:Dual Orb II
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{nihongo foot|Dual Orb II|デュアルオーブ2|Duaruōbu Tsu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a role-playing video game released in 1994 for the Super Famicom by I'MAX.{{cite web |title=デュアルオーブII (SFC)の関連情報 {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/17741/ |website=Famitsu |access-date=7 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=デュアルオーブ２攻略トップ |url=http://relas.g2.xrea.com/dual2/du2_top.htm |language=Japanese| website=relas.g2.xrea.com |access-date=7 August 2024}}{{cite book |title=Dual Orb 2 Manual |date=1994 |publisher=I'MAX |url=https://archive.org/details/dual-orb-2-manual-scan-jp-sfc-snes/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024| language=Japanese}}{{cite web |title=デュアルオーブ2【SFC】ほぼスーファミ最高峰RPGレビュー評価 |url=https://www.may15-rpg.com/entry/dualorb2_sfc/ |website=May15のゲーム屋 |access-date=8 August 2024 |language=ja |date=25 March 2021}} It is the sequel of Dual Orb: Seireiju Densetsu.
It was the first game Hiroyuki Kotani, known for the Patapon series, was involved in.{{cite magazine |title=Patapon |language=English |location=United Kingdom |work=Edge |date=September 2017 |page=121 |issue=309 |url=https://archive.org/details/Edge_Gaming/Edge%20Gaming%20Magazine%20309/page/121/mode/1up?q=%22dual+orb+ii%22&view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024 |via=Archive.org}}
Reception and legacy
Game Fēngjǐngxiàn and SNES Central complimented the graphics in the game.{{cite magazine |title=圣灵珠传说II |issue=95-5 |language=Chinese |location=China |work=Game Fēngjǐngxiàn |date=1995 |page=79 |url=https://archive.org/details/gamesoftware-magazine-1994-2001/1995%E5%B9%B401%E6%9C%88-12%E6%9C%88/%E7%94%B5%E5%AD%90%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F%E8%BD%AF%E4%BB%B6%E7%AC%AC10%E6%9C%9F%201995.05/page/79/mode/1up?q=%22%E5%9C%A3%E7%81%B5%E7%8F%A0%E4%BC%A0%E8%AF%B4%22&view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024 |via=Archive.org}}{{cite web |title=SNES Central: Dual Orb II |url=https://snescentral.com/review.php?id=0865&num=0&fancy=yes&article=review |website=SNES Central |access-date=7 August 2024}} Game Rant and FanByte recommended the game in articles about Japan-exclusive releases.{{cite web |last1=Jurkovich |first1=Tristan |title=8 SNES Franchises That Ended In One Generation |url=https://gamerant.com/one-generation-snes-franchises/ |website=Game Rant |access-date=8 August 2024 |language=en |date=8 September 2022}}
Months after its release, the game was sold in American stores as an import title.{{cite magazine |title=Die Hard|language=English |location=United States |work=Gamefan |date=March 1995 |issue=3-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_03/page/n115/mode/1up?q=%22dual+orb+2&view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024 |via=Archive.org}} Fan translations have been created for it in English{{cite web |title=About Dual Orb 2|url=https://fantasyanime.com/legacy2/dualorb2_about.htm| website=FantasyAnime |access-date=7 August 2024}}{{cite magazine |title=Japanese ROM Translation |language=English |location=United Kingdom |work=Retro Gamer |date=June 2006 |issue=25 |url=https://archive.org/details/revistas-brasileiras-de-games-da-net/Retro%20Gamer%20-%20revistas/2006/Retro%20Gamer%20%E2%84%9625/page/102/mode/1up?q=%22dual+orb+2%22&view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024 |via=Archive.org}} and Polish.{{cite book |title=PSX Extreme |date=August 2006 |location=Poland |page=76 |edition=108 |url=https://archive.org/details/PSX_Extreme_108/page/n66/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=7 August 2024}}
It was added to the catalog of Project EGG, a licensed emulation platform, in December 2011.{{cite web |title=株式会社Ｄ４エンタープライズ » Blog Archive » 『プロジェクトEGG』にて 『デュアルオーブII（コンシューマー版）』『ガイアレス（メガドライブ版）』をリリース |url=https://www.d4e.co.jp/20111220/269 |website=www.d4e.co.jp |access-date=7 August 2024}}
Notes
{{notelist}}