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Summary

Dungeon Explorer II feels like a natural extension of the original, keeping the top‑down, Gauntlet‑style hack‑and‑slash while the CD format lets the developers pack in a lot more levels and variety. You pick from eight fantasy archetypes, each with its own magic palette and stats, and as you progress you can promote them into upgraded classes that feel fresh without breaking the core feel.

Lives are shared across the party, and when they run out the game ends—unless you gamble with the Grim Reaper in a quirky minigame to earn extra chances. The title also supports up to five players simultaneously, and a simple password system lets you pick up where you left off.

The soundtrack, composed by Yoshio Tsuru of Compozilla, shines especially on the TurboDuo’s CD‑audio, while Working Designs supplied the English voice work. Because it arrived near the end of the TurboGrafx‑CD’s life, copies are now collector’s items that can fetch well over $100.

Critics praised the graphics, audio, and especially the multiplayer chaos, cementing Dungeon Explorer II as a standout in the era’s action‑RPG lineup.

Storyline

Set a century after the alien king Natas was defeated in the original Dungeon Explorer, Dungeon Explorer II follows eight heroes on a new quest in Oddesia. The evil magician Fades, a loyal follower of Natas, has stolen the Ora stone from King Earl II and used it to resurrect the fallen ruler, plunging the realm toward ruin. At the same time, Princess Miriam of Solis has been taken hostage by the monster Mynos the Man‑Bull while traveling through Ardeen. The party must recover the Ora stone, stop Fades and his dark plans, and free Miriam before Oddesia is destroyed.