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Clockwork Knight 2
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Clockwork Knight 2, known as Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Daibouken Gekan (クロックワークナイト ペパルーチョの福袋フクブクロ) in Japan, is a side-scrolling platformer video game released for the Sega Saturn in 1995. It is the sequel to Clockwork Knight, a launch title for the Sega Saturn that also was released in that year.

Clockwork Knight 2 builds on the offerings of the original game (it is often labeled as "Part 2", symbolising the fact they are essentially two halves of the same game). Both share much of the graphics and music and have identical gameplay, however the original Clockwork Knight is often considered to be the lesser game, mostly due to the fact it was rushed to become a launch title. Clockwork Knight 2 had a much healthier development cycle, allowing for much improved graphics and levels set on Pepperouchau's steed, Barobaro.

This and the first Clockwork Knight game were later released as a value pack on one single disc known as Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro. The US version of Clockwork Knight 2 is based on this version with Part 1 removed.

There was a second sequel, Clockwork Knight: Pengin War, which never made it past the beta stage. Another possible sequel, titled Knight 'n Knight and scheduled to appear on the GameCube as an RPG, was never released.

Story

The game focuses on Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III ("Pepper" for short). He is the lovable (but clumsy) toy soldier (one of many in the house) that is owned by the members of the household. He is fiercely in love with the Clockwork Fairy Princess, Chelsea, whose voice wakes up the toys of the house, every night at midnight on the dot. However, his aforementioned clumsiness can sometimes make him something of a laughing stock, especially when compared to his friendly rival Ginger, who is also after Chelsea's heart.

However, as fate would have it, Chelsea was stolen away in the previous game by an unknown force, which had also hypnotised some of the lesser toys into fierce minions on a mission to stop anyone from rescuing her. Naturally, if there's no voice to wake them up anymore then the toys will never live again, so Pepper and Ginger head off to find Chelsea before it's too late.

The last game had a happy ending as they had found Chelsea, but there was one major unresolved problem; Chelsea was safe and sound, but wouldn't wake up! As the toys not under the spell ponder just what to do, some toys that are mind-controlled kidnap her once again and fly off into another room for the household. Ginger and Pepper quickly come up with the plan: Ginger will deal with the TV (the final boss of the last game), still somewhat active from its fight with Pepper, while Pepper himself continues on his quest to find Chelsea. Thus, the game begins again...

Characters

Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III ("Pepper") - the main protagonist and sole playable character in the main game. He's brave, he's dashing, but he's also quite clumsy. At the end of the game not only does he save Chelsea but also finds his missing grandfather and marries Chelsea too.

Barobaro - Pepper's nearsighted but ever-faithful donkey-for-a-steed. Apparently he consists of a wine bottle on a wheeled basket. Pepper rides on his back in a few stages of the game. He also has a crush on Soltia...

Prunchau - Pepper's valet and close buddy, this top is also very consciencious of Pepper and sometimes treats him like a little boy. He leads the way in one segment of a level, and gives suggestions in the Soltian Roulette.

Sir Ginger - Pepper's chief rival and something of a showoff, but works with him in saving Chelsea. At the end of the game he discovers from Pepper's grandfather that Chelsea is really his sister and that his key can wake her up again. He is also playable in the "Bosses Galore" mode as well as Part 2 via a cheat code.

Silver - Ginger's steed. A horse-shaped clothesbrush, he's quite snobby in thinking he's the perfect horse for the perfect warrior.

Le Bon - Ginger's valet. This bouncy ball will sometimes race Pepper in-game; succeeding gets you a Gold Key, while failing gets you a measly Imperial Crown. Like Prunchau, he also gives suggestions in the Soltian Roulette.

Sir Oneon de Pepperouchau - Pepper's father. He's a bit overly dramatic; he thinks, for whatever reason, that his family has forsaken him.

Sir Garluch de Pepperouchau - Pepper's highly-respected, if somewhat misguided, grandfather. It turns out he too was under the dark spell like the other lesser toys too. Pepper saves him at the end of the game after defeating the dragon boss along with Chelsea and tells his grandson that Ginger is really Chelsea's brother that only he can save her with his key.

Pa Zur - Ginger's lord and mentor. All the toys think that the sliding puzzle is a wise old mystic.

Soltia - A hot-tempered perfume bottle who loves music, cards, and games of chance. She even has a big crush on Pepper himself, considering Chelsea to be a rival for his affection. She hosts the Soltian Roulette mini-game that occurs between worlds, also giving suggestions to players like Prunchau and Le Bon do.

Clockwork Princess Chelsea - This young, beautiful doll's voice has the power to wake all the toys every night at midnight. Both Pepper and Ginger compete for her heart. It is her kidnapping that sets both this and the prior game off. At the end its discovered that she and Ginger are brother and sister. She is awaken by her brother's key and then she marries Pepper.

Gameplay

The game acts as the second half of the original Clockwork Knight. The US version is based off of Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro which features additional modes not seen in other versions. There also exists hidden, additional modes and features as well.

Part 2

Effectively, this game is a side-scrolling platformer, much in the vein of the Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. However, unlike the aforementioned titles, the game has full 3D graphics, and doesn't just sit on that fact with numerous segments taking Pepper all over the back- and foregrounds, the paths sometimes having full 90° turns, and fully-polygonal bosses to fight (most of the in-game objects are pre-rendered sprites, much like Donkey Kong Country).

Pepper doesn't go head-bopping like many other video game stars do, but rather attacks them with his key. A quick tap of the button (usually B) will thrust it out horizontally at any would-be enemies. He cannot do this vertically. Likewise, repeatedly tapping the button over and over will cause him to twist the key around and around. This makes it a bit more powerful (e.g.: an enemy could be knocked out temporarily with a simple jab, but running into the key when twisting it will instantly take it out with a satisfying pop and lots of... confetti...). In addition to all this, he can also pick up unconscious enemies or even the various speckled eggs that've been scattered here and there, and toss them at things (in this case, yes, vertical attacks are possible).

The goal is simple: just get to the end of the stage alive and well, before time or your hit points (typically three, though Gold Keys can increase that maximum) run out. Unfortunately there aren't any checkpoints to aid players here, so finishing a level has to be done in one go. To mix up the fun, Clockwork Knight 2 has various things that its predecessor lacks. For instance, there are 32 cards scattered around the game, four per level. Collecting all four cards in a level gives players a Gold Key; collecting all 32 gives them a secret code. Beyond that, the levels are fairly large, with numerous areas to check out and get the treasures out of, so exploration is anything but unadvised.

There are also some horseback levels to keep things somewhat fresh. These are also 2D in nature, but in them Pepper is continuously going to the right on the back of his steed Barobaro. If one wants to collect something, then they'd have to be fairly quick about it as there would be no going backwards outside of Pepper committing suicide quickly to revive back at the beginning of the stage.

Then come the boss levels. Every third level, Pepper must face off against a large, fully-polygonal enemy in a one-on-one battle. Each of these have a weakness to them that must be exploited, which is easier said than done at times. For instance, the first boss is a rockin', floating snake made up of wooden blocks and spiked balls with a microphone on the tip of its tail that doubles as its weak spot. It weaves around the tower Pepper is on, stopping to pose with the microphone up to its mouth every now and then. Most of the boss fights share this uniqueness to them, ranging from said snake to a piece of paper that morphs into various animals to an entire toy castle that's watched too many Transformers TV shows.

Ultimately the main game is only 13 levels long, so it's not terribly long (which is good, as the game doesn't save your progress in the main game). That 13 levels hosts four different rooms with two normal levels and a boss each, plus a final boss that can only be fought when playing it on Normal or Hard; if you tried Training out first, the game ends at the level just before, and you don't get to see the ending.

  • European versions are missing the following options.

Play as Ginger

A cheat code which was discovered in 2012 revealed that Ginger is also a playable character through the game's story mode. By pressing Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right L R L R on the mode select screen, a chime will sound. Starting Part 2 will then start the game as Ginger. However a number of elements in the game, such as HUD, text and certain levels will still feature Pepper. This cheat code also works in the compilation Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro

Bosses Galore

This mode lets you play as either Pepper or Ginger in fighting all the bosses of Part 1 and Part 2, in order. Essentially this mode is little more than a score attack, but doing well in it could tell you a code to enter a top-secret mini-game stash (the progress of which the game DOES keep track of, thankfully), or even a secret movie.

Mini Games

Hidden in Bosses Galore are several simple mini games. By pressing Up Up Right Right Down Down Left Left X Y Z a chime will sound and the text "MINIGAME" will appear on screen. Selecting start on the menu will bring you to a list of the following mini games.

  • Forks!
  • Jump 1!
  • Cannon 1
  • Swim!!
  • Jump 2!
  • Cannon 2
  • Horsey

The Movies!

This mode showcases all the movies from Part 1 and Part 2. There is an option to view all the cutscenes at once as well as the Salsa de Pepperouchau that served as the Clockwork Knight 2 demo's intro sequence and the Cast of Characters video.

Items

Items are scattered through the levels. They're often found inside eggs, enemies, scenery or out in the open.

Imperial Crowns - Essentially bottle-caps with pictures of crowns on them, these are used in the Soltian Roulette mini-game or to determine whether you get a continue or not.

Pocket Watches - Scattered around almost as much as Imperial Crowns, these give you either one or five seconds on your timer.

Keys - These wind-up keys will refill your health. They come in three colors; Bronze Keys refill a whopping one hit point, Silver Keys refill all your health points, and Gold Keys refill all your hit points while adding a new one to your maximum (this works twice per life, giving you up to five hit points total), unless you already are at full health with five hit points, in which case it just gives you an extra life.

Helmets - In a word, "lives". Blue Helmets are 1UPs, while Red Helmets are 3UPs (and much rarer, too).

Invincible - As it implies, this makes Pepper invincible for a short time.

Rooms

There are four rooms in the game consisting of three levels each, with a final boss level at the very end.

Kids' Room

This is something of a playroom; tons and tons of colorful toys around, with large towers made of blocks and some race car tracks to ride Barobaro on. The boss is a large snake made up of various wooden blocks.

Study Room

This is much jazzier than the prior room, not only in music but in tone as well. Things are much darker as you go about the candlelit desktops, opening and closing books and launching toy rockets at enemies in the background that you'd otherwise be facing later on. The boss is a page from a book that likes to impersonate animals.

Bath Room

Moving back into bright areas for a while, most of this level is situated on or around the bath tub, with a few exceptions (such as one point where Pepper goes all the way up to the ceiling on the various plants hanging from it). Watch out for the hot water, it can really sting... The boss is a giant, soap-throwing toy octopus.

Clock Tower

Gears, pipes and oily platforms abound up here, as the search for Chelsea nears its close. You can change the direction of how some things turn, but that may not always be beneficial... Plus, it being a tower, there's an awful lot of long drops to worry about. The boss is a large castle that transforms into a cruel beast.

Final Boss

This is the very end of the game - a final one-on-one battle with what appears to be the perpetrator over just who gets Chelsea...

Soltian Roulette

After finishing the boss level of a room (save Clock Tower or the final boss), you can play this mini-game with Soltia, Prunchau and Le Bon. Essentially you bet your Imperial Crowns on the likelihood of your getting something from a roulette of various things (ranging from more Imperial Crowns, 1UPs, 3UPs, to clown faces, which gain you squat). After betting 5, 10 or 15 Imperial Crowns, the roulette boxes will reveal the contents (the amount of everything varies depending on how much you bet) then go for a quick spin, after which you choose which box you think has what you want. If you get something you can keep it, or spin again for a double-or-nothing round (this can be done four times, with the amount of doubles going down by one each time). It's certainly not a bad idea to play this, as the later levels can be pretty tricky.

Production Credits

Executive Producer: Mamoru Shigeta
Producers: Noriyoshi Oba, Yoji Ishii, Makoto Oshitani
Director: Tomoyuki Ito
Sound Director/Music Composer: Hirofumi Murasaki
Main Character Artists: Toshiyuki Mukaiyama, Ryichiro Kutsuzawa
System Programmer/Main Character Programmer: Yoshio Fukushima
Background Programmer/Visual Effect Programmer: Akira Ohe
Front Stage Artists: Namie Manabe, Takehiko Miura, Yoshihito Takahashi
Background Artists: Shiro Kinemura, Masahiro Sanpei, Osamu Ogata, Yumiko Miyabe
Visual Coordination: Katsuhisa Sato
Map Condstrction: Hiroshi Ohba
Enemy Programmers/Trap Programmers: Takashi Amami, Toshihiro Aumazaki (Hitachi Microsoftware System. Inc.)
Boss Enemy Programmers/Trap Programmers: Shinya Tsukizaki, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Tetsu Katano
World Map & Goal Programmer: Hiroshi Momota
Opening Programmer/Ending Programmer: Yoshio Inoue
Bonus Game Programmer: Yuichi Matsuoka
Boss Enemy Designer: Yusuke Yoshida
Opening Artist/Ending Artist: Norihiro Nishiyama
Graphical Supervisor: Mayayuki Hasegawa
Sound Effects: Seirou Okamoto, Katsuyoshi Nita
Sound Programmers: Kazuya Fujishima, Naomi Yamamoto, Kenichiro Okuma
Sega Sound Libary: In Vision
Recording Studio: Sega Digital Studio
Recording Producer: Tatsutoshi Narita
Recording Director: Fumitaka Shibata
Recording Engineer: Naoyuki Machida
Product Manager: Tomoaki Ogawa, Kazuhiro Hanaya
Promotion: Tadashi Takezaki
Special Thanks: Toru Sasaki, Tsutomu Kataoka, Asami Sasaki, Shinji Kawahira, Yosuke Okunari, Tomoko Hasegawa
Produced & Published By: Sega Enterprises. Ltd.

Opening Theme (Salsa de Pepperouchau -Fiesta de los Amigos-)

Vocals By: Misumi Kosaka, Tomoko Tsuyama
Words By: Reiko Waters
Music By: Hirofumi Murasaki
Arranged By: Tomoko Tsuyama
Manipulated By: Nobuo Ito

Title Theme (Pretty Please Boogie)

Vocals By: Misumi Kosaka, Tomoko Tsuyama
Words By: Reiko Waters
Music By: Hirofumi Murasaki
Arranged By: Tomoko Tsuyama
Manipulated By: Nobuo Ito

Credits Theme (A Lullaby)

Vocals By: Misumi Kosaka
Words By: Reiko Waters
Music By: Hirofumi Murasaki
Arranged By: Tomoko Tsuyama
Manipulated By: Nobuo Ito

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №49, p172
89 №168, p44/45
92 №45, p28/29 (international) №48, p84/85
83
80 №2, p145
76 №36, p58/59/60/61
96 №59, p94/95/96/97
53 №72
82 №50, p48/49
88 №1, p60/61
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR) NTSC
68
[1]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
92
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
88
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[6]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[7]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
97
[8]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
79
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[10]
Gamers (DE) PAL
73
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[12]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
75
[13]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
88
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
92
[15]
Joypad (FR)
92
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
83
[17]
Maximum (UK)
75
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
83
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
76
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
73
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Player One (FR)
96
[24]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[25]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
86
[26]
Sega News (CZ)
94
[27]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
53
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
82
[29]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
85
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
88
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
75
[33]
Strana Igr (RU)
73
[34]
Todo Sega (ES)
87
[35]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
58
[36]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
60
[37]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
70
[38]
Última Generación (ES)
79
[39]
Video Games (DE) PAL
68
[40]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[41]
Sega Saturn
 78
Based on
41 reviews

Clockwork Knight 2

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  1. ↑ CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 94
  2. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 136
  3. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-13), page 44
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 34
  6. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-08-04" (JP; 1995-07-21), page 1
  7. ↑ Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  8. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  9. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 64
  10. ↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 78
  11. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 50
  12. ↑ Game Informer, "March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 48
  13. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 120
  15. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 28
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 84
  17. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 64
  18. ↑ Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 145
  19. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 80
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-18), page 82
  21. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 58
  22. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 92
  23. ↑ Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 172
  24. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 94
  25. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 October" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 64
  26. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 65
  27. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 23
  28. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 45
  29. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 48
  30. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  31. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 60
  32. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 165
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
  34. ↑ Strana Igr, "May/Iyun 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 131
  35. ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 48
  36. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 17
  37. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 86
  38. ↑ Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 72
  39. ↑ Última Generación, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 82
  40. ↑ Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 94
  41. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 62
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