Game Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2)

From Atlus comes the second installment of the Shim Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner series, Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon. The game picks up not too long after The Soulless Army ends.

Graphics

Remember, this is a PS2 game, so don't expect anything epic but, it does hold up very well. The Tokyo that you explore is very expanse and fun to experience. Kazuma Kaneko has created a very flashy, amine-like game that oozes with style.

- 18/20

Sound

The first thing you'll notice in Devil Summoner 2, is the catchy music. Composer, Shoji Meguro, has done a magnificent job once again for the Devil Summoner series. The next thing you'll notice is that there are no voiceovers in Devil Summoner 2. This is good and bad: good, because the voiceovers could have been horrible, like Chaos Wars; however, bad because you end up reading a lot.

- 17/20

Story

You play as Raidou Kuzunoha the 14th, who is assigned a position in the Capital to look into some mysterious occurrences that seem to be happening. You take on a random missing person's case that evolves into what could potentially be the end of the world. Atlus has done a superb job in creating a well-paced story.

- 19/20

Gameplay

The battle gameplay is like the Tales of series – you have an area that you can move around in and attack, defend or come up with other battle tactics. As the main character, you can use your sword, a gun, dodge and command your summoned demons to attack. Another part of the gameplay is acquiring and fusing demons into more powerful ones. In battle, you can negotiate or bribe a demon to join you. The demons are the ones that will supply you with special abilities and magical attacks. The gameplay is very fluid, compared to the first game, and there is zero slow down in the frame rate.

- 19/20

Replayability

This game is shorter than most RPGs, clocking in at around 30 – 40 hours. However, there is a New Game+ that carries most of your stuff over to a new game. There are nearly 200 demons to collect and fuse to create more spells, attacks and other demons.

- 18/20

Conclusion

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon is an excellent and unique experience that everyone should look into.

Final Score

- 91/100

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