What's so special about SNS2 Special Edition?

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:36 am

I'm just wondering what I'm missing out on by having only the U.S. realease, Castle Shikigami 2.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:39 am

Err... you get a SNS figure. Oh, and better packaging.

US packaging blows.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:28 am

You get the ability to brag about how hard-core you are. You also get to rant about how much all US release of shmups suck even if they aren't that bad. Participation in 5 page long insult-fests on these boards are optional, however.

In other words, not much

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:37 am

Okay, here is what bonus items comes with the game in verious version.

DC SNS2 Sound Track.
GC Figure of the cat of "Niigi G.B.".

(I would rather have Niigi)
PS2 Figure of "Fumiko O.V." - w/o glasses

Do anyone know what would come with the PC version of SNS?

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:32 pm

SAM wrote: Do anyone know what would come with the PC version of SNS?

A tote-bag with an image of Fumiko on it, IIRC.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:28 pm

For the uber shiki fan: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8x- ... 0-pyf.html

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:38 pm

8 1/2 wrote:For the uber shiki fan: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8x- ... 0-pyf.html

Meh, Fumiko. Sure she's kinda nice-looking and all, but she's hard to use in the game. Gimme a figure of Kim dual-wielding those swords of his and I'll buy one in a heartbeat.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:56 pm

8 1/2 wrote:For the uber shiki fan: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8x- ... 0-pyf.html

Ahhh, finally! Somebody decided to carry this figure.. it was released back in April.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:41 pm

8 1/2 wrote:For the uber shiki fan: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8x- ... 0-pyf.html

I saw this at Play-Asia the other day and had the thought: "Wow, I thought I was hardcore for getting the GCN version with the cat even though I already have the XS Games version. I'm definitely not hardcore enough to spend $50 or so on that figure."

BTW, do people typically think of SnS II as a manic? And am I right to think that SnS I is more difficult than II? SnS II doesn't really get that hard until about 3-1 or so, it seems to me. I haven't played SnS I in a while, but I remember finding it too fast-paced for me. I should go back and try it again. I remember loving the sound of the game. In general it seems more freaky and drug-induced than II, but overall much less impressive.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:45 pm

I definitely found the first one harder. There are just a lot more options at hand in part 2 and the levels seem more balanced.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:25 am

Ghegs wrote:
8 1/2 wrote:For the uber shiki fan: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8x- ... 0-pyf.html
Meh, Fumiko. Sure she's kinda nice-looking and all, but she's hard to use in the game. Gimme a figure of Kim dual-wielding those swords of his and I'll buy one in a heartbeat.

For some reasons (male figure won't sell in Japan...

) the Japanese only like to release female figures. Kim's figure might only show up when all female characters' figures have been release.

Slim chance.

professor ganson wrote:I saw this at Play-Asia the other day and had the thought: "Wow, I thought I was hardcore for getting the GCN version with the cat even though I already have the XS Games version. I'm definitely not hardcore enough to spend $50 or so on that figure."

The Fumiko figure selling at Play-Asia is a Rasin Cast figure, not the same material used for the bonus figure. People familar with scale figure modeling would know that, rasin would hold more details and its production cost would much higher. If the figure is in 1/6 scale, not 1/8, it would be a great deal.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 7:24 am

The figurine looks fine. I can see why Fumiko is an interesting character to make a figurine of, but she's incredibly hard to use in the game. I only ever would buy a figurine of a character I like playing the game with and I doubt that there are really many Fumiko fans out there.

Now, where's my Niigi figurine?

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:34 am

SAM wrote:For some reasons (male figure won't sell in Japan... ) the Japanese only like to release female figures. Kim's figure might only show up when all female characters' figures have been release. Slim chance.

Oh, there have been some very fine male figures released. Berserk's Gatts, for example, has received many of them. Kenshin too. Of course they are the main stars of their respective franchises, but still.

But yeah, I'm not holding my breath for a Kim figure.