Falcom announced the development of Vantage Master Portable for the PSP on December 20, 2007, which was released on April 24, 2008. It features new characters from Sora no Kiseki series of games and multiplayer mode using the PSP's wireless capabilities.
The interface is changed slightly for the PSP, and there is no mouse functionality in the PC port. Otherwise, the game is essentially a complete 3D clone of the original Vantage Master with remastered orchestral music and corresponding gameplay mechanics. Several of the major balance changes distinguishing VM1 from VM2 are noticeable - for example, in VM1, the Master's attacks do damage at the level of Earth -> Heaven, whereas in VM2 it is changed to Earth -> Fire. As such, Master attacks are significantly less effective in Vantage Master Portable.
In addition, there is an "achievement" system in which the player can receive points after completing each mission. The amount of time taken to complete the map, the number of magic stones taken, and the amount of MP spent are all taken into consideration. To gain the maximum amount of points per mission, the player must finish the map as quickly as possible, taking all the magic stones, while spending as little MP as possible. 2 secret characters from another Falcom game are unlocked once the player reaches 2000 points.
More points are awarded for completing Expert missions than Hard Missions, and more for each Hard Mission than Normal.
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