Pico Sim Date 2
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Pico's gotten himself into another wacky love dilemma... - Newgrounds Description
Pico Sim Date 2 (v.1.5) is a point-and-click Flash game co-created by Moosh and Acromatik and released on May 1, 2007. It is the second entry in the Pico Sim Date series and acts as the direct sequel to Pico Sim Date and a submission for Pico Day. This time, Pico has to save the kidnapped Nene from the psychotic Cyclops, through dating four girls who have information on his whereabouts.
Plot
The game starts where the first game left off: outside the school dance, Pico is admiring Nene's beauty as she stares off into the starry night sky. They talk to each other about how they met and how they now love each other. Suddenly, Moosh (the creator of the game) then comes out and starts talking about how he should have drawn a special "reward" for finishing the first game, but explains that he didn't do so since he couldn't really draw it back then.
We then cut to see an angry and frustrated Cyclops in a dark room, complaining about how Pico beat him in front of Nene. He then yells about finding his razors and how he needs to cut himself, until a mysterious voice then calls out to Cyclops, who now thinks that he's just going crazy. The voice then scolds him for letting Pico turn him into an "emo", and then tells him to calm down since he has an item that will help him exact his revenge. He gives Cyclops a charm, who then questions him on how to use it. The mysterious voice replies, "I unno... I think the Instruction Manual is attached on the back", which Cyclops reads. He then smiles maniacally and exclaims on how he can get revenge.
Pico goes to pick up Nene the next day to find that her house is completely trashed, as if someone robbed her. He then worries about her as he sees that she's not there. Darnell appears and takes him to the HQ, where Commander Tim Fulp (a "distant relative" of Tom Fulp) informs Pico that Cyclops has used a charm to get Nene and four other girls to hate him. He tells him to befriend those girls for means of information to find Cyclops and Nene.
The four girls Pico has to date are:
- Sabrina, the "weird" girl hanging around the dark corner...
- Mia, the "cool" girl found at the bar...
- Kate, the "smart" girl found in the library, and...
- Erika, the "jock" girl that can be found in the gym.
Ending
After dating all the girls, click on the forest in the bottom right corner. Click on the shed and enter down the hallway. Pico will find Cyclops there and engage in battle with him. After he defeats him, nothing happens until a screen pops up that shows another message from Moosh; it says "I didn't have time to finish the ending". This has angered many fans, as many were anticipating a satisfying conclusion, but the rewards were given according to the difficulty that the game was played on. The Nene ending is just one of many possible endings, as the player can also click on one of the other 4 girls to marry them (at the cost of at least 1,000 heart points) but Pico must still fight the corresponding boss to receive said rewards.
Helpful Tips
- Put all of your skill points into your intelligence. The first time you work, you should get a promotion. Keep on working until you hit $100, then go do the private tutoring at the school until all of your money is depleted. Then go work to get money, and repeat. This should go on for 25 days, or until you hit the highest promotion. If you do this, it will be easier to gain money to buy the required flashes for dates and clothing for girls. Then go do some exercise, so you get stronger to fend yourself from enemies. Charm isn't very important, since the most expensive clothing is an automatic introduction and relationship boost.
- The correct choices will increase charm and intelligence by 400+ points and strength by 200+ points, and are as follows:
- Janitor - Borrow the money, hand out coffees randomly, tell the supervisor, it's a girl, talk him out of it, beat him up.
- Errand Boy - Don't care, leave it as it is, search the A-wing, mall parking lot, original Boston cream donuts.
- Supplies Manager - Deliver as ordered, accept the challenge, let Vinh cover you, recount perfectly, let it slide.
- Cubicle Hand - Play it, tomorrow at lunch, take matters into own fists, do it by hand, make presentation meaningful.
- Management Assistant - Shout, album with zebras riding people, setup tournament, Dylan, second boat.
- Business Supervisor - The fastest way, old school, fire them, get prize money, no reason.
- Trophy Employee: Simply explain, east Indian restaurant, 4th hole, ask her.
- Vice President - Go along, refuse to answer, sit tight, tell them off, he's bluffing.
- CEO - Dave Chan, Nice Negotiator.
- Big Boss - Cheryl, give him a chance, Cheryl's idea, special game offer, no.
- Save every time you do something important or when you wake up. It's a smart thing to do in case if something bad happens or after something amazing happens. Saving constantly helps, since you have to make decisions as a worker that can damage or improve your skills and money.
- If you're in a rush, buy the correct flashes ahead of time before meeting the girl. That way, when you meet her and learn her name, you have something to give her to up the relationship faster.
- Heal very often when fighting Cyclops. Many players are defeated by him because they forget to heal.
Reception
Pico Sim Date 2 received positive reception upon its release. Players gave special attention to the improved graphics and gameplay; many praised the game for being just as good, if not better, than the original Pico Sim Date. On Newgrounds, it was featured on the site's front page, and had earned the Daily 3rd Place award. The game currently holds 2.8 million views and an average review score of 4.45/5.00.
Additionally, Pico Sim Date 2 is featured in the Pico Day 2007 & Dating Sim collections.
Trivia
- Originally, an ending cutscene was planned to be made at one point. However, due to approaching deadlines, it was cut from the final game.
- In the dialogue boxes, Cyclops' name is misspelled as "Cyclos".
- The battle theme, "Course of Evil || Megaman 2", is a remix of the track "Wily Fortress 1" from Mega Man 2.