Summoner 2

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Sep 23, 2002
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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 factionsYou 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. Below Munari City, the mysterious Unseen weave a dark conspiracy. And now one of your own has betrayed you. A thief robs your inner sanctum. Intrigue lures you to the Midnight Sea. In a howling tempest, your destiny begins to unfold. [THQ]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Game Informer
    90
    Easily reigns as the best dungeon crawler on the PS2, and one of the most engrossing RPGs around. [Nov 2002, p.122]
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  2. IGN
    84
    Incredibly large (even by RPG standards), this game is packed with gaping quests, enthralling side stories, and a complex backbone the likes of which are rarely seen.
  3. Cinescape
    83
    I really enjoyed listening to the music of Summoner 2. The orchestrated music is done perfectly, and really fits the game’s theme.
  4. GamerWeb Sony
    80
    The well-told story, furious battles, and engrossing settings should allow you to look past a few design problems.
  5. TotalPlayStation
    75
    The combat system is leaps and bounds above the first game’s, but things like pausing for spell animations and disjointed, eye-watering lighting and texture palettes keep the interest level down.
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    70
    Ironically, Summoner 2's strengths (faster action, computer-controlled allies) expose the game's many weaknesses (poor camera during combat, enemies that swarm you, sluggish controls). [Nov 2002, p.70]
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  7. Eurogamer
    50
    While the game certainly has aspirations to action-RPG greatness, it falls far, far short of the mark by instead boiling down to a trudging mess of relentless combat, character statistics and more quests and side-quests than you could shake some kind of magic stick at.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. [Anonymous]
    Oct 17, 2002
    10
    The best rpg ever all other games will bend over and take it from summoner 2 or THQ will send out Urath, god of all.
  2. I.F.
    Nov 9, 2002
    10
    I thought the first game was great, but this is even better.
  4. Tony
    Nov 18, 2002
    10
    Great challenge !! I never played first one, hear that was a good thing.
  5. KimberlyC.
    Dec 26, 2002
    9
    This game is awesome! I started playing it, and every day I couldn't wait to get home from work just so I could play. Fantastic This game is awesome! I started playing it, and every day I couldn't wait to get home from work just so I could play. Fantastic storyline, great enemies, this game rules.… Expand
  6. IJL711
    Jun 22, 2017
    8
    This is a game of pure nostalgia for me. Breaking it down quickly:
    Good:
    --Fun combat and you can switch who you control --Upgrades that    This is a game of pure nostalgia for me. Breaking it down quickly:
    Good:
    --Fun combat and you can switch who you control
    --Upgrades that you only get if you actually try
    --Lots of little things you can do (collect items to use elsewhere for better stuff, make decisions that grant you stuff down the road, find hidden stuff to complete optional quests, etc.)

    Debatable:
    --Exploits that can make you super OP

    Bad:
    --Art is not the best
    --Story is sometimes hard to follow because you can glitch ahead in the story and have no idea how you got there
    --Speaking of glitches, there are a fair share of both good and bad glitches

    All in all, still a fun game that I replay from time to time.    … Expand
  7. renanherz
    Dec 18, 2013
    8
    The original Summoner was, and continues to be, one of my all time favourite games.

    This 'sequel' in a sense does it justice. It continues    The original Summoner was, and continues to be, one of my all time favourite games.

    This 'sequel' in a sense does it justice. It continues to be a very fun game, complete with an interesting story and a correspondingly intricate lore/mythos to accompany it.

    The game's main downfall is of course the combat system, which usually results in button mashing. The combat itself is still a large improvement over the original's robotic d-pad button pushing however, and is still largely quite enjoyable.

    The other downfalls include the very linear game progression, some small bugs and how sick of Queen Maia you are by the end of the game.

    Overall a great PS2 title, definitely worth a play.    … Expand
  8. JoeM.
    Oct 7, 2002
    1
    This game was a disgrace. Sure we can all agree with the new battle system taking care of the quick tap to increase your damage, but now we This game was a disgrace. Sure we can all agree with the new battle system taking care of the quick tap to increase your damage, but now we have resorted to a mindless button mash. Something reserved for fighting games. And the boring level system. You complete an area and go to the castle then go to another level for the same mindless button mash. The game is a pathetic sequel to a great game and should not be bought for any reason aside from the company going bankrupt and they are giving them out for free.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

76
#76 Best PS2 Game of 2002
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#87 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
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#52 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2002