CAL II

~ CAL II ~

Birdy Soft / NEC Avenue

Super CD-ROM

1993

CAL II is essentially a string of scenes depicting fairly cute (if strange) anime girls in weird (but rarely thrilling) situations. That may not sound so bad, but be warned that this is one of those comics that actually have Game Overs, and you can be plugging away at a particular scene for a good ten minutes before abruptly hitting a wall and being forced to start the sequence all over again. Interestingly, the soundtrack features work by Tenpei Sato (of Emerald Dragon fame) and theme music by T's, though it has little impact for the most part. The most "memorable" tune might well be the poor end-credits song.

Be careful not to get lost while exploring CAL II's vast overworld.

You'll encounter many mythological/fictional characters during your travels. That green-haired dope is supposed to be Poseidon, while the chick is a rather undead-looking representation of Shakespeare's Juliet.

Most of your time will be spent getting to know odd females and either lending them a hand...

...or fending for your life.

This minotaur is pretty lame, but only by first touching a woman's breast can you hope to defeat him.

Just keep saying "NO" during the final "challenge."