La-Mulana 2

La-Mulana 2 is a 2D action platformer about exploring ruins, solving puzzles and fighting powerful enemies. You play as Lumisa Kosugi, daughter of the previous game's hero, who travels to the ruins of Eg-Lana to investigate the recent appearance of monsters from within. Eg-Lana is the “other” La-Mulana, a vast underground ruin said to be the cradle of human civilization.

Explore Eg-Lana

The ruins span multiple field maps and a gigantic cave system divided into varied zones. You choose which areas to explore and in what order. There is no tutorial or sidekick to guide you: you uncover the ruins' secrets by deciphering cryptic inscriptions on monuments and stone tablets, and interpreting messages and clues in your surroundings. Changes in backgrounds, mysterious sounds, enemy strength and traps can all reveal subtle differences.

As you venture deeper, you solve riddles and puzzles built into the ruins and fight huge monsters called Guardians, along with other enemies. The game includes seven main weapons, over ten sub-weapons, over 60 items to aid exploration and over 20 apps for Lumisa's Mobile Super X3 tablet. A reference book covers over 200 monsters and other characters. The game is expected to take newcomers to the series around 20 to 30 hours to complete, and its non-linear structure offers replayability.

The Kosugi family

Lumisa is 21 and a fourth-generation Japanese woman making her archaeological debut. She accepts Elder Xelpud's request to search the ruins. Her family history is uncertain: some say she is Lemeza's wife's daughter from a previous marriage, while others believe she is Professor Shawn's illegitimate child. What is clear is that she is a Kosugi.

Lemeza Kosugi, 36, is the protagonist of the previous game. His exploits in La-Mulana are known worldwide, but he was also responsible for the ruins' destruction and has gone into hiding. He still loves exploring and secretly goes spelunking. Shawn Kosugi, 67, returned to a hermetic life after revealing the “Treasure of All Life” he brought back from La-Mulana. Though technically retired after completing his research on the “Cradle of All Civilization,” he is gradually drawn back to archaeology.

Other characters

Elder Xelpud's age is unknown. After La-Mulana's collapse ended his life as a 7th Child, he began running the “La-Mulana Ruins Tourist Spot” in search of a new purpose. He has since become wealthy and lives luxuriously. Mulbruk is 3,024 years old, though she looks—or hopes to look—about 24. Since leaving the ruins, she has lived aboveground while pretending to be a normal young woman, used her historical knowledge to become a treasure hunter and developed a fashionable style.