''Adventures of Lolo 2'' is a

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released in 1990 by

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for the

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. It is the seventh installment of the Japanese '' Eggerland'' video game series. It was the fourth game released in European countries and the second one released in the United States and Canada,www.freewebs.com: The Eggerland Series
but was never released in Japan. Like its American predecessor, it is a collection of puzzles from ''Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu'' and ''Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi'', plus some puzzles from the Japanese ''Adventures of Lolo''. The American game also re-used cut-scenes and graphics from the Japanese one. The Japan-exclusive ''Adventures of Lolo'', on the other hand, is a different game, consisting entirely of original puzzles. It was released for the

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and is the sixth installment in the ''Eggerland'' series. The Japanese ''Adventures of Lolo'' was released on the

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in Japan on June 5, 2007. It was later released in Japan on the

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on April 9, 2014, on the

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's Virtual Console on September 3 the same year and via the

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service on December 12, 2018. The American ''Adventures of Lolo 2'' was released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2008 for North America on January 21, and in

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s on February 1.

Gameplay

Gameplay is virtually identical to the previous ''

Adventures of Lolo ''Adventures of Lolo'' is a puzzle video game released in 1989 by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a compilation of puzzles from ''Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu'' and ''Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi''. It is the f ...

'' (US), since both are compilations of puzzles from ''Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu'' and ''Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi''. Some of the monster graphics were drawn differently, mainly Gol, Rocky, Skull, Medusa, and Don Medusa. Other differences include new puzzles and greater difficulty. The game features a total of 50 different puzzle rooms; the player faces King Egger at the end. Also featured are four hidden Pro puzzle rooms, which are available for players who want to try very challenging rooms. The Japan-only ''Adventures of Lolo'' has mostly different and more difficult levels compared to the North American and European collection.

Notes

References

External links

Info on HAL Laboratory's website
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Eggerland Project
- complete information on the ''Eggerland'' series as well as custom-made ''Eggerland'' games.

- an English article about the ''Eggerland'' series and all its games. {{DEFAULTSORT:Adventures Of Lolo 2 1990 video games Nintendo Entertainment System games HAL Laboratory games Puzzle video games Video game sequels Video games developed in Japan Virtual Console games for Wii Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games for Wii U Single-player video games Nintendo Classics games