Rune Factory 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) [Paperback]

BradyGames (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2008 | Series: Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)

A Fantasy World of Survival and Exploration!

You awake to find yourself in a new land with no memory or who you are. With the aid of friends you must try to discover your purpose and begin a new life. In order to make your way in Alvarna, you will need to befriend your neighbors, build and develop a farm, grow crops, train monsters, and enhance your skills in order to explore the land and discover its secrets.

 

Comprehensive Walkthrough!

Learn how to live off of the land - farm, ranch, and fight effectively to earn money and resources that will help you in your quest.

 

Dungeon Maps!

Detailed maps that show dungeon fields, enemy spawn points, places to fish, and boss locations.

 

Items, Equipment, and Recipes!

Discover all of the best food, crops, weapons, and tools for your adventuring needs.

 

Special Events!

A complete guide for festival days, events, character likes and dislikes, locations, and requests.

 

  

Platform: Nintendo DS

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: BradyGames (October 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744010667
• ISBN-13: 978-0744010664
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #930,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very inadequate, November 28, 2008

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Rose M. J. (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rune Factory 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

Without a doubt, the worst strategy guide I've ever had. And I've been a gamer for many years. Here's the problems:

1. I've found so much incorrect information that I've lost count.

2. Badly written - several sections don't even introduce what the section is about, so the reader is left to try and figure it out for themselves. In some sections, the writer seems to have A.D.D. - mid-paragraph the topic will change and go off on a tangent.

3. The guide is most remarkable in the information that has been left out. There is not even a good explanation of the differences between the two stages of the game - and given that I'm still in the first stage, I have no clue what I should be preparing for.

4. The guide badly needs a comprehensive monster guide. All it has is a partial list of some of the monsters that can help on the farm, and even this has incorrect information. It also looks as though there is forgotten information, because some monsters have pictures, and some don't.

The guide has some good points, and they are:

1. The requests guide - concise and informative, even if some information is incorrect.

2. The chapter on getting through the first day is great. With any Harvest Moon game, getting the layout of the town is the most difficult when you have such a short time to figure it out. By the time I finished the chapter on the first day, I had a good understanding of where everything is.

3. I haven't got to the second stage of the game yet, but it looks as though the classes section might be useful.

I would somewhat recommend this guide, despite the numerous problems, because some of the sections are good. But be aware that this guide is far from being the only source you'll need - you'll need to get on the internet too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really Worth it. You can do without., December 4, 2008

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E. Rod (Hammond, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rune Factory 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

Agree with Rose M.J. review. The first Rune Factory Book had a better walk through and provided better tips. Had I seen a preview, I would not have purchased. Since, I found better tips from forums players on www.gamespot.com

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, April 23, 2009

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Carly (JENSEN BEACH, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rune Factory 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

This book is sooo lacking. It's missing many of the people's likes and dislikes, and worst of all, it's missing a good monster guide.

The whole reason I wanted this guide was so that I did not have to run around spending hours trying to figure out what monster drops what in order to make the items I needed/wanted. Not to mention the wasted time, effort, and feed used to figure out what monsters are best to take with me into the caves...

I gave it two stars only because this guide is at least helpful for figuring out where the characters will be at certain times during the day, as well as being pretty good at explaining how to beat the quests. However, a monster guide is much more important than either of those things.