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action-adventure game
Soul Reaver 2
By Crystal Dynamics, released 1 Jan 2001
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Soul Reaver 2 is an action-adventure game developed and published by Crystal Dynamics. It follows Raziel as he travels through different periods in Nosgoth's past in pursuit of Kain. The story involves ancient races, the corruption of the Pillars, and the vampire genocide. During the journey, Raziel can acquire enhanced Soul Reaver weapons, physical abilities, and relics for interacting with the environment. The game also features encounters with vampire hunters, Sarafan warrior-priests, spectral spirits, and extra-dimensional demons. Its gothic environments and story are accompanied by voice-over, and the description notes that there are no in-game loading times. Players can shift in real time between spectral and material realms to reach places otherwise inaccessible. Steam lists single-player and Family Sharing. Windows is the only listed platform, and the Steam release date is December 6, 2012. The entry reports a Metacritic score of 77 and a Steam age rating of 17.
What players like, and what they don't
- Real-time shifting between spectral and material realms.
- Acquire weapon enhancements, abilities, and relics.
- Steam lists Family Sharing.
- No in-game loading times are described.
- Windows is the only listed platform.
- Steam lists single-player only.
Who it suits
It suits players who want a single-player action-adventure focused on Raziel, Nosgoth's history, and shifting between two realms. Windows is the only listed platform.
Soul Reaver 2 pairs a time-spanning pursuit of Kain with exploration across two realms. It is listed for Windows, with single-player and Family Sharing on Steam.
