PlayStation 2

Xenosaga: Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Böse

Description

This is a direct sequel to the first episode of the science-fiction RPG Xenosaga series.

The story takes place hundreds of years in the future, when mankind has long left the Earth, which is now called Lost Jerusalem, and founded a star empire. The main threat humanity has to face is the appearance of a super-powerful alien race called the Gnosis. The story picks up just after the concluding events of the first episode. Shion Uzuki, the young engineer who designed the powerful android Kosmos, arrives with her friends at the planet Second Miltia, to learn more about the heritage of the late genius scientist Joachim Mizrahi, and to stop the schemes of the mysterious villains Albedo and Margulis. Jin Uzuki, Shion's brother, who was only mentioned in the first game, becomes an important character in the second episode. We also learn more about the origin of the boy Chaos, and about the race of Realians, semi-artificial humans created by Mizrahi.

The gameplay in general and the battle system in particular are quite similar to that of the first game. All enemies are visible on screen, and field objects can be destroyed in order to attract the attention of the enemy or to create a zone that will weaken it. The turn-based combat features again triangle and square attacks, which now inflict different damage on enemies of different height. Another addition is the ability to wait two or three turns in a battle, accumulating energy for a stronger attack. The AGWS (giant robots) battles are still present, but you can't switch to AGWS at any point, like it was possible in the first game.

The second episode continues to be heavy on story development, and also has a significant amount of non-interactive cut scenes. Character graphics underwent the biggest change. The characters look now more realistic, less "deformed" and animé-like.

Alternate Titles

• "异度传说二部曲：善恶之彼岸" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Xenosaga Episode II: Zen'aku no Higan" -- Japanese title
• "Xenosaga 2" -- Common shortened title
• "ゼノサーガ エピソード II : 善悪の彼岸" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Female protagonists
• Middleware: CRI
• Xenogears/Xenosaga universe

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User Reviews

Somewhat short, but very satisfying console RPG

Unicorn Lynx (72406)

The Press Says

Worth Playing	Mar 09, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GameZone	Feb 25, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Game industry News (GiN)	2005		80
Gamezine	Jul 04, 2004	16 out of 20	80
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2005	7.75 out of 10	78
GameSpot	Feb 11, 2005	7.8 out of 10	78
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Nov 20, 2005	7 out of 10	70
UOL Jogos	Mar 09, 2005		60
1UP	Feb 15, 2005	6 out of 10	60
Game Shark	Mar 18, 2005	F	0

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Trivia

There was never a PAL release of Xenosaga: Episode I and the next episode is a direct sequel, so the second game in the series was released in Europe with a bonus DVD disc to introduce the storyline. Both English and Japanese voices are available, with optional subtitles, and it contains almost five hours of CGI movies from the first game, divided over three main chapters with a scenes selection.