"Syberia II doesn't come close to the level of sophistication displayed by the first game. I was looking forward to a deeper exploration of Kate's character. I wanted more insight about why she's decided to leave her entire life behind to help a crazy old man discover an island that may not exist. Instead, what I got was a woman with steely-jawed determination as her defining characteristic and absolutely no exploration about why she's doing what she's doing. In Syberia II, Kate stopped being a character and became a characteristic."

"Crystal Key 2 is a good game that will satisfy some gamers, while leaving other gamers scratching their heads. Honestly if you’re a point and click game nut, then add an extra point to all of the scores. The game offers an easy to use control scheme, good graphics, above average music and an interesting story. For gamers that just don’t have the patience anymore for a point and click game, then this definitely isn’t your game. The game probably could have been released 5 to 10 years ago and played just the same as it does today. This is either a good thing or a bad thing and it all depends on you."