Princess
Maker 2
The obvious most known
game out of the collection, it also started as a DOS/V game, and was picked
up by a company that translated and put out a beta at some point, but never
fully released the game to the US/Canada/English market (unfortunately).
The premise is you are a hero to the land, and have to raise a child bestowed
upon you from the gods as your own from ages 10-18. The default name
for your daughter is Olive Oyl (As found as a trick in PM2, and later
confirmed by Princess Maker 3), and you can find out more about it from
the main page :)
Princess Maker:
Legend of Another World
This is a SuperFamicom
(Super Nintendo, basically) version of the game released in Japan several
years ago. It plays very similar to Princess Maker 2, and throws
off the whole idea of a Trilogy out of gear, considering this is between
2 and 3. It's a lot of fun, and the graphics are average.
Princess
Maker 3: Faery Tales Come True
This game is the most recent
out of the 'Raising a daughter' series. Your daughter, a Faery turned
Human, needs to be raised and such. Unlike the first two games, there
are many other factors in this one into how your daughters disposition
will be. Everything from the job you have, to what classes you give
her. There are more details about this on my Princess Maker 3 page.
Available now for the Playstation, Windows 95, and Sega Saturn. Those
versions are in Japanese. Other language versions are Korean, Chinese,
and I believe a French version is in the works.
Princess Maker: Go! Go! Princess
Not having played this game, I can
only go on what the pictures give me the impression of. From what
it is, there is an option to choose either of the 4 daughters from the
games I mentioned above, and it is an RPG of sorts.
Princess
Maker: Pocket Daisakusen (Big Strategy)
A Princess Maker Puzzle
game! It's for Playstation (Japan), and you have a choice of playing
either Maria, Olive, or Lisa. It seems you play against characters
(either Rivals or Gods, or whatever) from the 3 different games.
It's your typical puzzle game based off of a bunch of games just to make
more money type of scenerio. Release Date mentioned 7/30/98 so it
should be available from your local import store.
Princess Maker Works
Not really a game, but.... it's a
Screen Saver collection of the 4 title games, and from what I could read,
comes out in two different volumes for Windows 95. Japanese again,
but hey... if you're dedicated, you're dedicated. This is currently
in the works, no release date mentioned.
Princess Maker Q
This is the most currently
release in the Princess Maker collection. These are times that I
wish I could just go to Japan and buy software so I have honestly NO idea
how it plays or any of that information. So far, it's listed as being
on IBM/MAC. Price is 5,800 Yen. So for about 55-60 bucks you
could probably get this baby. It's just a matter of finding the darn
thing...
Princess Maker 4
Egad, an actual Princess Maker 4? Well, this baby isn't even released
yet! How about that for up to date information! The rumor is
that it's intended for Dreamcast (Maybe PC as well..). It may be
a completely different and new game, or it just might be a remake of Q?
Who really knows. I hope to find out more about this game later.
Slotted for a July 2000 release date. Keep an eye out for this one.