Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe

aka: Simon The Sorcerer 2, Simon The Sorcerer II, Simon the Sorcerer II: Der Löwe, der Zauberer & der Schrank
Moby ID: 1851
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A sequel to Simon the Sorcerer, this second game in the series gives us more mis-adventures from our teenaged sorcerer (of some sort). Thrown into another dimension by his own wardrobe, Simon starts the heroic mission (of some sort) to find -- another wardrobe that could get him back home. Equipped with his pointy sorcerer's hat (of some sort), he will also rescue the world (again) from the evil Sordid.

A point-and-click adventure in a style similar to the first Simon game, only technologically improved.

Spellings

  • שוליית המכשף 2 - Hebrew spelling
  • 魔法师西蒙2 - Chinese spelling (simplified)

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Average score: 76% (based on 29 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 55 ratings with 4 reviews)

More British Adventure Gaming

The Good
Simon the Sorcerer II picks up a few years after the end of the first game. Simon, now a teenager, is once again zapped into the strange fantasy realm in order to do battle with an evil wizard. It features improved graphics and sound, along with more of the point n' click, adventure game play and British comedy that we came to love from the first Simon adventure.

The Bad
Some of the game's jokes may not work well on an American audience. It is sometimes hard to believe that this is the same world that Simon explored in the first game and some of the comedy came off as a bit too politically incorrect/offensive; i.e. the African musician or the gay interior designer.

The Bottom Line
Simon the Sorcerer II offers more of the same with improved graphics and sound. The game is longer and more challenging then the first game, but not unfairly so. The British comedy is, for the most part, funny except for a few situations that came off as being more petty and malicious then funny.

Windows · by ETJB (428) · 2010

Simon returns, and enters puberty...

The Good
Simon is back, and as my title suggests, he most definitely HAS entered puberty. The first game, which was a good game in its own right, had Simon as a younger kid with a dry wit, but now he has become a teenager with a terrible sense of style (the ponytail!), and also is going through a stage of being generally mean-spirited and with a dry wit...causing hilarious results!

I'm not completely sure if Simon 2 is better than the first game, but either way, it's definitely funnier! All of the characters are back, including the evil wizard Sordid... the Swampling now owns a Mcdonalds-esque fast-food joint, where millions pay money to eat the disgusting swamp food, Calypso owns a magic shop, and the demons , Gerald and Max, in MY opinion the funniest characters, are still the same..."Like, yeah". :)

Somehow, Simon himself still manages to remain a likable character, even with that ponytail and...other things. After all, he isn't that far off from a standard teenager...

The Bad
Brian Bowles' voice as Simon. It doesn't fit, and sounds like an adult. They should have just gotten Chris Barrie from the first game to return, he IS Simon's voice.

Also, some of the game's puzzles are just...illogical.

The Bottom Line
Simon The Sorcerer 2 is a good follow up, and a good game in its own right, too.

DOS · by Mr. Me (28) · 2003

'Only girls wear pony tails in this dimension' - The ironmonger

The Good
Simon is back, isnt that good enough? The game is real funny, longer than the first one and more colourful. There is a real good improvement, pushing F5 discovers all the hot-spots in the screen, something really useful as some of the things are well hidden. There are some returning characters from the first game, but im not going to tell you who, i hate to spoil that kind of things. Lots of puns and well done dialogues (except for a few...) one real memorable is the talk with the pirate captain (what a character!) when i was imprisoned, i faced one of the funniest moments i remember from a videogame, discover it yourself.

The Bad
I saw Simon's personality changed, in Sts2 he becomes more insultant, don't get me wrong, i like when Simon irritates almost all of the characters in the game, but there are some dialogues that just suck and are totally out of sense, like the one when you are signing to enter the magic tournament (yeah, that thing about dog shit) i found it more childish than anything. The tropical island part was also nonesense and didnt fit very well (what the hell does that coffee shop there?) i know it's a parody humorous game, but those things look like if they were added just because they didnt know how to manage some puzzles. There are puzzles that really got me too much time thinking (like the one of the three balloons). And other thing, there are a couple of real annoying bugs in the dos version, when you are in the pirate ship and dont do the actions in a determinate order you get stuck and can't go on!

The Bottom Line
It doesn't reach the first Simon game but it's really fine for those who were hungry for more after they finished Simon the Sorcerer 1.

DOS · by Depth Lord (934) · 2004

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Trivia

Amiga version

The Amiga version, which wasn't released until several years later (and by a totally different company), didn't feature any background music at all. The reason was because the Amiga can't play MIDI music natively.

Title

The game's title was obviously inspired by the first book of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, entitled The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Awards

  • PC Player
    • 1996 (Issue 1) - Best Adventure in 1995

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Game added by Swordmaster.

Amiga added by B.L. Stryker. iPad added by MrMamen. Android added by Ingsoc. Macintosh added by Игги Друге. iPhone added by Macs Black.

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Game added June 30, 2000. Last modified January 24, 2024.