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Beautiful, enthralling and ingenious -- with a few flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

You really have to have experienced the original Syberia to get the most out of Syberia II's storyline. As with the original, Syberia II suffers from some fuzzy logic in spots and downright ludicrous side plots. Kate's boss's search for her has sinister overtones for about two-thirds of the game, even involving a private investigator hounding her path into the Siberian wilderness; then it fizzles into a vague explanation about pressure from Kate's family fueling the boss's need to find her. Like the side plot about Kate's fiance and best friend in the first Syberia, this side plot could have been eliminated with no loss. In fact, the interruptions were irritating and contributed to the lack of logical flow both versions suffer from.

Major logic flaw in Syberia II, and one that a trip to any basic encyclopedia would have alerted the writers/programmers to: penguins are native to the antarctic, NOT the arctic!

The puzzles were satisfying enough, though a few of them were so hazy that I eventually turned to a walkthrough to get past them. It seemed that there were many more puzzles in the first location, Romansbourg, and it took a lot of time to get out of there to the next spot. From then on, it didn't take all that much time to get through the rest of the game, and it took on kind of a hurried, let's-get-this-thing-finished-and-on-the-market feel.

That said, Syberia II is every bit the incredible work of graphic art that the original Syberia was, though a bit more somber and colorless. However, since it all took place in snowy, icy locations, it wasn't easy to get away from predominantly grey and white.

I'm not thrilled that I bought this game at full price and now Amazon is offering it for $5.00 less than I paid only a few weeks ago. However, I don't regret the purchase and I'm looking forward to replaying Syberia and Syberia II in a year or so when I've had time to forget the solutions. Flaws and all, the exquisite graphics make these games a must for any fan of the adventure genre.

A sequel that works

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Oddly they did that too. They made a sequel that was just as great as the original. An old fashioned adventure game that doesn't want you to kill people (or things), just makes you think and use your head. Unlike the mindless shoot-em-ups being shoved down our kids throats today. And you don't have to save it every few minutes so that you don't get killed and have to start from the beginning. I loved it!

a good continuation for kate's story

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed the first Syberia game, so I couldn't wait to get this one out of the box. I really did enjoy the story to this game, possibly even moreso than the first one. A lot of the puzzles were well thought out, but some were almost impossibly difficult. (And I'd like to see a modern adventure game without a puzzle dealing with sound, thankyouverymuch. Or a better system to skip ahead to where you want to be without having to go through a million screens of walking.) The plot is mostly what held me, though. I liked the characters and their interaction.

Not as good as the first but still remarkable!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: October 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!!

I just finished Syberia 2 and I must say I am disappointed. You're wondering how I can give the game 5 stars and say I'm disappointed?! Well, it wasn't as good as the first but I think that's mostly because the first one was so novel. I LOVED the first Syberia and raved and raved about it. The second one didn't speak to me in the same way; I wasn't as invested in the storyline nor was I really understanding it!! I thought the ending was ridiculous to be honest. As another reviewer mentioned, how can "KATE WALKER" just be left in Syberia waving to her deathly ill "friend" riding a mammoth into the...what?...snow drifts???? What is she supposed to do? I spent at least 15 minutes trying to figure out how to free the youkal from the cage!!!! I can't believe we just leave the poor creature in the cage!!!! Don't even get me started on the cheezy sub plot with her boss. Yuck! It cheapened the game.

With all of that said, if you are reading this review because you are wondering if you should buy the game then that's a total no brainer. BUY IT! It is simply the best adventure game ever. NO competition. I haven't really enjoyed any other game (closest would be Longest Journey and maybe The Last Express but I didn't even like those that much). The graphics are what make this game so incredible. I found the puzzles super hard; maybe I'm just a novice gameplayer but I don't understand how so many reviewers can say the puzzles were EASY!! I needed to look at walkthroughs MANY times (but not as many times in the first one).

I wish there were more adventure games to challenge this one because it isn't perfect. But...it's still the absolute best one out there.

Thank you, Kate Walker

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

.. or should I say "Thank you, Benoit Sokal and the good folks of Micro?des".

The Adventure Gaming world has produced many disappointments in the past year - new games which substituted eye candy for a good story line, sadistically difficult puzzle games, and far too many examples of the 'talk to everyone, click on every pixel' genre. And as for URU, don't get me started.....

I must confess that I was looking forward to Syberia II with mixed feelings - I loved the original, but it's easy to mess up a good idea.

I needn't have worried. Syberia II is excellent in all respects. It's a sequel, in the sense that it continues the original story, but it's every bit as fresh as the original.
The puzzles are good, logical, and don't involve trudging all over the landscape to find the components. We didn't use a walkthrough, and apart from a spot of bother with the cellphone, were able to complete the game fairly easily.

The graphics reflect Benoit Sokal's background in Comic Book Illustration. They're outstanding.

The characterization is very nicely done. Some old friends return, to continue the quest, and we're introduced to a whole new set. I must confess that I tend to enjoy games more if I feel concerned for the protagonists; if I don't care when a character makes the supreme sacrifice, the game has probably failed. Syberia II hasn't failed (I can't say more, without revealing a spoiler).

Buy it.

Without reservations, it's the best game to hit the market in over a year.

As good as Siberia 1, or in other words, fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you have not played the original Siberia and are deciding which to buy, I recommend getting the first. It is not absolutely necessary to be familiar with the first when playing the second, but you will appreciate it more. That being said, Siberia 2 is just as good, although it felt a bit shorter in overall playing time. The graphics and sound are spectacular, and the storyline is reasonable. I needed hints on a few of the puzzles as it wasn't obvious what needed to be done, but the rapture of the game kept me from getting aggravated. I applaud the makers of this game for sticking with it (the original launch date was delayed considerably). Adventure game makers of products this good should be commended; it seems this kind of game demands so much passion and attention. If you enjoyed The Longest Journey you will probably like this one, perhap even moreso, as the scenery and focus seemed to be a bit more consistent. Do whatever you can think of to convince the right people to keep making games like this!

the story continues

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My review of Syberia was written and then I began Syberia II. A wonderful visual adventure with magnificent graphics, a compelling story and perfect ending. This is an adventure worth taking. It is minimally improved from the original and a good way to dissolve yourself into a fantasy of time and wonder. Mr. Sokol deserves every accolade. I'm ready for III !!!

Brilliant and Beautiful

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Syberia 1 and 2 are the best video games I have ever played. Finding the clues and items is difficult but always interesting: strategies are never simple and cannot be solved with brute violence. Characters seem to jump out of the screen with their very human qualities. All happening in the most beautifully designed scenarios I have ever seen in video games. I recommend it greatly.

Very fun, but shorter than the first

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This sequel was as much fun and as beautiful as Syberia I. However, some of the puzzles at the end were rediculously difficult, and the game was much shorter than Syberia I. However, I recommend it, and wish there were more games that were this interesting, fun, beautiful, and stable.

More of the same

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: May 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me just say that if you loved the first Syberia, you'll probably like the sequel as well. It continues the storyline, the puzzles are the same kind, and the scenes are absolutely gorgeous.
That said, if I never again have to sit and walk "Kate Walker" back and forth to 3 different people through 8 gazillion scenes to ask exactly the right question in the right order, I won't be very sorry. If they only had some option to quickly get you from one place to another, I wouldn't mind as much, but it takes forever to make Kate trot around from one scene to the next. Then again, the game would be really short without all that running around. I agree with the previous reviewer that this could be combined with the first game- it would be a much better value that way. There were also some inconsistancies that bothered me ***SPOILER WARNING*** why is Kate's boss SO concerned to get her back- she's on the phone with her mother, so her family knows what she's doing. Why was that whole subplot there? Nothing ever happened with it. Why does Kate's cell phone work on a Youkol ark? Why are there giant penguins in the arctic circle? Why is there a primeval fern forest lost in the arctic if the mammoths moved further north to keep cool? And finally, if Hans' health is so awful that his automaton friend had to give his life to save him, why is Kate letting him ride off on a mammoth who presumably is not feeding him, sheltering him, or taking care of his illnes? And what is Kate going to do stranded on a lost primeval island with her youki stuck in a cage? Is that Syberia 3? Kate may just have to stay there.

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