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Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is a direct sequel to the first episode of the science-fiction RPG Xenosaga series.

75 24 June 2004

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is an adventure developed by Monolith Soft, released 24 June 2004 on PlayStation 2.

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What Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is an adventure game developed by Monolith Soft and released in 2004. It was published by Namco. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story takes place thousands 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 KOS-MOS, arrives with her friends at the planet Second Miltia. They aim to learn more about the heritage of the late genius scientist Joachim Mizrahi, and foil the schemes of the mysterious antagonists Albedo and Margulis. Jin Uzuki, Shion's brother, who was only mentioned in the first chapter…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Xeno series

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is the fifth of 35 entries we hold in the Xeno series. The next entry was Xenosaga: Pied Piper in 2004. Its critic score of 75 is 12 points below the series average of 87. The highest-rated entry is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at 100.

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How it was received

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse launched on 24 June 2004, within three weeks of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Silent Hill 4: The Room, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and Spider-Man 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Silent Hill 4: The Room, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Spider-Man 2.

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When did Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse come out?
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse was released on 24 June 2004 for PlayStation 2.

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