But it makes for an enjoyable adventure title that doesn't revolve around what makes most games playable, such as combat, but rather a more laidback atmosphere that stresses thought and puzzle-solving abilities over such gaming staples as stat-building and stealth. It is a place of myth, where mammoths live thousands and thousands of years after they were 'known' to become extinct on Earth, and grass grows regularly, even through the thick layer of snow that rests on the ground. Kate puts an odd amount of faith into Hans, who wants to find a place she knows no explorer has ever seen, nor has any cartographer noted it on a map.

Of course, graphics aside, what would be an adventure title without a good story? Syberia II has that too, with your quest, as hotshot New York attorney Kate Walker, revolving around the last dream of a man named Hans, whose final wish it is to find a place called Syberia. Lighting and shadow effects are done with extreme precision, setting real mood to your surroundings, whether it be the dark, old-feeling train you start your adventure on, or the snowy, dreary feeling that the opening town in the game, Rosenbourg, provides you with. The character animations, and the characters themselves are nothing to write home about, but the environment in which they interact is stunning. While the idea of adventure games has remained the same over the years, being best described as an interactive story, the graphics and interface of Syberia II are unreal, with the pre-rendered backgrounds being amongst the most beautiful I've seen on any console. Adventure gaming, dawning from text adventure titles from the days of yore, has grown by leaps and bounds - at least graphically.

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