


Depending on the time of the day and the player's actions, he or she may be presented one of three types of events: mandatory events, which occur automatically during certain points in the game's plot line temporary events, which occur during certain periods of time only if specific conditions are met or after school events, which occur at the end of each school day. These segments illustrate the events that occur during Takaaki's commute to school, during school, after school, and after he returns home at the end of each day. The game divides each school day of the storyline into four segments. To Heart 2 follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction. A gallery of the viewed CGs and played background music is available on the game's title screen. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Takaaki is talking to, appearing over background artwork. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. To Heart 2 is a romance "novel-type adventure game" in which the player assumes the role of Takaaki Kouno, who begins his second year of high school after reuniting with a childhood friend. Four manga series, fifteen sets of manga anthologies, three Internet radio shows, two drama CDs, and six novel adaptations based on To Heart 2 have also been produced.Īverage dialogue and narrative in To Heart 2 depicting the main character Takaaki talking to Manaka.
To heart 2 dx plus series#
There have been six anime adaptations of To Heart 2: an anime television adaptation produced by OLM's Team Iguchi, which was first broadcast in Japan between Octoand Januand five original video animation series produced by Aquaplus and Chaos Project. It has since received several spin-off titles, including a sequel entitled To Heart 2 Another Days, which was released on Februfor Windows, and has also made transitions to other media. Its original PlayStation 2 release sold more than 82,000 copies in its first week of release in Japan, and it was voted as the third best bishōjo game by the readers of Dengeki G's Magazine in 2007. The game was positively received in both sales and popularity. Its story centers on the male protagonist Takaaki Kouno, and focuses on the appeal of the female main characters. The gameplay in To Heart 2 follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction based on the player's decisions. This deviated from the release history of the game's predecessor, To Heart, which was originally released with adult content prior to receiving versions with such content removed.
To heart 2 dx plus portable#
It was first released for the PlayStation 2 on Decemas an all-ages title, and was followed by an adult version playable on Microsoft Windows and subsequent all-ages versions for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. To Heart 2 (stylized as ToHeart2) is a Japanese romance visual novel developed by Leaf and published by Aquaplus.
