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Pictured above: Why this game is just as hard as the first.











It's that time again.







Time to play Robopon! I hit new game, and instantly, there's a flashback of the first game, showing Cody's defeat of mad scientist and coolest character in the series, Doctor Zero. You can get the specifics in my Robopon 1 thread! /shameless plug







To compare, this is what the first game looked like.







And here's this one. And HEY! That's not what you said in the first game, Zero! D:















In case you couldn't tell, he's both evil and very stylish. And also a cyborg.























Farewell, Dr. Zero. You were my favorite character. :(







Cody's jerk of a rival, Bisco, rushes in to yell at him for just standing there.







And as they leave, Zero says something that WASN'T in the first game: an ominous warning. (Surprisingly, he also doesn't blow up like he did in the first game.)







The flashback cuts to Prince Tail and Princess Darcy, who is no longer trapped in a mirror! The game assumes you saved her even if you were on a ROM and couldn't :)











Suddenly, plot twist! An attendant rushes in and informs us that, just like in a magical girl anime, our newfound power is so last season. There's a tournament being held for Legend1s only!







Oooo, a NEW rank? Sounds tempting. Hopefully no evildoers get a hold of it! We all know what went down LAST time that happened!







D: But Prince! You're the Legend...3? Maybe 2? Can't you go? I just escaped an exploding castle!







Oh. Well FINE then. Cody does not need much persuasion, it seems.











Cody gets to ride aboard a giant SubRio! :) This trip could be fun! Both Tail and Darcy wish us well.











Oh hey, it's Lisa's dad, Dr. Disc! Hopefully he's over that whole gone-mad-with-power thing. I've got my eye on you!











Lisa herself says goodbye, and gives me a handy dandy Menuscrin! (A Macrostar product.)







And so does Grandpa Hogle. I remember, too, Gramps. Sunny is... Sunny's something special. But I can take him, and Tread, and Dosbot, and Pegs, and everyone on my new adventure! It'll be like they never left! :3











One person isn't happy, though and it's Bisco--Sorry, the GREAT Bisco. He demands a rematch, and shoves us aboard SubRio!







Ahh, the peaceful ocean. You're lucky you're a robot, Sunny, or you might get seasick!







...Sunny?



Hello?



Don't tell me...











OH NO! I left everyone with Grandpa! He won't know how to feed them! I have to go back, and--







A storm puts an end to that plan...







And, in the first of many explosions, SubRio... well, explodes. Explosion Count: 1 (I don't count battles, since EVERY Robopon explodes upon defeat.)







Suddenly, another flashback occurs! It's the end of the first game once more... but after Zero's final speech, something new happens. A strange machine materializes out of nowhere.











Oh hey new character. Guess you and Zero must've had a falling out? Maybe you're not as into the mad scientist stuff as he is?







Okay yeah no he's evil too. Though it is kinda d'aww that the whole conquer-the-world thing came from their childhood dreams. How many of us DIDN'T pretend to be supervillains as kids?











The two men escape, Zero limping behind, and the time machine speeds off.







Meanwhile, Cody lays unconscious on a beach...



Next time: Waking up to meet our first Robopon! And no, it's not the dog.



If there was an award for "Most Improved Video Game Sequel", it'd probably go to Robopon 2. There are no loading times, your party's out all at once, gameplay is streamlined and very fast and fun, there's a much greater sense of humor, and the graphics are much, MUCH better.So now that Robopon 1 is done, let's move onto the sequel! :DFor Cody's first adventure, check out my Robopon 1 thread! This will NOT be a Nuzlocke due to changes in how you obtain Robopon. While you caught them in the first game, in this game, you create them by combining two batteries, and I really don't see how a Nuzlocke would work with that system. ^^; So this is a Let's Play instead. Which is probably for the best, because this game is just as hard as the first. While it's not unbalanced like the first game, they made up for it with very hard difficulty in both bosses and random encounters.Ring Version is easier than Cross Version: there are fewer random battles, Robopon level up more quickly, and enemies are easier to beat. There are also Robopon exclusive to each version. Sun-Zero, Hexbot, Scooter, and their enhancements are exclusive to Cross Version, while Sunny, Draco, Rider1, and their enhancements are exclusive to Ring Version.