Soul Reaver 2

The game continues not a moment after the ending of Soul Reaver with Raziel chasing Kain through the time streaming device. The game goes from there to explore Nosgoth's past and the decay of the pillars along with the rise and fall of the Sarafan.

The graphics are okay, a little dated and lacking in any special shader effects or ultra realistic textures but they're not what you'll be focusing on. The sounds and music are just right for a LoK game giving you the feeling of a fallen land and the dread that hides in the shadow world and they fit in just fine.

The game play is what is important, and the story even more so. The combat is very similar to the original Soul Reaver with a stronger but slower melee attack added for diversity.

The puzzles are a little dumbed down in places but one or two had me thinking hard to get past them. There are some that are too easy but they are weighed out by those that require you to stop and think for a few minutes before carrying on.

There aren't as many secrets as there are in Soul Reaver (like the magic glyphs and health glyphs) but rather the game focuses on a linear storyline revolving around the Reaver itself.

The story is magnificently told and you should have played Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (or at least know the plots) to follow the plot of this game. After playing the game through once I needed some down-time to decompress my brain from the story which is full of paradoxes, repeating histories and twisted destinies.

If you're a fan on the Legacy of Kain genre then you shouldn't miss this, it reveals more than you first think and yet still leaves you with more questions.

If you aren't a fan of the Legacy of Kain series then I suggest you find yourself a copy of the original Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and get up to date.

One thing for PC users though is that I strongly reccomend you get a USB gamepad to play this game with as Raziel is very fiddly to control with a keyboard or keyboard/mouse configuration.