Neon Genesis Evangelion: the Iron Maiden 2ndWP (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン鋼鉄のガールフレンド 2nd, Shin Seiki Evangelion: Kōtetsu no Girlfriend 2nd?) is a GAINAX-produced adventure anime-style video game. It is the followup to Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden, but has an unrelated plot and does not feature its original character Mana Kirishima. 2nd is set in the alternate universe seen in episode 26 of the show; the player controls Shinji Ikari as he navigates his home, school, and social life in a now-peaceful "Tokyo-3".
Each character from the original Evangelion makes an appearance but some of their circumstances and personalities have radically changed. Misato Katsuragi is now a popular homeroom teacher, and Ritsuko Akagi is the school nurse (however, these two still have their posts at NERV from the original storyline). Asuka Langley Soryu is Shinji's childhood friend and neighbor, Kaworu Nagisa is an enigmatic playboy type who has known Shinji for years, and Rei Ayanami is a hyperactive transfer student.
The game is available in Japanese for PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac OS and PlayStation Portable. There are also multiple fan-translations in different languages; the Windows version has been translated into English, Russian and Italian, while the PlayStation Portable version also has an English translation.[1]
Gameplay[]
The game functions as a visual novel-style "additional episode". The artwork was done by a new team, but the voices were provided by the same seiyū from the original series cast. The game also has dating sim elements and includes three "dateable" characters: Rei, Asuka, and Kaworu, although Kaworu is eliminated as an option at one point during gameplay, not featuring an ending route. Instead, the player is forced to choose between Rei or Asuka. Reward CG for each character can be uncovered and collected in a CG gallery accessible from the game's main menu.
In spite of its "Alternate Universe" billing, elements of the original Evangelion make appearances: plugsuits, mentions of Gendo Ikari's research in creating an artificial human being, Ritsuko's past feelings for Gendo and visual and verbal references to Angels and Evangelions.
The game was released for Mac OS, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.
Characters[]
- Shinji Ikari
- Rei Ayanami
- Asuka Langley Sohryu
- Kaworu Nagisa
- Tōji Suzuhara
- Kensuke Aida
- Hikari Horaki
- Misato Katsuragi
- Ritsuko Akagi
- Ryoji Kaji
- Gendo Ikari
- Yui Ikari
- Kōzō Fuyutsuki
- Makoto Hyuga
- Maya Ibuki
- Shigeru Aoba
- Pen Pen
- Old Teacher
- Mr. Tokunaga
- Roboshinji
Overview[]
Windows[]
- Compatible OS: WINDOWS 98/Me/2000/XP
- CPU: Pentium-V600MHZ or higher (Pentium-V1GHZ or higher recommended)
- Graphic: 800 x 600 or more, full color
- Memory: 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended)
- HDD: 950MB or more (1.3GB or more recommended)
- DirectX6.1 or higher
- Others: CD-ROM drive, mouse, PCM sound board * A sound card capable of playing 22.1khz 16bit stereo is required for audio playback.
- Genre: Romance Adventure Game
- Price: 9,240 yen (tax included)[2]
Macintosh[]
- Compatible OS: MacOS 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, X(10.1, 10.2) Compatible with G5 and MacOS 10.3
- Memory: 256MB or more
- HDD: 1.3GB or more
- Genre: Romance Adventure Game
- Price: 10,290 yen (tax included)
- Development/Release/Publisher: Spinnaker Co., Ltd.
Reception[]
The game sold 17,421 copies the week of its release.[3]
Gallery[]
Click here to view the gallery
Trivia[]
- The cover of the Macintosh version (2003) was illustrated by Kazuya Tsurumaki.[4]
Books[]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: the Iron Maiden 2nd Kanzen Kaitai Hakusho (2003)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: the Iron Maiden 2nd Official Visual Book (2005)[5]
Manga[]
- Main article: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days
A manga by Fumino Hayashi, following roughly the same storyline as the game, was serialized in the Monthly Asuka in November 2003 and is available in volumes from the same publisher. It was announced that the manga would be released in English in the magazine Newtype USA under a new title: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days. It made its debut in the August 2005 issue of Newtype USA. It was later collected into graphic novel format, the entirety of which were released before and after the cancellation of Newtype USA.
Anthology[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ The Visual Novel Database's page on the game.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070219115113/http://www.gainax.co.jp/soft/koutetsu2/index.html
- ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/2005/01/28/120,1106908199,35876,0,0.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070219222645/http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/eva/backnum2003.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070219115113/http://www.gainax.co.jp/soft/koutetsu2/index.html