Summoner 2 | 
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Category: Video Games
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 7629
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 752919460153
Model: 752919460153
UPC: 752919460153
EAN: 0752919460153
ASIN: B00006JC3X
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Condition: clean but worn orig. case, NO instruction manual, scratches on disc - doesn't affect play, ships 1st class, full money back guarantee!
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| Features:
| • | Play Maia, Queen of Halassar, as she embarks on an adventure to defend her throne andfulfill her destiny | | • | Battle enemies in real time with an all-new, party driven combat system | | • | Build your party from a roster of 8 unique characters with special attacks and spells and control up to 3 characters at a time | | • | Tricks in your arsenal include powerful spells, alchemy and incantations for summoning the gods |
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Product Description
Summoner 2 keeps all that was good in its predecessor and far surpasses it. On a purely technical level, the load times between scenes are faster, camera angles are consistently more flexible in the 3-D environment, and the battle reactions are cleaner and more responsive. But it's the story that's really blossomed. The swashbuckling goddess-queen Maia is more likable than dour Joseph from the first Summoner. (Her various outfits and weapons sure are cooler, at least.) There's more humor in the story, and it manages to strike its serious notes without sounding ridiculously overdramatic. The voice actors sound like they're really enjoying their roles too, and it was fun (for a change) to listen to the spoken sections. The storyline moves you along smoothly, and the bosses, while tricky, never seem insurmountable. Rather than just some big fight at the end, the goal of Summoner 2 seems to be to help Maia seek her destiny while being the most adored and accomplished--plus best outfitted--queen-goddess-swordsperson she can be. --Garland Withers Pros: - Vast gameplay with plenty of fun optional quests
- Well-organized quest and lore indexes for easy reference
- Lots of fighting styles and combination moves
- Flexible saving system allows you to back up your game easily
Cons: - Occasional camera angle problems (but fewer than the first Summoner!)
- Easy to miss out on one-time chances at optional quests while following storyline
- Many long stretches that must be traversed again and again
Amazon.com Product Description
On a storm-swept ship, the sequel begins... You are the Queen of Halassar. Thousands have fought and died for you. Millions adore you as the goddess Laharah reborn. Your fate is written in the Book of the Prophets. You are the savior of all creation. But your enemies are strong. The King of Galdyr wants you dead. Sinister factions plot your downfall. The armies of Urath march on your borders. You are forced to talk only in short sentences. Below Munari City, the mysterious Unseen weave a dark conspiracy. Thus begins the tale... You will battle your enemies in real time, with an all-new, party-driven combat system, and explore over 30 exotic and imaginative 3-D locales, from the tropical isle of Teomura to the bizarre and dreamlike City of Masks. Fulfill Maia's prophecy through an immersive, character-driven story, rule the Kingdom of Halassar, and interact with hundreds of nonplaying characters.
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 Satisfying RPG with Good Battle System November 1, 2007
I love RPGs but I can't stand the turn-based battle systems. Summoner 2 combines all the great aspects of RPGs (leveling up, collecting treasure, upgrading armor and weapons) with real-time battles making it a very fun and satisfying role-playing game.
Although the story itself was a little too complex, the characters themselves are great to play. There are at least six playable characters, not counting all the beasts you can summon. They fit nicely into standard RPG roles such as archer, magic user, healer, and fighter. Although you'll find yourself favoring one, you'll inevitably play them all at one point or another.
Many battles will require you to switch characters in the middle of a battle in order to get through the fight. That really allows you to build a strategy rather than just smash buttons.
I completed all the side quests and spent about 60 in-game hours on this RPG.
 Couldn't get into the game December 13, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this game used for $6 bucks plus tax at Electronics Boutique. My expectations weren't high, and I bought it partially based on other reviews I'd seen online.
I like RPGS and I like fighting games, so I thought for sure this would be a hit with my tastes. Instead this game manages to take the worst of both genres and combine them into annoyance and frustration. I dislike RPGS that make use of a ridiculous number of buttons and menus, and I hate the cheap-out combos in fighting games.
I didn't get too far into the game, only into the second location area. The battle on the ship was ridiculously easy, to the point where I wasn't taking much damage if any. Then on the jungle island there are these weird plant things on both sides of the path that shoot these energy balls sort of like those little enemies missiles in a shooter game. There are a lot of them, and they slaughtered me. I turned into this big Summoning demon-thing that looks intimidating, but managed to kill only one plant-thing before tons of little pollen energy missiles led to a 'game over' (for both my characters).
Can't recommend this game; it isn't as good as some PS1 RPGs. The controls are clunky and the action elements weren't fun.
 Sooo many sidequests. . . August 21, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the things that makes Summoner 2 so interesting, so ultimately re-playable, and yet, at least the first time around, so frustrating is the truly bewildering number of sidequests (or "Optional Quests", as they're called here) you are assigned in this game. I'm a fairly straightforward gal. If someone has an assignment for me, I'm going to focus on it; or, if I can't, I'm going to wander around anxious and frustrated until I at least know exactly what I'm supposed to do and how to do it. Also, if someone asks (or tells) me to do something, I assume that they expect me to go and do it. Maybe not instantly, but with some degree of urgency. But Summoner 2 is full of sidequests which not only don't have to be finished right away, or even within game-hours of right away, but which are actually impossible to finish until your party has given up and gone several assignments and locations further into the story, at which point the solution or the person or the item you were told to find suddenly pops up out of nowhere. And, which is the kicker --you are never told which quests these are. So you never know if you're failing to finish a quest because you failed, or if you can relax and not worry about it until later. And the quests keep on piling up. There are some areas in this game where every time you talk to somebody, they have another assignment for you. I thought Maia was the Queen of Halassar --when did she become everybody's errand lady?
So it's a little confusing, and it's one of the reasons why, at only 13 hours and change on my first serious go at this game, I'm only giving it a 3 on the "fun" scale. The other reason is my relative detachment from the characters in this game. I started my PS2-playing career on Final Fantasy X, which I guess kind of spoiled me for character/story involvment (not to mention graphics, which I agree with everybody else that the characters in this game all have a very primitive, stiff and strange aspect to them, which is disappointing but doesn't bother me intensely). So far, while I'm interested in the story for the challenge that it's giving me, I don't really care so much that Maia fulfills her destiny or that Sangaril and Taurgis resolve their differences (okay, I take that back. I like Sangaril and hope that she gains acceptance somewhere by the end of this story. I just don't care what Taurgis thinks of her). But the various challenges, both in combat and through the never-ending sidequests, that this game throws at me are, so far, more than enough to keep me playing this game and wondering what comes next. And hopefully, it will eventually feel like more than a very complicated mental exercise. With monsters.
** And here's an update from several days later, now on 25 hours plus of gameplay: Okay, this game is t-r-i-p-p-y. My main character, Maia, is currently stuck in a weird parallel universe, which she entered through a portal in the Tree of Creation, where everyone is dressed in black robes and wears a mask. And they won't talk to her unless she's wearing a mask too. They've dismembered one of her companions and made a bomb out of her, which they say will blow up the whole of that universe (at least). They've brainwashed her mentor and combat instructor and have the rest of the party imprisoned in torture devices or on trial for their lives. Maia is supposed to save them all. On the plus side, I've found several items in this area that I've been looking for to complete sidequests since Gameplay Hour 2 or so. Now if I can only find a way out. . .
The Difference in Gamers, and a good Game. June 9, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First if all, this is my first game review so please give me a bit of slack. After seeing a few of the reviews for this game, I was quite simply appalled. True, the camera is a bit odd at times, and a few minor clipping issues do get a bit annoying, but this is a very good game. As for awkward combos' and pausing, I often do not get hit for many battles straight with the character I'm controlling, and I think it's more of a matter of skill than a simple hack n' slash. I myself have yet to complete this game, but one review mentioned losing on the first stage, all the while calling it a hack n' slash. Quite simply if you "hack n' slash" you will probably not get very far into this game, certainly not far enough to be reviewing it. I think the very fact that this game has a bit something for everyone, and a very extensive, and ever evolving world, with a beautifully told storyline make this game a must buy. The details such as buying and battling gladiators, gambling, and political decisions make the world in which the game takes place seem both "real" and "intriguing." Each hero character is completely unique, in both appearance, and in combat style. Be it stealth, massive melees, spell casting, or even the devouring of souls, you can do it in this game. And one last thing to rap-up this review, camera angles and gfx do not make a game they only help it. Prince of Persia 2, and Phantom Dust are two good examples of splendid games, with sub par camera control, and Summoner 2's camera handles better than either of those games.
 Destined To Be Lost In The Shuffle January 31, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Would be a pretty fine game, if not for the fact that in the last year I beat Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age and Champions Of Norrath. S2 is okay, but I would start elsewhere for your RPG needs.
The set-up is your basic hack-and-slash game. Run around, pound pound pound on enemies and find items that help advance your quests. Gameplay allows you to equip characters without too much hassle and switch among characters (a necessity!) with ease.
My big hangup with gameplay were the summons. Due to the way spell points are set up, you can only summon once in a great while. But the creatures you summon aren't noticably better than just using the main characters, and they take FOREVER to conjure. Several times, I saw enemies ahead and cast my summon, only to have them dispatched by my other characters by the time the summon worked. For a game called "Summoner", this is unforgiveable.
Graphics are average, but so what? Gameplay should be the reason you choose games, not pretty pictures (with a few exceptions). If you are a fan of the hack-and-slash and haven't tried this game, I'd have to recommend either Balder's Gate title or Champions of Norrath first.
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