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Platform
SNES
Genres
Role-Playing
Release date
August 11, 1995

Summary

Brandish 2: The Planet Buster, often just called Brandish 2, builds on the original’s blend of action and role‑playing. The game drops you into rotating dungeons where you control Ares, a sword‑wielding hero who can leap forward to close gaps or smash through doors and other scenery for extra damage. Combat unfolds in real time, letting you swing, cast spells, and juggle enemies while the environment itself shifts around you. Puzzles appear sparingly, usually requiring a well‑timed jump or a clever use of the environment to progress. When it first hit the PC‑98 in ’93 and later the Super Famicom in ’95, it offered both a “normal” and a tougher “expert” mode, and fan translations released in 2009 and 2017 finally opened the experience up to non‑Japanese speakers.

Storyline

Brandish 2 – The Planet Buster continues the tale begun in the original Brandish, picking up three years after the evil demonic king was vanquished in his sunken underground realm. You play as Ares, a young warrior who wields the magical sword known as the Planet Buster. While crossing a desert, Ares is seized by the warlock Karl, who covets the hidden powers of the sword. Karl confiscates the Planet Buster, throws Ares into a massive underground prison, and leaves him alive in hopes of extracting information. Your primary objective is to guide Ares out of the peril‑filled prison and reclaim his mighty weapon.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single