The Shrine

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>I played the first Klonoa and liked it a lot, and the sequel is basically the same as the first only very much improved. At first glance it looks like a cutesy Crash Bandicoot rip-off, but it's really so much more. The appearance of the game itself is beautiful. It's linear style of movement makes it seem like it's not really using PS2's capabilities at first, until you realize that what looks like the background is actually the rest of the stage that you'll reach later on. The stages are huge, complex, and look absolutely amazing as well. It's a good buy if you liked the first Klonoa, and if not it's worth at least a rental.

btw, this is the first time i've visited gamethought in a couple months...that's pretty sad</div>