Magical Starsign
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| Developer(s) | Brownie Brown |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) |  June 22, 2006 October 23, 2006 February 9, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer (Up to Six on Local Wireless) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Media | Cartridge |
Magical Starsign (Magical Vacation: 5-tsu no Hoshi ga Narabu toki in Japan) is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance video game, Magical Vacation. It was released for the Nintendo DS on October 23, 2006, and it is not known if the original Magical Vacation will be released in any country outside of Japan.
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[edit] Plot
The game begins with a student in the Will-o'-Wisp Academy, a school of magic, which is located on the planet Kovomaka. The main character's teacher, Miss Madeline, has to leave to take care of some business involving a former student on a different planet, but when she doesn't return, her current students get worried, and go into space to look for her. Unfortunately, the ships they use to get into space crash on different planets, and the main character has to find your other classmates, as well as their teacher.
[edit] Characters
[edit] The Students
- The Main Hero / Heroine
- The player can choose to be either a boy or a girl, and whether he or she specializes in light magic or dark magic. Regardless of which of the two are picked, the main character is considered the leader of the group and the one who holds the students together.
- Lassi / Jasmine (ジャズミン?)
- A scatter-brained rabbitmorph girl who specializes in wind magic. In the hero story of the game, it is strongly hinted she has a huge crush on the hero, saying whenever she's lost, he's the one who finds her, and she happily wouldn't have it any other way. She joins you on Erd.
- Mokka / Café au Lait (カフェオレ Kafeore?)
- A robot that was found in a curiosity shop by Principal Biscotti. He was put back together and made a student at Will-o'-Wisp academy. Mokka specializes in earth magic and takes a logical view of everything. If playing the heroine story, on Razen, he professes his love for the heroine. He joins you on Cassia.
- Chai (チャイ Chai?)
- A salamandermorph who specializes in wood magic. Surprisingly, he is the only one of his kind who can actually perform magic. He joins you on Puffoon.
- Pico / Pomodoro (ポモドロ?)
- A hot-blooded youth who strives to be rich and declares Sorbet as his girlfriend. Pico specializes in fire magic and is considered the hardhead of the classmates.Pico has failed in school before. He joins you on Gren.
- Sorbet / Sugar (シュガー Shugā?)
- The most serious and hardworking of the group, Sorbet specializes in water magic. She has frequent mood changes, becoming furious for no apparent reason. She comes from a poor family that struggles to pay her tuition at Will-o'-Wisp academy. She joins you on Razen.
[edit] Faculty
Miss Madeline: Though often tardy and a bit on the klutzy side, she is considered an extremely powerful magician. Miss Madeline is the six students' beloved teacher and her disappearance is what drives them to find her.
Principal Biscotti: The head of Will-o'-Wisp academy. It is rumored Biscotti has learned the secrets to immortality.
[edit] Villains
Master Kale: An enigmatic wizard whose face is completely concealed aside from his left eye. Kale controls both the Space Police and the Pirates of Cassia from behind the scenes. He is secretly gathering magicians for some unknown reason. The only known fact about him was he was once a quiet and shy student of Miss Madeline's.
Master Chard: Kale's flamboyant, martial-arts expert of a right hand man. Chard is the captain of the Cassia pirates and wears a sea urchin mask to conceal his face. Chard takes a Ginyu Force type prep before each battle. He uses Darkness magic. His speeches can be compared to that of Fawful from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Biek Fowler: A large chicken-type alien who is the combat instructor of the Space Police, under the control of Master Kale. He is very cruel and does not think twice about sacrificing lives or using insane criminals as perfect soldiers. Purported to be one of the best magic duellists in the universe.
[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay involves both screens, with the player using the touch screen for character control and interaction, while the top screen is being used to display maps and general information such as character status. Attack power during battles is influenced by the position of certain planets. All characters in the game are related to a planet. When a character's planet is positioned correctly, the character's magic attack power will be boosted. Players can also boost their attack power by tapping their character when the circle of symbols disapers around you them during a battle. The battle system is turn-based, and by tapping the touch-screen at the correct time, it is possible to do more damage, or take less damage when attacked.
[edit] Multiplayer
Multiplayer in Magical Starsign can be done with up to six players, each needing their own game. Each player can take one of their characters into a dungeon with the other players, where they must work together to defeat monsters, while at the same time race to collect treasure from randomly appearing chests. Points are awarded for damage done and treasure collected, and the player with the most points at the end wins. Any experience points gained, collected treasure, etc. is taken back to the main game. Players can find other players using tag mode.
[edit] Localization
Many character and location names were changed in the localization from the original Japanese to English. For example, the planet Puffoon was originally named "Cotton" in the Japanese version of the game. These are the planets in the order you see them; Erd, Cassia, Puffoon, Gren, Razen, Nova, Shadra
