Summoner 2
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| Developer(s) | Volition, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Release date(s) | NASeptember 23, 2002 EURNovember 1, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB Teen |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
Summoner 2 is the sequel to the popular PC and PlayStation 2 game Summoner. A remake Summoner: A Goddess Reborn was released on GameCube. You play as Maia, a goddess reborn with an extraordinary ability to turn into powerful guardians, or summons. You must heal the legendary Tree of Eleh, the source of Aosi, the language of creation. Along the way you meet a host of characters, including Yago from the original Summoner game. As you travel across the worlds of Halassar, Galdyr and the incredible Twilight Realm, you discover your ultimate goal, and the being that seeks to stop it from occurring.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game is fairly linear, if not for a large number of sidequests. The controls are well thought out, and the story is compelling. Many believe that this is better than the original Summoner[citation needed]. However, many features such as free-roaming on an overhead map that had been dropped is critizised by fans of the original
[edit] Names of important playable characters
Maia - The Goddess Laharah Reborn, she is the main character of Summoner 2 and the one who you will nearly always have in your main party of 3 characters wherever you go. She can use Swords & Maces, and has fire magic which has the potential to be very powerful if enough skill points are spent on it. On top of this, she can also turn into powerful summons. Her versatility easily makes her the most powerful character in the game.
Sangaril - A Munari assassin sent to kill Maia 10 years beforehand, she was only 16 and had never seen joy before. When she saw the happiness Maia gave to her people, she could not kill her and has been her protector ever since. She uses swords & daggers in melee. Many of these are based on Japanese weaponry. She is also the only character that can equip Crossbows. Her skills include stealh, backstabbing, poison, etc, and if used correctly can be very damaging. Her stealth skills are less useful in the 2nd half of the game, however.
Taurgis - Taurgis is a stalwart warrior from Galdyr, and is brother to the king of Galdyr, Azraman II. He turned against his brother to aid Halassar in its fight for Independence. Equippable with 2-handed swords, polearms, and axes.
Krobelus - A sorcerer who led a crusade against Maia with 30,000 Medavan troops. Maia decimated the Medavan army at the tomb of Githiran the First, (the imperial Sephulchre) and Krobelus escaped. He was caught however and joined Maia's party for a while, until turning against her at a critical point.
Iari - A machine made by the legendary gods of the Munari, the Unseen, she is a mystery to all but Morbazan, who seems to know something of her past.
Morbazan - A strange being with the ability to devour the souls of his enemies, Morbazan is as much a mystery as Iari, and is the only one who knows about her.
Prince Neru - A pirate of the Midnight Sea, Neru is a powerful hand to hand fighter who wants revenge on Krobelus for killing a man who was like a father to him. His real name is Orcellius.
Yago - A man who helped Joesph of Ciran 20 years ago (in the first Summoner game), Yago is one of very few people able to read Aosi, the ancient language of creation. He is searching for his daughter Rosalind who has gone missing from the Great Library.
[edit] Important NPCs
Azaraman II - The king of Galdyr, he is Maia's rival for the land in which Summoner 2 is set. She meets him only twice.
The Tempest - The Destroyer of Worlds, the Tempest seeks to stop Maia from fulfilling her destiny and becoming the Tree of Eleh. It works primarily through agents in Maia's time.
[edit] Other NPCs
Ogliarchs - These characters are Munari who each rule a part of Munari City where outsiders are welcome. Only two are voiced and only one is a woman.
Rosalind - Though mostly non-present, she is stated as becoming the Abbess of Iona and has disappeared. She appears twice-once as a seeming hallucination, the last as only a construct. She is never personally seen, however.
Flece - Now known by her true name and title, she comes personally to Maia's court to apologize for Krobelus's actions and is escourted by only Jekhar, who remains silent and unnamed. She appears exactly the same and is unvoiced.
[edit] Summons
Blood - Powerful fighter whose 3 forms are the "Blood Juggernaught" the "Blood Warrior" and the "Blood Seraph"
Tree - Powerful healer whose 3 forms are "Tree lizard" "Tree Shaman" and "Tree Giant"
Sand - Stealthy Killer whose 3 forms are "Sand Blade" "Sand Fighter" "Sand Beast"
Eye - Powerful ranged fighter who has 3 forms, all of which are called "Floating Eye"
The 13th Summon - Powerful fighter who also has abilities from all other summons.
