Line #8 VideoGame/NeonGenesisEvangelion2


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2	''Neon Genesis Evangelion 2'', a.k.a. ''Shinseiki Evangelion 2: Evangelions'', is a AdventureGame[=/=]RolePlayingGame hybrid from 2003 for the Platform/PlayStation2 developed by Alfa System and published by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]], based on the hit anime series ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. An UpdatedRerelease for Platform/PlayStationPortable, featuring additional story content was released in 2006. While ostensibly a sequel to the previous ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' game from 1999 for the Platform/Nintendo64, the two games do not share any gameplay elements. The game was exclusively released in Japan.
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4	While on the whole an Adventure Game, which allows the allows the player to play through different "Scenarios", where they follow several central characters through several different versions of the plot of the series, the game also has RPGElements, as well as some DatingSim, RaisingSim, and even VisualNovel elements.
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6	Most notable about the game is the so-called "Classified Information", which was hyped as a major selling point for the game prior to its release. In practise, the "Classified Information" is a compendium of facts about the universe of ''Evangelion'', which is gradually unlocked during play, and expands quite a bit on the lore of the franchise, especially in many places where the TV series remained silent on the matter. In addition, as the different scenarios shifts to different characters, their perspectives are examined to a much greater detail than in the show, which also fills out some details about lore and character motivations that the show left unstated.
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8	The later part is has caused some controversy in fan circles, as it raises the question of how involved ''Evangelion''[='s=] creator, Creator/HideakiAnno, was with the development of the game, and how true to the show's canon the Classified Information should be seen as despite some of the Classified Information being accepted by Studio Gainax as “canon”. According to all official sources, Anno was interviewed "extensively" by the developers and consulted on the game, and the developers also insist that, lore-wise, everything stated in the game should be accurate to Anno's instructions. Anno himself has remained vague on the matter, merely saying that all the information need to understand the story is included within the show, and no additional material is needed.
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10	!!Tropes:
11	* AndIMustScream: The visions people suffer from as they're reduced to LCL are hellish and under SEELE's plans they'll be left in this state forever while the villains deify themselves.
12	* BigBad: Keel Lorenz, as in the show, is the seldom seen villain but nevertheless Gendō's boss and the one overseeing the [[AssimilationPlot Human Instrumentality Plan]] to [[GodhoodSeeker make himself a god]].
13	* DatingSim: The game has some elements of this.
14	* ADayInTheLimelight: Several scenarios puts the player in the shoes of some of the show's less explored characters, such as Asuka, Shinji, and Rei's classmates, as well as the three BridgeBunnies.
15	* DirtyOldMan: One of the most infamous scenes from the game is a comedic substory, wherein Fuyutsuki convinces Shinji to dress up as his mother, Yui, much to Shinji's discomfort, and takes pictures of him, when he finds that [[WholesomeCrossdresser Shinji really does resemble his mother quite a bit]]. It undeniably paints Fuyutsuki as [[AdaptationalJerkass quite a bit more of a pervert than in the show]].
16	* DoingInTheWizard: Downplayed. The Classified Information does this to different degrees quite a few concepts which the TV series left more ambiguous in nature, as it traces the supernatural events and artefacts of the show back to the hyper-advanced scientific works of SufficientlyAdvancedAlien {{Precursors}} (the show at most just vaguely alluded to some sort of {{Ultraterrestrials}} being at work). Most notably, it is clarified that the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls are not some kind of divine prophecy, but rather some sort of instruction manual on how the different Seeds of Life work.
17	* DownerEnding: Depending on the results the player gets it's possible for SEELE to complete Instrumentality as per their designs, leaving everyone else powerless for them to rule over as gods.
18	* DragonWithAnAgenda: As usual Gendō works under SEELE but only so far as their goals align and he betrays them as soon as he gets the chance to begin his own Impact scenario.
19	* EasterEgg: The Classified Information includes data about a mysterious spaceship found underwater in the Ogasawara islands. This is a reference to Gainax's previous success ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'', where the heroes escaped the final battle in a spaceship they later scuttled in that very place. In fact, ''Nadia'' and ''Evangelion'' were originally conceived as taking place in the same continuity before Gainax found they could not secure the rights to the former.
20	* GayOption: The player is given the option to further Kaworu and Shinji’s relationship in a romantic way. Should the player pick the right options, the player will even have the option to kiss Kaworu as Shinji (other options are embrace or hold hands). Shinji can also confess his love to Kaworu.
21	* LighterAndSofter: Quite a few of the game's more heavy WhatIf scenarios are notably much more light-hearted and sillier than the show they are based on.
22	** "The person who watched the spring" is essentially a romantic high school comedy starring [[BetaCouple Hikari and Toji]].
23	** "Yet untouched by the hand of Humankind" is a short story about Pen Pen trying to convince Misato to buy him a RobotDog so he has a pet of his own to take care of.
24	* RelationshipValues: Characters can come to love, like or dislike the player depending on their dialogue choices.
25	* RetCanon: Interestingly, the game is primarily based on the anime TV series, but it also borrows a few elements from Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's official manga adaptation of ''Evangelion'', but tweaks them to better fit in with the anime.
26	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Due to the games RelationshipValues system, the player is given the option to be a dick to the characters for little to no reason whatsoever.
27	* WhatIf: Quite a few of the game's scenarios are this in nature, some of them even taking place in what can be classified as outright {{Alternate Continuit\|y}}ies. Most notably are:
28	** "Broken Wings": A scenario where Kaworu regains his memories of being Adam, decides to takes his children out away from Earth (including the EVA Units), effectively ending SEELE's plans for Third Impact and the war between Lilith and Adam's progeny.
29	** "Prudence of the heart": ADayInTheLimelight scenario for Toji, which ends in a climax where he fights the Mass Produced Eva Series.

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