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Syberia 2 (Xbox) | 
| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 12240
Platform: Xbox
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 11 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050053008466
ASIN: B00017015G
Release Date: November 26, 2004
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Syberia II has a lot to live up to; the original Syberia did what no recent game has achieved in making the graphic adventure popular again. The peculiar plot of the game had New York lawyer Kate Walker giving up her career to help the wizened Hans Voralberg in his attempts to find Syberia--a lost land of living mammoths. This sequel picks up the story right from the end of the first, with Kate starting out in the Russian town of Romansburg in a renewed attempt to help Hans see Syberia before he dies. The first game won its fans largely because of its well scripted storyline, which managed to make you forget the oddness of its premise and really invest in the cast of genuinely believable and engaging characters. The quality of writing is undiminished in this sequel, but the story itself is beginning to feel unnecessarily strung out with the constant stream of snowy wastelands leaving you wishing for more verdant surroundings. The puzzles are also a bit of a step down from before, with the welcome attempt to add a greater variety of tasks and difficulty levels leading to an uncomfortable mix of traditional LucasArts-style conundrums and more trial-and-error Myst-style affairs. Despite these misgivings Syberia II is still enjoyable, with superb production values--particularly in the excellent cut scenes. Those who have never played the original, however, should certainly start there as this slightly disappointing sequel is really one for those that want to continue the series' journey to its logical end. --David Jenkins
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| Customer Reviews:
A good conclusion rather than good sequel November 10, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you played the original Syberia chances are that it was on PC or PS2. The XBox EU PAL version was allegedly released here but I've never seen a UK copy. Why does this matter? Well the fact is that if you haven't done Syberia then Syberia 2 will seem like coming in on a film already half over. It's really more a continuation than a sequel.
To explain the story would be to spoil half the adventure usually but in Syberia 2 the story is largely absent. Kate Walker, the heroine, simply journeys on with her companions towards the mythical island of Syberia. It is punctuated by stops at various locations where you solve fairly typical point and click logic puzzles allowing the journey to continue. Often this entails talking with other characters to get essential information or an object required to activate a mechanism of some sort.
It's pretty standard stuff with all the usual annoying elements you find in games like this but, as with the original, never ruining the over all experience.
What this game does have is class - the controls/menus/inventory operation are simple and easy. The mostly snowbound locations, if a bit samey, are very attractive. Backgrounds are pre-rendered with a mostly fixed camera and pathway there are lots of incidental animated elements that bring most scenes to life.
The FMV is often superb and the music likewise. Voice acting, particularly Kate's and most other main characters, is about as good as you'll find in any game.
The script, although occasionally betraying it's non-English origins is pretty decent too. Sometimes out of sequence responses jar but there's little to complain about.
I found a few glitches where it was possible to get Kate permanently stuck in the scenery. The sound also ocassionally cut off a fraction early during some scenes. No major problems though if you've saved regularly.
The game isn't that long if you don't get stuck on a puzzle of course. It'll certainly last no longer than a week if you play an hour or two a day. But for all these good things, you can't avoid it, the main 'fault' with Syberia 2 is that it is only likely to appeal to those who played the original.
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