An enriched sequel with new robots and a more developed storyline. Gameplay improvements over the first entry are noticeable. Stays in the same super robot fan territory and remains accessible only in Japanese.
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Action1 player12+
Description
A 2006 direct sequel that broadens the lineup of represented anime and notably refines the controls. Missions feel more varied and the presentation — including liberal use of the original anime themes — is even more crowd-pleasing than before.
Another Century's Episode 2 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The sequel bets on transformation mid-battle. Valkyries shift from fighter to robot before the player's eyes, other machines unfold wings and thrusters, and the enlarged cast multiplies the frames crossing a single sky. From Software refines the piloting to keep these high-speed shape changes legible, making the diversity of silhouettes the true spectacle of this entry.
This entry takes a decisive step by reinstating the series' original musical themes. Where the first game settled for instrumental arrangements, the sequel brings back the scores as fans know them from television, and times mission highlights to their surge. Hearing a series' genuine theme at its peak multiplies the battle's nostalgic charge.
The plot fills out with new series arriving, Eureka Seven among them, forging fresh bonds between pilots. The story stays in service to the action, yet it weaves more encounters and rivalries between crews from opposite worlds, and gives each a few scenes to exist. The merged universe of the first entry gains here in population and in small crossed stories.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾2,1 GB📅30/03/2006
Published by Banpresto
Another Century's Episode 2 (PS2) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
A giant-robot action game by Banpresto and From Software, gathering mechas from multiple animation series in free, brisk piloting, exclusive to Japan. A Special Vocal Version variant adds sung theme songs, a collectible spin prized by fans. Its interest lies in this gathering of licenses and its local run rather than scarcity, in a niche loyal to mecha.
Is Another Century's Episode 2 still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2005 on PS2 in Japan, From Software's project offers a mecha action that gathers anime series from a whole era, from Mobile Suit Gundam to Macross. The piloting feel, the pilot and mecha combinations and the anime style staging install a real fervour. The Special Vocal Version adds original sung themes for the heroes. The 3D modelling and some cameras have aged. Recommended today for Japanese mecha devotees, for pre Souls From Software fans and for PS2 collectors curious about ambitious Japanese imports never localised in the West on Sony's second home console hardware globally.
