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==Reception and legacy==

Suikoden II would earn a 30/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. Overseas, reactions were also generally positive. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would give the game a 7/10, ''Gamespot'' a 7.6, and both ''Game Informer'' and ''IGN'' would score the game at 9/10.

Suikoden II would earn a 30/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. ''Dengeki PlayStation'' were even more approving of the game, giving it an 80, 90, 90, and 95 for an average score of 88.75. Overseas, reactions were also generally positive. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would give the game a 7/10, ''Gamespot'' a 7.6, and both ''Game Informer'' and ''IGN'' would score the game at 9/10.

Positive comments centered around the size of the game's cast, the increase in graphical fidelity, as well as the reduction in loading times from [[Suikoden|its predecessor]]. The variety of gameplay and optional mini-games were also praised highly, as well as the quality of the game's plot and story. Criticism was usually directed at the game's sprite-based graphics, the perceived blandness of its environments, and a sloppy translation. Suikoden II's similarity in all respects to its predecessor was both cited as a positive and a negative from various review outlets.

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 ==Reception and legacy==
-Suikoden II would earn a 30/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. Overseas, reactions were also generally positive. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would give the game a 7/10, ''Gamespot'' a 7.6, and both ''Game Informer'' and ''IGN'' would score the game at 9/10.
+Suikoden II would earn a 30/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. ''Dengeki PlayStation'' were even more approving of the game, giving it an 80, 90, 90, and 95 for an average score of 88.75. Overseas, reactions were also generally positive. ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would give the game a 7/10, ''Gamespot'' a 7.6, and both ''Game Informer'' and ''IGN'' would score the game at 9/10.
 Positive comments centered around the size of the game's cast, the increase in graphical fidelity, as well as the reduction in loading times from [[Suikoden|its predecessor]]. The variety of gameplay and optional mini-games were also praised highly, as well as the quality of the game's plot and story. Criticism was usually directed at the game's sprite-based graphics, the perceived blandness of its environments, and a sloppy translation. Suikoden II's similarity in all respects to its predecessor was both cited as a positive and a negative from various review outlets.