Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #758 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Square Enix
• Released on: 2007-09-07
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PlayStation2

Manufacturer's Description
Divine insurrection besieges the heavens. Invoking his power as king of the gods, Odin hastily reincarnates the spirit of rebel valkyrie Silmeria into Alicia, Princess of Dipan. However, unbeknownst to Odin, the spirit of the battle maiden awakens within Alicia, still seeking vengeance.

Years pass. Believing his daughter to be possessed, King Barbarossa of Dipan declares Alicia dead and exiles her to a faraway castle. Odin learns of Silmeria’s awakening and dispatches the imperious Hrist Valkyrie to summon her spirit to Valhalla. Alicia runs in fear- and Silmeria in defiance- as they embark on a journey where nothing is what it seems and all hide behind a mask.

Sacred treasures offering unimaginable power suggest hope for independence, but manipulation and intrigue fool those who fight fate into fulfilling more diabolical destinies. The battle rages through the realm of Midgard, over the bridge of Bifrost, into the heavens of Asgard, and beyond as the struggle for control- over Alicia’s fate and the fate of all existence- unfolds in unforeseeable dimensions. 

Customer Reviews

Last Generation
Avoid this if you hate side scrolling boredom.I bought this after reading some of the other reviews here and i'm sorry but i could n't agree with most of the reviews more.It's boring side scrolling last generation nonesense of the worst kind.Not enough going on for my liking,nothing new here.My advice avoid at all cost.

Silmeria Vs Lenneth - Lenneth Wins by KO!
I'll split this review into 3 brief parts to appeal to the 3 very different markets for an RPG game. If you are a die-hard RPG fan who's played Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, the Digital Devil Saga Series, every Final Fantasy and just about anything else promising a hit of RPG goodness, read section 1, if you've played Final Fantasy 7 - 10 and thought 9 was rubbish, read section 2, if you've never played an RPG game before read section 3!

1. Personally when i hear a sequel to a game is moving from a turn based fixed point battle system (Lenneth, FFVII) to a free roaming active battle system (FFXII) i begin to worry. Whilst i understand the attraction of a free-flowing battle experience, which should add realism to the genre, it's notoriously difficult to get this right and retain the charm of an RPG. Silmeria falls down massively on this. As other reviewers have pointed out it's more a matter of button mashing, i'm not even convinced the battle technology works as it's supposed to. The beauty of Lenneth was that you could chain combos of attacks easily, but had to master a balance between damage, number of hits for special attacks etc. In Silmeria it's a far more random and unpredictable affair. The graphics are lush indeed for PS2, who cares about side-scrolling pseudo 3d when it looks this good? Overall it's a slightly more tasteless affair than its predecessor, the storyline isn't engaging, but i didn't think Lenneth was either! 3/5

2. You will probably hate this game. It is not anything like Final Fantasy VII, it's not even much like Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth! If you're searching for another Final Fantasy on PS2 i suggest you play 9 again and stick with it this time! No seriously though, avoid if you're thinking the Square Enix logo has anything to do with it. Rewards are few and far between in this game compared to a Final Fantasy, when you do get them they're not particularly game changing either. 2/5

3. Make no mistake, if you're looking for an entry into the world of RPG you wouldn't go far wrong with this game. Immerse yourself in beautiful worlds, get quickly into real-time battles that are reminiscent of a hack and slash adventure title, and upgrade weapons and armour in shops as you'd expect. The pace of the game is certainly faster than a Final Fantasy title, i introduced my girlfriend to Final Fantasy VII recently and she was bored in an hour... despite loving the game i could see why... if you like your quick hits of gaming pleasure, but want to better yourself slightly and try something with a bit more challenge for the old grey matter, then Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria is the title for you. 4/5

Lezard Valeth
Lezard makes this game. That is the best voice-acting I remember hearing in a game ever. I love his voice. And it just gets better near the end. Most of the other voices are decent to good as well.

The story and dialogue are nice, using elements from Norse mythology.
There are many interesting cutscenes, but unfortunately the characters' movements and expressions in them look unnatural.

In fact, compared to the lovely looking environments, the character models are rather horrible. And it's a bit silly how they made Rufus look like captain Jack Sparrow and Lezard like evil Harry Potter.

Some people might complain about the 2D-scrolling, but it doesn't bother me. In dungeons enemies appear on screen (no random battles) and the ability to turn them into crystals to use as platforms is interesting. It's a nice change of pace trying to figure how to reach treasure chests using those platforms and the teleportative ability.

The battle system is a refreshing deviation from the standard. I much rather have the option of walking around the field and mash buttons, watching different kinds of attacks, until my hands/wrists literally hurt, than have my characters stand in a stupid row and repeatedly choose the attack command watching the characters perform that boring same slash through the game. That's been done since NES.

I don't know if I'd give this game 5 stars unless I laughed at Lezard all the time. But it's a really good game and quite original. And it doesn't fizzle in the end like so many other RPGs (it actually gets better I think).