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((Short description|1997 video game))
((Infobox video game
| title = Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams
| image = Cotton 2 - Magical Night Dreams arcade flyer.jpg
| developer = [[Success (company)|Success]]
| publisher = [[Tecmo]]<br>Success (Saturn)
| producer = Takato Yoshinari
| designer = Masahiro Fukuda
| programmer = Masaru Hatsuyama
| artist = Hitoshi Nishimura<br />Liu Xiangdong<br />Toshihisa Katsuki
| composer = Kenichi Hirata
| series = ''[[Cotton (series)|Cotton]]''
| platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Sega Saturn]]
| released = '''Arcade'''((vgrelease|JP|November 1997)) '''Sega Saturn'''((vgrelease|JP|4 December 1997)) ''
| genre = [[Scrolling shooter]]
| modes = ((flatlist|
*[[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
*[[Cooperative video game|Co-op]]))
| arcade system = [[ST-V]]
))

((nihongo foot|'''''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'''''|コットン2: マジカルナイトドリームス|''Kotton 2: Majikaru Naito Dorīmusu''||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha)) is a 1997 [[scrolling shooter]] [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[video game]] developed by [[Success (company)|Success]] and published by [[Tecmo]].<ref name="G199">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=紹介 - コットン２|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=199|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=August 15, 1997|pages=208–211|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="G200">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=紹介 - コットン２|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=200|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=August 30, 1997|pages=234–237|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="G201">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=紹介 - コットン２|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=201|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=September 30, 1997|pages=210–217|lang=ja))</ref> The fourth installment in the ''[[Cotton (series)|Cotton]]'' franchise, it is the arcade sequel to ''[[Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams]]''. In the game, players assume the role of either the titular young witch or her rival Appli who, alongside their companions Silk and Needle, sets out on a quest to defeat several monsters and retrieve the missing "Bluewater Willow" candy to Pumpkin Kingdom. Its [[gameplay]] is similar to the first game, consisting of shooting mixed with [[Fighting game|fighting]] and [[role-playing game]]-esque elements using a main three-button configuration. It ran on the [[ST-V]] hardware.

Headed by Takato Yoshinari, ''Cotton 2'' was developed by members at Success who previously worked on the original ''Cotton''. The game was later ported to [[Sega Saturn]]. In 1998, a remixed arcade edition titled '''''Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams''''' was released by Tecmo with additional characters, new gameplay and scoring systems, as well as altered stages and visuals. Both ''Cotton 2'' and ''Cotton Boomerang'' were met with positive reception from critics since their release on Saturn, most of which reviewed them as [[Parallel importing in video games|import title]]s, for being faithful conversions of the arcade originals.

== Gameplay ==
[[File:ARC Cotton 2 - Magical Night Dreams.png|thumb|left|Arcade version screenshot.]]
((see also|Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams#Gameplay))
''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'' is a scrolling shooter game similar to ''Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams'' where players assume the role of young witch Cotton or her rival Appil who alongside their companions, the fairy Silk and the hat Needle, travel across seven increasingly difficult stages through a magical dream-like world on a quest to defeat several monsters and retrieve the missing "Bluewater Willow" candy to Pumpkin Kingdom.<ref name="G202">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=攻略 - コットン2: コマンドショット & 投げ|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=202|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=October 15, 1997|page=206|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="G203">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=攻略 - コットン2: 1 面|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=203|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=October 30, 1997|pages=224–227|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="G204">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=攻略 - コットン2: 2 ～ 4 面|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=204|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=November 15, 1997|pages=244–247|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="G206">((cite magazine|last=Sasaoka|first=Jockey|title=攻略 - コットン2: 5 ～ 7 面 (LAST)|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=206|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=November 30, 1997|pages=348–251|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="C2B:MNDhg101">((cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cotton-2-cotton-boomerang/|title=Cotton 2 / Cotton Boomerang|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|date=December 18, 2016|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2021-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119172802/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cotton-2-cotton-boomerang/|url-status=live))</ref>

Like its predecessor, the players must blast various monsters and avoid being shot while collecting elemental crystal power-ups to enhance Cotton and Appli's firepower respectively in a similar manner as ''[[Soldier Blade]]'' to unleash powerful magic spells on enemies.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="SSMjp70">((cite magazine|title=Arcade Express Vol.3: Cotton 2|magazine=((ill|Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)|lt=Sega Saturn Magazine|ja|ゲーマガ#SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE))|issue=70|publisher=[[SoftBank Creative]]|date=October 3, 1997|pages=232–233|lang=ja))</ref><ref name="SSMjp73">((cite magazine|title=Sega Saturn Press!! - Coming Soon Soft: Cotton 2|magazine=((ill|Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)|lt=Sega Saturn Magazine|ja|ゲーマガ#SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE))|issue=73|publisher=[[SoftBank Creative]]|date=October 3, 1997|pages=144–145|lang=ja))</ref> The color of these crystals can be changed by shooting at them and they also determines the element of Cotton and Appli's primary shot but deploying these crystals for a magic spell decreases the firepower of each character.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="SSMjp70"/><ref name="SSMjp73"/> The game incorporates some role-playing game elements as with the original ''Cotton'', as players are able to level up their attack up to 5 levels, but excluded gameplay mechanics in the sequel are the charge attacks and fairy abilities.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="SSMjp73"/>

New to ''Cotton 2'' are the introduction of a lifebar for each character to sustain multiple enemy hits and fighting game elements, as players can perform "command" shots by executing a combination of directional and button-based commands to fire in multiple directions, as well as pick up enemies and their shots to throw them around to destroy other enemies by performing one of the "command" shots to seal them into an orb and pick trapped enemies to use them as shield.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="SSMjp70"/><ref name="SSMjp73"/> The orb behaves differently based on the currently equipped elemental magic, while keeping it on-screen and scoring chain combos is crucial to reach high-scores, as it grant points by turning into a bubble depending on the number of defeated enemies after falling off-screen or hitting a strong enemy.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="SSMjp70"/><ref name="SSMjp73"/> Players can also shoot the orb to reveal health items.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/>

== Development and release ==
''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'' was first released in Japanese arcades in November 1997 by Tecmo, running on the ST-V board.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101" /><ref name="SSMjp70" /><ref name="ATVGL:JaO1971-2005">((cite book |last=Akagi |first=Masumi |url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n31/mode/1up |title=サクセス (Success) |date=13 October 2006 |work=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) |publisher=((ill|Amusement News Agency|lt=Amusement News Agency|ja|アミューズメント通信社)) |isbn=978-4990251215 |edition=1st |pages=30 |language=ja))</ref><ref name=":0">((Cite book |last=Success |url=http://archive.org/details/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-special-editon-booklet |title=Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute - Special Edition Booklet |last2=City Connection |date=2021-09-30))</ref>

''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'' was created by members at Success who previously worked on ''Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams'', with Takato Yoshinari heading its development as producer.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff">((cite video game|title=Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams|developer=[[Success (company)|Success]]|publisher=[[Tecmo]]|date=1997|platform=[[Arcade game|Arcade]]|level=Staff))</ref> Both Masahiro Fukuda and Masaru Hatsuyama returned as chief designer and programmers respectively.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> Artists Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hitoshi Nishimura, Liu Xiangdong and Toshihisa Katsuki were responsible for character and monster designs, as well as backgrounds.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> The music was composed by Kenichi Hirata.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> Other companies such as Ken Production and Ishigaki Production also collaborated as production supporters.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" />

The idea for the game design of ''Cotton 2'' came about after the president of Success asked Masahiro Fukuda what he would like in a ''Cotton'' game, leading the development team to give the game a more action-focused design, with design elements that they all liked in video games at the time.<ref name=":0" /> In particular, the command shots and the throwing/catching system were inspired by Takashi Egawano's obsession with ''[[Virtua Fighter]].''<ref name=":0" /> [[Sol Divide]] was also an direct inspiration for the game.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> The choice to develop the arcade version on [[Sega]]'s ST-V hardware was because it felt like a natural progression from ''Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams'' running on Sega's [[System 16]] hardware, and to enable easy, arcade-perfect porting to the Sega Saturn.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> Masaru Hatsuyama's familiarity with the hardware was also a contributing factor to using Sega hardware.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> The decision to design the character of Appli Ki Pumpkin was made for the game's requirement to be played with a co-op aspect.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> When heard via word of mouth that Hideki Tamura, the character designer for Cotton, wanted the game's cutscenes to be manga-like, Masahiro Fukuda made a demo and it stuck later on.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> The backgrounds for the game were all large paintings, and were so large to the point where streaming had to be used to get it all in RAM.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> To import the backgrounds into the game, Liu Xiangdong scanned them all digitally, and edited them all with [[Adobe Photoshop|PhotoShop]] on a [[Mac (computer)|Mac]].<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> For the fifth stage of the game, where it references ''Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams'' via its stage layout and enemies, Kenichi Hirata made a melody for the stage based on that game soundtrack.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> However, he lost the source data he used for original game, so he had to recompose it all by ear, having to outsource some of it in the process.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> 

The game's location test in Sega's [[Akihabara]] arcades did mostly well, even having developers pretend to be players to show other players how to play the game.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" /> However, there were quite a few people that wanted to play it as a shooter due to the previous ''Cotton'' game, and dismissed the new command shots because of it.<ref name="C2:MNDstaff" />

=== Conversions ===
On December 4, 1997, ''Cotton 2'' received an arcade-perfect conversion for the Sega Saturn published by Success in Japan, featuring an exclusive "Saturn" mode and new control options.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101" /><ref name="SSMjp73" /><ref>((cite encyclopedia|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html|title=セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）- 1997年発売|encyclopedia=SEGA HARD Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Sega]]|date=2021|access-date=2021-01-20|lang=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230533/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live))</ref> Prior to launch, the Saturn version of ''Cotton 2'' was unveiled at the September 1997 [[Tokyo Game Show]] just days after the game was released in arcades.<ref name="SSMuk25">((cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Sega_Saturn_Magazine_Issue_25_1997-11_EMAP_Images_GB#page/n11/mode/1up|title=New Game Round-up: The Best of the Rest|magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]|issue=25|publisher=[[Emap International Limited]]|date=November 1997|page=12))</ref> On October 28, 1998, a ''Cotton 2''-themed desktop accessories collection titled ''Cotton 2 Tenkomori'' was published by Success for [[Windows 95]] and [[Windows 98]] computers.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/145004169|title=コットン2てんこもり (Windows)|website=Suruga-ya.jp|access-date=2021-01-21|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021017/https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/145004169|archive-date=2021-01-21|url-status=live))</ref>

A remixed arcade edition dubbed ''Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams'' was released in Japanese arcades by Tecmo in September 1998, running on the ST-V board as ''Cotton 2'' featuring additional characters, new gameplay and scoring systems, as well as altered stage layouts and visuals.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref name="ATVGL:JaO1971-2005"/> On October 8, 1998, ''Cotton Boomerang'' received a version for the Saturn published by Success in Japan, featuring an art gallery and the same new control options as the ''Cotton 2'' port on Saturn.<ref name="C2B:MNDhg101"/><ref>((cite encyclopedia|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee4.html|title=セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）- 1998・1999・2000年発売|encyclopedia=SEGA HARD Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Sega]]|date=2021|access-date=2021-01-20|lang=ja|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230605/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee4.html|url-status=live))</ref>

In September 2021, the Saturn versions of ''Cotton 2'' and ''Cotton Boomerang'' were included alongside ''Guardian Force'' (1998) as part of the ''Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute'' compilation for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Personal computer|PC]] and [[PlayStation 4]] with added features such as online rankings.<ref>((cite news|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-announced-for-ps4-switch|title=Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute announced for PS4, Switch|work=Gematsu|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424164108/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-announced-for-ps4-switch|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|author=Yasushima|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/567/G056757/20210702042/|title=「コットン ガーディアンフォース サターントリビュート」のプロモーション映像が公開。収録3タイトルのプレイ映像や新機能を紹介|work=[[4Gamer.net]]|publisher=Aetas Inc.|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=2021-07-02|language=ja|archive-date=2021-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702052307/https://www.4gamer.net/games/567/G056757/20210702042/|url-status=live))</ref> ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games later announced that the compilation would be launched in western regions under two editions, while ''Cotton 2'' was published worldwide by [[City Connection (company)|City Connection]] as a separate digital release from the compilation for PS4 and Switch on September 30, 2021, marking the game's first international appearance.<ref>((cite news|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-cotton-100-and-panorama-cotton-coming-west-in-2021|title=Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute, Cotton 100%, and Panorama Cotton coming west in 2021|work=Gematsu|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=2021-09-21))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/cotton-2-cotton-boomerang-and-guardian-force-for-ps4-switch-launch-september-30-worldwide|title=Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, and Guardian Force for PS4, Switch launch September 30 worldwide|work=Gematsu|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=2021-09-29))</ref> City Connection announced an incoming patch that addresses frame lag issues in the collection.<ref>((cite web|last=Lane|first=Gavin|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-is-getting-an-update-to-improve-input-delay|title=Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute Is Getting An Update To "Improve Input Delay" — They cottoned on|work=[[Nintendo Life]]|publisher=Nlife Media|date=December 30, 2021|access-date=2022-01-15))</ref> In 2022, City Connection revealed that the compilation will be ported to [[Personal computer|PC]].<ref>((cite web|last=Moyse|first=Chris|url=https://www.destructoid.com/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-pc-port-city-connection-trailer/|title=Cotton Sega Saturn classics will glide onto PC soon|work=[[Destructoid]]|publisher=[[Enthusiast Gaming]]|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=2022-01-15))</ref>

== Reception ==
((Video game reviews
|Fam       = (SS) 25/40<ref name="FamSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/complete-weekly-famitsu-no.-469-1997-12-12-unmodified#page/n32/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: COTTOn2 (セガサターン)|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|issue=469|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]]|date=December 12, 1997|page=33|lang=ja))</ref><br />(Boomerang) 27/40<ref name="FamSScb:mnd">((cite magazine|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: コットン ブーメラン (セガサターン)|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|issue=513|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]]|date=October 16, 1998|lang=ja))</ref>
|JP        = (SS) 91%<ref name="JPSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|last=Hellot|first=Grégoire|url=https://archive.org/stream/joypad-magazine-071#page/n82/mode/1up|title=Zoom - Les Sorties (Japon): Cotton 2 (Sega Saturn)|magazine=((ill|Joypad (magazine)|lt=Joypad|fr|Joypad (magazine)))|issue=70|publisher=Yellow Media|date=December 1997|page=85|lang=fr))</ref>
|SGP       = (SS) 4/5<ref name="SGPSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|last=Kamikaze|first=Marcelo|url=https://archive.org/stream/SuperGamePower_Ano_04_No._047_1998-02_Nova_Cultural_BR_pt#page/n27/mode/1up|title=Saturn - Magical Night Dreams: Cotton 2|magazine=((ill|Super Game Power|lt=Super Game Power|pt|Supergamepower))|issue=47|publisher=((ill|Nova Cultural|lt=Nova Cultural|pt|Editora Nova Cultural))|date=February 1998|page=28|lang=pt))</ref><br />(Boomerang) 4/5<ref name="SGPSScb:mnd">((cite magazine|last=Bros|first=Marjorie|url=https://archive.org/stream/SuperGamePower_Ano_05_No._058_1999-01_Nova_Cultural_BR_pt#page/n29/mode/1up|title=Saturn - Magical Night Dreams: Cotton Boomerang|magazine=((ill|Super Game Power|lt=Super Game Power|pt|Supergamepower))|issue=58|publisher=((ill|Nova Cultural|lt=Nova Cultural|pt|Editora Nova Cultural))|date=January 1999|page=30|lang=pt))</ref>
|VGS       = (Boomerang) 75%<ref name="VGSScb:mnd">((cite magazine|last=Schaedle|first=Wolfgang|title=Sega Saturn - Import: Magical Night Dreams: Cotton Boomerang|magazine=((ill|Video Games (German magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games))|issue=85|publisher=[[Future plc|Future-Verlag]]|date=December 1998|page=58|lang=de))</ref>
|rev1      = ''[[Ação Games]]''
|rev1Score = (SS) 8,0/10<ref name="AçGSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|last=Marinoto|first=Ronny|url=https://archive.org/stream/acaogames147janeiro2000poster/A%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Games%20%23126%20%28Abril%201998%29#page/n37/mode/1up|title=Saturno: Cotton 2 - Detone tudo o que aparecer com uma bruxinha voadora|magazine=[[Ação Games]]|issue=126|publisher=[[Editora Abril|Editora Azul]]|date=April 1998|page=38|lang=pt))</ref>
|rev2      = ''Saturn Fan''
|rev2Score = (SS) 6.6/10<ref name="SFSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/saturn-fan-1997-no.-23-12-12#page/194/mode/1up|title=Now On Sale Saturn Soft Impression!! - COTTOn2|magazine=((ill|Saturn Fan|lt=Saturn Fan|ja|ドリームキャストFAN))|issue=23|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|date=December 12, 1997|page=194|lang=ja))</ref><br />(Boomerang) 21/30<ref name="SFSScb:mnd">((cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/saturn-fan-1998-no.-19-10-23#page/152/mode/1up|title=Now On Sale Saturn Soft Impression!! - コットン•ブーメラン|magazine=((ill|Saturn Fan|lt=Saturn Fan|ja|ドリームキャストFAN))|issue=19|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|date=October 23, 1998|page=152|lang=ja))</ref>
|rev3      = ''Sega Saturn Magazine''
|rev3Score = (SS) 7.00/10<ref name="SSMjpSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|title=Weekly Sega Saturn Soft Review - COTTOn2|magazine=((ill|Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)|lt=Sega Saturn Magazine|ja|ゲーマガ#SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE))|issue=79|publisher=[[SoftBank Creative]]|date=December 12, 1997|page=212|lang=ja))</ref><br />(Boomerang) 7.0/10<ref name="SSMjpSScb:mnd">((cite magazine|title=Weekly Sega Saturn Soft Review - コットン ブーメラン|magazine=((ill|Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)|lt=Sega Saturn Magazine|ja|ゲーマガ#SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE))|issue=113|publisher=[[SoftBank Creative]]|date=October 10, 1998|page=191|lang=ja))</ref>
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''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'', as well as ''Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams'', were met with positive reception from critics since their release on Sega Saturn.<ref name="FamSSc2:mnd"/><ref name="FamSScb:mnd"/><ref name="SFSSc2:mnd"/><ref name="SFSScb:mnd"/><ref name="SSMjpSSc2:mnd"/><ref name="SSMjpSScb:mnd"/> According to ''Famitsu'', the Saturn conversion of ''Cotton 2'' sold over 8,907 copies in its first week on the market.<ref>((cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|title=Game Search|website=Game Data Library|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424035430/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|archive-date=2019-04-24|url-status=live))</ref> Readers of the Japanese ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' voted to give the Saturn versions of both ''Cotton 2'' and ''Cotton Boomerang'' scores of a 8.6363 and 8.2857 out of 10, ranking at the number 180 and 301 spots respectively, indicating a large popular following.<ref>((cite book|author=Dreamcast Magazine|author-link=:ja:ゲーマガ#Dreamcast Magazine|url=https://segaretro.org/images/a/a3/SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf|title=セガサターン (Sega Saturn Magazine): 読者レース Final|work=サターンのゲームは世界いちぃぃぃ! ~サタマガ読者レース全記録~|publisher=[[SoftBank Publishing]]|date=March 2000|pages=8–15|language=ja|isbn=978-4-79731173-0|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2018-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030044108/https://segaretro.org/images/a/a3/SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf|url-status=live))</ref>

During its showing at the 1997 Tokyo Game Show, the European ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]'' regarded the Saturn version of ''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams'' as a "High quality arcade conversion of a very polished two-player action shoot 'em up."<ref name="SSMuk25"/> ''[[Ação Games]]''(('))s Ronny Marinoto reviewed the Saturn version of ''Cotton 2'' and praised the colorful visuals, fast gameplay and audio, while regarding its challenge as interesting and fun.<ref name="AçGSSc2:mnd"/> German magazine ''Fun Generation'' regarded the Saturn port of the game as playable and commended its co-op mode, stating that it adds "additional appeal to present the game as a party gag."<ref name="FGSSc2:mnd">((cite magazine|title=Nippon-Corner: Cotton 2 (Saturn/Success)|magazine=Fun Generation|issue=26|publisher=((ill|CyPress|lt=CyPress|de|CyPress))|date=March 1998|page=78|lang=de))</ref>

''Super Game Power''(('))s Marcelo Kamikaze and Marjorie Bros also reviewed the Saturn ports of both ''Cotton 2'' and ''Cotton Boomerang'' respectively and gave positive remarks to its audiovisual presentation, controls, fun factor and originality.<ref name="SGPSSc2:mnd"/><ref name="SGPSScb:mnd"/> ''Video Games''(('))s Wolfgang Schaedle reviewed the Saturn release of ''Cotton Boomerang'' as well, highlighting the precise controls and 2D graphics, stating that "Action fans who like an uncomplicated shooting game principle are well served with ''Cotton Boomerang''."<ref name="VGSScb:mnd"/>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7413 ''Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams''] at [[Killer List of Videogames]]
* [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=11657 ''Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams''] at Killer List of Videogames

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