Idol Mahjong Final Romance 2 continues the Japanese mahjong series on Neo Geo CD with its idols facing the player in traditional matches. The version intensively uses the CD format for animated cinematics and character voices in the Video System production vein. Without a western release, for nippophile 24 bit mahjong fans.
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Category
Board / Card Game2 players16+
Description
Romance-themed mahjong pitting the player against several sharply written idols. Published by Video System, released in Japan in November 1996. Classic riichi mahjong rules, polished heroine illustrations, animated cutscenes between rounds, full Japanese voice acting. Neo Geo CD edition.
Idol Mahjong - Final Romance 2 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Very easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,24 GB📅22/11/1996
Published by Video System
Idol Mahjong - Final Romance 2 (Neo Geo CD) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
A Video System dating-themed mahjong pitting the player against idols with sharp personalities, exclusive to the Neo Geo CD. Its desirability rests on that format-exclusive status, in a genre carried by the CD for its voice and visual content impossible on a standard cartridge. Collectors seek it as one of the Neo Geo CD's own titles, a niche but essential segment of an exhaustive collection of the machine.
A questionable morality
Beneath its peaceful game-of-mahjong looks hides a far less contemplative goal: each win at the table peels away, one by one, the outfits of the female opponent. So you line up your tiles with a strategist's seriousness, knowing full well the reward has little to do with the art of mahjong. A motive you pretend to ignore by concentrating very hard on the game.
