It's totally addictive with mind-blowing intensity.ĬOMBINATIONS, CHAIN REATIONS, EXPLOSIONS!Ĭombine a wild assortment of flares and other special FX to create explosive chain reactions! Then replay your aerial spectacular and vary the camera angle, weather conditions and more!Ī combination of unique gameplay and advanced graphics, mixed with stunning lighting and explosive visual effects.Ĭityscapes and amusement parks to the outer reaches of deep space. But once you get the hang of it, it gets faster, tougher and more fantastics than you could ever imagine!Ī fast and furious puzzle game taken to all new heights! Combines action, shooting, strategy and puzzle gameplay. Watch an explosive display of brilliant pyrotechnics that you control. The game continues until the first player detonates a set number of flares.Ĭatch and detonate fireworks in this unusual puzzle game for PS2Ĭreate combinations and chain reactions by timing your explosionsįeatures an assortment of backgrounds, from amusement parks to cityscapes to outer spaceĬatch 'em. As a player battles for flares, he can use various power-ups to increase his share of the screen (thereby shrinking his opponent's side) or rotate his half of the screen to steal the other player's flares and items. Skilled players will be able to unlock a few extra options once they complete the regular game, including a Master Chain mode.Ī two-player mode allows for head-to-head competition on a vertical split-screen.
You can also store your best rounds on a memory card and show your fireworks displays off to your friends. Upon successfully completing a level, you can watch a replay using various camera angles and add different lighting and weather effects.
Collecting enough "star" power-ups releases a "Starmine" flare - a sort of bonus round, rapid-fire succession of flares. With a limited amount of energy, players stay alive by detonating as many flares as possible, and by grabbing various power-ups as they appear onscreen. The bigger the chain, the higher your score.Įach level has a predetermined length and a set course, scrolling through cities, outer space, and unknown territories. Using the analog stick to point from flare to flare, a player must link three or more similar flares and set them off in a chain of fireworks explosions. In a manner similar to Missile Command, the goal is to select and detonate matched groups of flares. However, many found fault with the length and replay value of its single-player experience when compared to contemporary titles in the puzzle genre.This fireworks-based puzzle title is notable for being the only title available from Sony on the PlayStation 2's launch date. The game received a mostly above-average critical response with reviewers generally praising its visual presentation, core gameplay, and multiplayer. Finally, the game was digitally re-released on Sony's newer consoles via the PlayStation Network outside of Japan beginning in 2015. Fantavision was then remade for Japanese mobile phones starting in 2003. An updated version with this mode titled Futari no Fantavision was released in Japan in 2002. It was released the same day as the console in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand later that year with an added two-player mode.
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The graphics emphasize the PS2's ability to show particle effects.įantavision was released in Japan on March 9, 2000, a few days after the PS2 itself. After successfully pitching the project to Sony, Fantavision was supervised by the company's first-party development head Shuhei Yoshida and was completed by a small team in a short time frame. The game was initially conceived by director Katsuyuki Kanetaka, inspired by the fireworks shows he witnessed in his youth. Fantavision was created during Sony's transition from its original PlayStation (PS1) to its next generation console.
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