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  |platforms = PlayStation 2
  |platforms = PlayStation 2
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''March 22, 2001 (original)'''
  |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.<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>
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa_2:_Lunatea's_Veil
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa_2:_Lunatea's_Veil
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/klonoa-2-lunateas-veil
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa_2:_Lunatea's_Veil
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa_2:_Lunatea's_Veil
  |related = [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]
  |related = [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]<br>[[Klonoa: Empire of Dreams]]<br>[[Klonoa Beach Volleyball]]
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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 ==
== History ==
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|country=US
|description=Coverage of the game's announcement
|description=Coverage of the game's announcement
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil unused enemy concept art.jpg
|title=Concept art
|date=~2000
|country=JP
|description=An unused enemy idea (drawn by art director Yoshihiko Arai)
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil modeling excerpt from How to Digital Art Volume 1.pdf
|title=How to Digital Art Vol. 1
|date=March 27, 2001
|country=JP
|description=An inside look at the creation of Klonoa's model and animations
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* [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://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)
** [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; archived via Wayback Machine)
 
== Covers ==
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil early cover art.jpg
|title=Early American cover art
|date=2001
|country=US
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== Previews ==
== Previews ==
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{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Russian preview in Strana Igr issue 77.pdf
|title=Strana Igr (Gameland)
|date=October 2000
|country=RU
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil short Japanese preview in NOURS issue 30.jpg
|title=NOURS
|date=Autumn 2000
|country=JP
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{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in NextGen issue 72.jpg
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in NextGen issue 72.jpg
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|date=December 2000
|date=December 2000
|country=US
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil French preview in Joypad issue 103.pdf
|title=Joypad
|date=December 2000
|country=FR
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in Game Informer.jpg
|title=Game Informer
|date=~2000
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese preview in Hyper PlayStation 2 March 9-23 2001.pdf
|title=Hyper PlayStation 2
|date=March 9/23, 2001
|country=JP
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|date=March 2001
|date=March 2001
|country=US
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Spanish preview in Next Level issue 28.jpg
|title=Next Level
|date=May 2001
|country=AR
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|date=May 2001
|date=May 2001
|country=US
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish import preview in Neo Plus issue 33.pdf
|title=Neo Plus
|date=June 2001
|country=PL
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc column in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 45.jpg
|title=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
|date=June 2001
|country=US
|description=Mostly focused on the included demo of the previous game, though it also includes a screenshot from ''Lunatea's Veil''
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|date=July 2001
|date=July 2001
|country=US
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish preview in Click December 2001.jpg
|title=Click!
|date=December 2001
|country=PL
|description=Tokyo Game Show 2001 coverage
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6pcOqSZZf0|description=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)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6pcOqSZZf0|description=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)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdtaBV7pTs|description=Video preview taken from the demo disc bundled with issue 47 of the ''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'' (dated August 2001)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdtaBV7pTs|description=Video preview taken from the demo disc bundled with issue 47 of the ''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'' (dated August 2001)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
* [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 ==
== Magazine covers ==
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== Features ==
== Features ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese feature and more in NOURS issue 32.jpg
|title=NOURS
|date=Spring 2021
|country=JP
|description=Explanation of various features (along with a brief preview of ''[[Klonoa: Empire of Dreams]]'')
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 175.pdf
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 175.pdf
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== Advertising ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese print ad from NOURS issue 32.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=2001
|country=JP
|description=Taken from the spring 2001 issue of ''NOURS''
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil print ad from EGM issue 145.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=2001
|country=US
|description=Taken from issue 145 of ''EGM'' (dated August 2001)
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oW6dBt6xe8|description=Japanese television ad (with English translation by Chris Aaron; 2001)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== Interviews ==
== Interviews ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese interview in Hyper PlayStation 2 March 9-23 2001.pdf
|title=Hyper PlayStation 2
|date=March 9/23, 2001
|country=JP
|description=Hideo Yoshizawa (writer) and Yoshihiko Arai (writer, artist, and more) discuss the game, particularly in relation to its predecessor
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and Yoshihiko Arai in NOURS issue 32.pdf
|title=NOURS
|date=Spring 2001
|country=JP
|description=Director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and art director Yoshihiko Arai discuss the game
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil interview with director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi in Tips & Tricks issue 79.jpg
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil interview with director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi in Tips & Tricks issue 79.jpg
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|date=September 2001
|date=September 2001
|country=US
|country=US
|description=Director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi discusses the game & the series as a whole
|description=Tsuyoshi Kobayashi discusses the game & the series as a whole
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}}
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|title=NextGen
|title=NextGen
|date=September 2001
|date=September 2001
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish review in Click 2001.pdf
|title=Click!
|date=October 25, 2001
|country=PL
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Dutch review in Power Unlimited issue 95.pdf
|title=Power Unlimited
|date=November 2001
|country=NL
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in Hyper issue 98.pdf
|title=Hyper
|date=December 2001
|country=AU
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in PoJo's Video Game Review 2001.jpg
|title=Video Game Review
|date=2001
|country=US
|country=US
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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://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://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)
* [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/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)
* [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 ==
== Miscellaneous ==
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|country=FR
|description=Excerpt from a book (containing a plot synopsis and pictures, including some from [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile|the game's predecessor]])
|description=Excerpt from a book (containing a plot synopsis and pictures, including some from [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile|the game's predecessor]])
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|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil sidebar in Code Vault September 2003.jpg
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|date=September 2003
|country=US
|description="Nearly Forgotten Five" sidebar
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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'':
** [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 ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 06:28, 22 April 2024

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]

Namco news from late 2000 in PSM issue 39.png
PSM
🇺🇸 November 2000

Coverage of the game's announcement

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil unused enemy concept art.jpg
Concept art
🇯🇵 ~2000

An unused enemy idea (drawn by art director Yoshihiko Arai)

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil modeling excerpt from How to Digital Art Volume 1.pdf
How to Digital Art Vol. 1
🇯🇵 March 27, 2001

An inside look at the creation of Klonoa's model and animations

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GameCube pre-release software and history in NextGen issue 82.jpg
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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Covers[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil early cover art.jpg
Early American cover art
🇺🇸 2001
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Previews[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Russian preview in Strana Igr issue 77.pdf
Strana Igr (Gameland)
🇷🇺 October 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil short Japanese preview in NOURS issue 30.jpg
NOURS
🇯🇵 Autumn 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in NextGen issue 72.jpg
NextGen
🇺🇸 December 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in EGM issue 137.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in GameFan volume 8 issue 12.jpg
GameFan
🇺🇸 December 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil French preview in Joypad issue 103.pdf
Joypad
🇫🇷 December 2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in Game Informer.jpg
Game Informer
🇺🇸 ~2000
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese preview in Hyper PlayStation 2 March 9-23 2001.pdf
Hyper PlayStation 2
🇯🇵 March 9/23, 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in EGM issue 140.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 March 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview blurb in NextGen issue 75.jpg
NextGen
🇺🇸 March 2001

Preview blurb

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in GamePro issue 150.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 March 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in PSM issue 43.jpeg
PSM
🇺🇸 March 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Spanish preview in Next Level issue 28.jpg
Next Level
🇦🇷 May 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in PSM issue 45.jpeg
PSM
🇺🇸 May 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish import preview in Neo Plus issue 33.pdf
Neo Plus
🇵🇱 June 2001
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc column in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 45.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 June 2001

Mostly focused on the included demo of the previous game, though it also includes a screenshot from Lunatea's Veil

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil preview in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 46.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 July 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish preview in Click December 2001.jpg
Click!
🇵🇱 December 2001

Tokyo Game Show 2001 coverage

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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)

Magazine covers[edit]

Tips & Tricks issue 79 cover.jpg
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001
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Features[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese feature and more in NOURS issue 32.jpg
NOURS
🇯🇵 Spring 2021

Explanation of various features (along with a brief preview of Klonoa: Empire of Dreams)

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 175.pdf
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 April 27, 2001

Guide to portions of the game

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil guide in Tips & Tricks issue 79.pdf
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Guide to every level

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil unlockable content in PSM issue 51.jpg
PSM
🇺🇸 November 2001

Guide to unlockable content

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Advertising[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese print ad from NOURS issue 32.jpg
Print ad
🇯🇵 2001

Taken from the spring 2001 issue of NOURS

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil print ad from EGM issue 145.jpg
Print ad
🇺🇸 2001

Taken from issue 145 of EGM (dated August 2001)

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Japanese television ad (with English translation by Chris Aaron; 2001)

Interviews[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese interview in Hyper PlayStation 2 March 9-23 2001.pdf
Hyper PlayStation 2
🇯🇵 March 9/23, 2001

Hideo Yoshizawa (writer) and Yoshihiko Arai (writer, artist, and more) discuss the game, particularly in relation to its predecessor

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and Yoshihiko Arai in NOURS issue 32.pdf
NOURS
🇯🇵 Spring 2001

Director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and art director Yoshihiko Arai discuss the game

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil interview with director Tsuyoshi Kobayashi in Tips & Tricks issue 79.jpg
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi discusses the game & the series as a whole

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Reviews[edit]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil French review in Consoles Plus issue 112.pdf
Consoles+
🇫🇷 May 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in Edge issue 98.jpg
Edge
🇺🇸 June 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in PSM issue 47.jpeg
PSM
🇺🇸 July 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 47.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 August 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil panel review in EGM issue 146.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 September 2001

Panel review

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in NextGen issue 81.jpg
NextGen
🇺🇸 September 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Polish review in Click 2001.pdf
Click!
🇵🇱 October 25, 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Dutch review in Power Unlimited issue 95.pdf
Power Unlimited
🇳🇱 November 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in Hyper issue 98.pdf
Hyper
🇦🇺 December 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil review in PoJo's Video Game Review 2001.jpg
Video Game Review
🇺🇸 2001
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Websites[edit]

Forum posts[edit]

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)
  • "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]

Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil time attack contest in Tips & Tricks issue 79.jpg
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 September 2001

Time attack contest

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil time attack contest results in Tips & Tricks issue 83.jpg
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 January 2002

Time attack contest results

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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil excerpt from 1000 Game Heroes.pdf
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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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil sidebar in Code Vault September 2003.jpg
Code Vault
🇺🇸 September 2003

"Nearly Forgotten Five" sidebar

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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:

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 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]

  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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