Before I begin.. sorry I sent 2 posts to the ML by mistake for the
sample Sakura Taisen 2 post.... ;_;

 ...anyway, I've opened my packet, and checked the disk... it didn't
seem to have much data in that sucker...;_;... (I was afraid of this...
;_;)

 ...anyway, I've turned onmy Sega Saturn (that's been collecting dust...
;_;) and tried it out............... Ohhhh!!!!!! Uuuuooooooooo!!!!!!!
Waaaaa!!!!!!!! Hieeee!!!!!!!..... The sample opening was good, as I had
guessed.... ^_^

 here are some spoliers....

 [SPOLIER----SAKURA TAISEN 2]
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 ......first of all, the song.... (the opening song, which we all know),
the "geki! teikoku Kagekidan" is still alive! Hurray!... They used the
same BMG (instrunmental), but DIFFERENT LYRICS (words) for the song...
I've listened to one of them (since they've only got one of it in this
sample disk... ;_;)... it's got more "modern instruments" in the
Opening, and the BGM (withint the game) as well...
 For example, electronic guitar is included, drums are added opn in the
instruments for the opening... the "kayou kyoku" idea still exsists, but
I'd rate this as more "bit modern" then last time... (not a HUGE change,
but maybe a minor (?) change...?)
 ...the opening screen... the song reminded me of Dargon Quest's BMG for
the "castles"... -_-; (not that I hate it... but maybe only Japanese
fans would "understand" to appreciate it -_-;
 Anyway, here are the words (SOME OF IT) of the Opening song, so that
you guys can practice for Karaoke (LOL)...it's probably incomplete,
since I'm just typing this from what I hear and remember...; (I should
type this out in Japanese... much easier to read and understand ^_^;;;)

 Yume (?) sae mo-, Chigire tobi, Itetsuku teito ni
 Ai no Hero (?) Dakitome- te-, Odorideru Senshi tachi-
 Inochi sae-, Koutetsu ni-, Chikai au Otome-
 A- ku wo kirisute- te, Seigi wo shimesu no da-
 *** hashire Kousoku no teikoku kagekidan-
 *** Unare Kousoku no-, Teikoku Kagekidan-
 ***Unare Shougeki no- (yo- ?) Teikoku kagekidan-
 (repeat ***)
 
 ....Characters; 2 new characters... (reffer to my old post, or go to
some other person's homepage with the info...

 Robots: (reffer to old post) ...newly noticed fetures are; Kouran's
weapon... (?)... it's based on mahjong... hehehehehe... I bet they will
have mahjong for Kouran's mini-game... (I wish... ^_^;;;)

 Combat: (sysetm: reffer to old post)
 Combat graphic: It's good... better, and improved... Especially, what
seems to be the "Hitsatsu" (super move) has addapted the 3-D combat game
idea, of having the "drag-on effect" of the equipment... (example:
bushido blade... the sword, you can see rth "light" after the movment of
the sowrd... same as in Sakura taisen 2
  Another point is the combat screen..... It displays the character...
but it's MUCH NICER that way... (especially compared to last time...)
And the letters are bigger, so easier to read ^_^;;;

 Opening movie, etc.: Despite the fact Saturn does not have MPEG player
built in, Red Company has done a GREAT JOB (like last time) in faking
it... as far as I can see, it's as good as it gets without an MPEG built
in the system. ^_^;

 Character design: Unfortunately, I haven't got hold of the FULL STAFF
rolls... so I can't compare it to the last staff members... ;_; But from
the looks of it so far, the pictures seems to be affected (some what) by
the currently out Sakura taisen OVA... 
 I like the combat uniforms.. (in the magazines, it looked OK, but once
I see it on the TV screen, it looks nicer ^_^
 The characters winks (one eye) as well (back in Sakura taisen, the
character's eyes blinked, but never winked... this time, it winks
^_^.... or so, it looks...)
 ...and Iris looks older... (just a bit...)... ^_^ (looks older then the
pictures in the magazine... when she's on my TV sceen ^_^;)
 Soretta looks... kind of younger then I expected...

 New Characters: the voice actress.... For Leni (sp?), the seiyuu seems
fine... but for orihime (Soretta (sp?))....... she reminds me (very
much) of Tenchi Muyo's Aeka (well, it's the same voice actress...
-_-;)... maybe I shouldn't have watched too much tenchi Muyo... ;_;

ADV part: It appears to have a more 3-D style map... (well, it's
basically similar to the first game... but "looks" a bit nicer ^_^
 The Teigeki looks new (a bit different) too ^_^ Both inside and
outside... (of course... they re-built the building ^_-)

 ...that's it for now... can't wait till the actual game coes out... (It
looks REALLY good... looks better on my TV screen then those game
magazine... (lower resolution, and small pictures in those magazines...
-_-;)

					kenji Shimizu