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Magical Drop II was first released for the Neo Geo arcade system (MVS) in Japan by Data East on March 21, 1996, and later in North America by SNK in May.
Magical Drop II was first re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console on May 25, 2010, in Japan, then in North America on November 29, and later in Europe on December 3.
In Japan, Game Machine magazine listed Magical Drop II as the fifth most popular arcade game for the last two weeks of April 1996.
An unreleased English localization of the Super Famicom version was added to the Nintendo Classics service in 2021.
Writing for Nintendo Life, Kurt Kalata reviewed the previously unreleased Super Nintendo localization on the Nintendo Classics service, regarding it to be an "excellent" conversion of the Neo Geo original but felt that it is made redundant by the follow-up Magical Drop III.
An unreleased English localization of the Super Famicom version was added to the Nintendo Classics service in 2021.
Writing for Nintendo Life, Kurt Kalata reviewed the previously unreleased Super Nintendo localization on the Nintendo Classics service, regarding it to be an "excellent" conversion of the Neo Geo original but felt that it is made redundant by the follow-up Magical Drop III.
Saturn Fans two critics reviewed the Saturn version, finding it to be more of an action title than a puzzle one, citing its fast-pacing and difficult but addictive approach.
Thomas also reviewed the Virtual Console re-release and felt that the home version "betrays its arcade origins", citing the minimal presentation, very few options, and difficulty.
Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the Neo Geo version seventh in popularity in its July 1996 issue.
Thomas also reviewed the Virtual Console re-release and felt that the home version "betrays its arcade origins", citing the minimal presentation, very few options, and difficulty.
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