Clockwork Knight 2

On December 15, 1995, Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro, a compilation featuring both Clockwork Knight titles and additional content was released in Japan. This version was used as the basis for the American release of the game, which was released on February 17, 1996, although with the first game inaccessible. Many critics deemed the sequel a dramatic improvement over its predecessor, citing improved replay value and pacing.

• Developer — Sega (Team Aquila) • Publisher — Sega • Director — Tomoyuki Ito • Producer — Noriyoshi Oba Yoji Ishii Makoto Oshitani • Composer — Hirofumi Murasaki • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Sega Saturn

Clockwork Knight 2 immediately picks up on the cliffhanger left by Clockwork Knight. Chelsea is safe and sound, but will not wake up. As the toys not under the spell ponder just what to do, Chelsea is suddenly kidnapped again. Thus, Pepper again sets out to rescue her.

Clockwork Knight 2 uses identical gameplay to that of its predecessor, right down to using all the same items and having four rooms with two levels each, plus a final boss. There are some minor additions: • Four playing cards are scattered around each level. Spinning all four cards gives players a Gold Key; collecting all 32 cards in the game yields a secret code. • There are some forced scrolling levels in which Pepper rides on the back of his steed Barobaro. Attacking is done not with Pepper's key in these levels, but by firing Barobaro's head at enemies. • Once in each room, in a hidden location, there is the "Le Bon race", a race against Ginger's servant Le Bon, in which Pepper is rewarded with a gold key after a win (can only win one time in each of the locations, but can repeat it an unrestricted number of times if he didn't win it). In the last area, Clock Tower, instead of the Le Bon race (that always happened on stage 1 on the other locations), there is a pursuit to Prunchau in stage 2, in which Pepper is rewarded, if he didn't lose sight of him, with a giant key that gives him the maximum number of gears (5), and remains with it even after losing lives. • In the US release of the game, an additional game mode called "Bosses Galore" lets the player control either Pepper or Ginger (who is far more agile and has a faster attack) in fighting all the bosses of both Clockwork Knight games one after the other. Clearing this mode with the "MASTER" rank unlocks a bonus movie titled "The Birth of Pepperouchau" that displays early concept art and test footage, and a code that can be entered on the Bosses Galore main screen to access seven secret mini games.

A spin-off with the working title of Clockwork Knight: Pengin War / Clockwork Knight Puzzle was announced in the mid-90s, but never saw an official release. A reboot titled Knight N' Knight was announced in 2003 for the GameCube, but was never released.