html The official Japanese "Klonoa@home" site] lists this as the game's release date.</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} July 2001<ref>Sources conflict on the exact date: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080523041320/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gamesell/p17318.htm GameZone's page on the game] says it released on the 25th, archived PSXExtreme articles like [https://web.archive.org/web/20120718170907/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-previews/113.html this preview] claim it would release on the 27th, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20141115232129/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31689&tab=overview Allgame's listing (archived via Wayback Machine)] says it came out on the 31st.</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} November 9, 2001</div></div>
+<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} March 22, 2001<ref>[http://www2.bn-ent.net/cs/list/kloweb/gameinto.html The official Japanese "Klonoa@home" site] lists this as the game's release date.</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} July 2001<ref>Sources conflict on the exact date - they range from the 23rd ([https://web.archive.org/web/20030405222813/http://www.gamespot.com:80/ps2/action/klonoa2/news.html GameSpot's page for the game, as archived on the Wayback Machine in 2003]), 24th (IGN, as archived on the Wayback Machine in both [https://web.archive.org/web/20020808044756/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/135/135360p1.html 2002] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120628174042/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/135/135360p1.html 2012]), 25th ([https://www.gamespot.com/games/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil GameSpot] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20080523041320/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gamesell/p17318.htm GameZone]'s pages for the game), 27th (archived PSXExtreme articles like [https://web.archive.org/web/20120718170907/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-previews/113.html this preview]), and the 31st ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141115232129/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31689&tab=overview Allgame's listing, archived via Wayback Machine]).</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} November 9, 2001</div></div>
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   |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil
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 }}
-'''Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil''' is the sequel to ''[[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]'', released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001.
+'''Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil''', the sequel to ''[[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]'', is a 2.5D platform game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001.
 == History ==
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 }}
 {{GalleryEnd}}
-* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/18/namco-serves-up-more-support IGN reports on allegations that Namco will convert more of their games for the GameCube, including ''Klonoa 2''] (September 18, 2001)
+* IGN:
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/09/namco-announces-tokyo-game-show-lineup Article about Namco's autumn TGS lineup in 2000, including the first announcement of ''Klonoa 2''] (September 8, 2000)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/14/us-release-date-set-for-klonoa-2 Coverage of the announcement that the game would release in July 2001 in North America] (February 14, 2001)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/27/namco-announces-tgs-lineup Article about Namco's spring TGS lineup in 2001, including ''Klonoa 2''] (March 27, 2001)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/18/namco-serves-up-more-support Report on allegations that Namco will convert more of their games for the GameCube, including ''Klonoa 2''] (September 18, 2001)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041114155240/http://archive.gamespy.com/2002preview/gcn/03.shtml GameSpy claims the game will receive a somewhat enhanced GameCube conversion, something which never came to pass] (January 16, 2002)
+== Covers ==
+{{GalleryStart}}
+{{GalleryCard
+|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil early cover art.jpg
+|title=Early American cover art
+|date=2001
+|country=US
+}}
+{{GalleryEnd}}
 == Previews ==
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-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902133212/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-previews/39.html PSXExtreme preview] (September 18, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)
+* GameSpot:
-*
+** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/klonoa-2-announced/1100-2626287 Short article about the game's announcement] (September 8, 2000)<ref group="note" name="gamespot">The current publication date of May 17, 2006 is incorrect. Whenever possible, accurate dates have been used here (derived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030405222813/http://www.gamespot.com:80/ps2/action/klonoa2/news.html another GameSpot page that was archived on the Wayback Machine]).</ref>
+** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/more-on-klonoa-2/1100-2628753 Further details about the game] (September 15, 2000)<ref group="note" name="gamespot" />
+** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-shots-klonoa-2/1100-2649918 Article about (then) newly-released screenshots] (November 2, 2000)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20031221201143/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/klonoa2/preview_2670375.html Preview] (January 3, 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
+** Hands-on impressions:
+*** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil-hands-on/1100-2677718 Article by Ike Sato]<ref group="note" name="gamespot" />
+*** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil-hands-on/1100-2686745 Article by Miguel Lopez]<ref group="note" name="gamespot" />
+** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-media-klonoa-2/1100-2714423 Short article about another release of screenshots] (May 1, 2001)<ref group="note" name="gamespot" />
+* PSXExtreme (archived via Wayback Machine):
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902133212/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-previews/39.html September 18, 2000]
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120718170907/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-previews/113.html July 15, 2001]
+* IGN:
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/21/pre-tgs-2000-first-impressions-of-klonoa Initial impressions of the autumn TGS 2000 demo] (September 20, 2000)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/23/namco-gamers-day-reveals Coverage of a playable demo of ''Klonoa 2'' as part of "Namco Gamers' Day Reveals..."] (February 22, 2001)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20020808044756/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/135/135360p1.html Preview] (March 19, 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/22/klonoa-hits-the-slopes Preview of the board levels] (March 21, 2001)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/05/17/e3-2001-klonoa-2-still-looks-gorgeous E3 2001 preview, by which time the site had already imported a final Japanese copy] (May 17, 2001)
 == Magazine covers ==
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+* IGN:
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/30/the-must-have-ps2-games-of-2001-2 "The Must-Have PS2 Games of 2001" includes ''Klonoa 2''] (June 30, 2001)
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/23/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil Full review] (July 23, 2001)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090825075645/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/15463/klonoa-2-lunatea-s-veil GamePro review] (July 19, 2001)
-* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/23/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil IGN review] (July 23, 2001)
 * [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil-review/1900-2799369 GameSpot review] (July 27, 2001)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010807193423/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/july01/klonoa2 GameSpy review] (July 2001; archived via Wayback Machine)
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041120133309/http://www.netjak.com/review.php/752 Netjack review] (November 17, 2004; archived via Wayback Machine)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141115232124/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31689&tab=review Allgame review] (archived via Wayback Machine)
+== Websites ==
+* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa2 Official Japanese site]
+* [https://archive.org/details/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil-website Official American site] (reuploaded on archive.org; uses Ruffle to emulate Flash)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010715042408/http://www.namco.com:80/titles/Klonoa_2/site/index.html Original site] (archived via Wayback Machine on July 15, 2001; non-functional even with Flash working)
+== Forum posts ==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040215082430/http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/board?board.id=374317 GameSpot forum for the game] (archived via Wayback Machine on February 15, 2004; none of the threads have been saved)
+=== IGN ''Klonoa'' board (archived via Wayback Machine) ===
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030320124144/http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=24982278&replies=0 "One of my favorite games of all time.........."] (daviddoel offers high praise for ''Klonoa 2''; July 23, 2002)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060311031109/http://boards.ign.com/klonoa/b5920/47591369/p1/ "Klonoa 3?"] (while most of this thread is about the eponymous hypothetical sequel, wilachu opens it by demanding the reader purchase ''Klonoa 2''; began October 31, 2003)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220210412/http://boards.ign.com/klonoa/b5920/47591369/p2 Page 2]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040501022552/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/52482761/?0 "Elemental colors"] (SilverFang15_Autobot asks for the colors of the emotions at the heart of the game's story; February 2, 2004)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050113051133/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/56452795/?1 "Mometsuto??"] (confusion over online claims that one could unlock and play as the eponymous character; began April 11, 2004)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050122040712/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/62487524/?6 "Klonoa 2 FAQ"] (matthewdorey's ultimately unfinished walkthrough for the game; began July 12, 2004)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050215081332/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/63726868/?2 "Help! O.O"] (Maxeen seeks advice while trying to get through Noxious La-Lakoosha; began July 28, 2004)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050213181420/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/64845353/?3 "Klonoa 2 was very under-appreciated"] (a lamentation of the game's obscurity; began August 10, 2004)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050215081337/http://boards.ign.com/Klonoa/b5920/64923719/?3 "Blah, help again!"] (Maxeen once again seeks advice on completing a level, this time the Ark Revisited; August 11, 2004)
 == Miscellaneous ==
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 {{GalleryEnd}}
+* In 2001, IGN held a contest where people who could answer three questions related to Namco and ''Klonoa'' could win up to $2,000, a two-day trip to visit the site's editors in San Francisco, or a copy of ''Klonoa 2'':
+** [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/07/win-games-money-with-klonoa-2 IGN article announcing the contest (August 7, 2001)]
+** Official contest mini-site (archived via Wayback Machine):
+*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010816223857/https://servedby.snowball.com/klonoa2 Landing page] (archived on August 16, 2001)
+*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20030215072958/http://servedby.snowball.com:80/klonoa2/klonoa.html Main page] (archived on February 15, 2003)
+*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20030216004751/http://servedby.snowball.com:80/klonoa2/rules.html Rules] (archived on February 16, 2003)
+*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010817143021/http://servedby.snowball.com:80/klonoa2/thankyou.html "Thank you" page] (archived on August 17, 2001)
-== Websites ==
+== Notes ==
-* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa2 Official Japanese site]
+<references group="note" />
-* [https://archive.org/details/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil-website Official US site (on archive.org; uses Ruffle to emulate Flash)]
 == References ==