<s>
Syberia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microïds	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
on	O
9	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
ported	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
later	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Belgian	O
artist	O
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Sokal	O
's	O
1999	O
video	O
game	O
Amerzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
500,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
spawned	O
a	O
franchise	B-Application
that	O
incorporates	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
solve	O
various	O
puzzles	O
and	O
follow	O
certain	O
procedures	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
line	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
includes	O
nonlinear	O
elements	O
which	O
add	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Hans	O
lies	O
somewhere	O
further	O
east	O
across	O
the	O
continent	O
,	O
Kate	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
reach	O
him	O
is	O
via	O
a	O
specially	O
designed	O
clockwork	B-Application
locomotive	O
,	O
built	O
by	O
Anna	O
at	O
her	O
brother	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
and	O
manning	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
animatronic	O
man	O
named	O
Oscar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
,	O
Kate	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
items	O
important	O
to	O
Hans	O
,	O
that	O
Oscar	O
requires	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
depart	O
the	O
mammoth	O
doll	O
and	O
two	O
clockwork	B-Application
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kate	O
seeks	O
a	O
means	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
continue	O
,	O
she	O
explores	O
the	O
establishment	O
and	O
soon	O
learns	O
more	O
about	O
Hans	O
's	O
interests	O
in	O
a	O
mysterious	O
tribe	O
of	O
people	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Youkol	O
,	O
who	O
lived	O
with	O
and	O
domesticated	O
mammoths	O
that	O
reside	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
island	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
(	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
real-life	O
location	O
of	O
Wrangel	O
Island	O
in	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
place	O
on	O
earth	O
where	O
mammoths	O
survived	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helping	O
out	O
a	O
drunk	O
test	O
pilot	O
named	O
Boris	O
to	O
fix	O
one	O
of	O
Hans	O
inventions	O
a	O
clockwork	B-Application
flying	O
machine	O
Kate	O
gains	O
his	O
assistance	O
in	O
operating	O
an	O
airship	O
that	O
takes	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Aralbad	O
spa	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
Helena	O
has	O
become	O
disillusioned	O
in	O
believing	O
she	O
is	O
too	O
old	O
to	O
sing	O
,	O
prompting	O
Kate	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
recover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
budget	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
any	O
Microïds	O
game	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
indicated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
considering	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
single	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Syberia	B-Application
story	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
so	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sokal	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
Amerzone	B-Application
,	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
and	O
Syberia	B-Application
contains	O
some	O
references	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cedric	O
Orvoine	O
of	O
Microïds	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
surpassed	O
225,000	O
units	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
achieved	O
nearly	O
350,000	O
global	O
sales	O
across	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
computer	O
versions	O
by	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
Agence	O
française	O
pour	O
le	O
jeu	O
vidéo	O
reported	O
that	O
Syberias	B-Application
computer	O
release	O
had	O
sold	O
50,000	O
units	O
by	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microïds	O
announced	O
plans	O
that	O
month	O
to	O
ship	O
50,000	O
and	O
20,000	O
units	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
its	O
computer	O
version	O
sold	O
60,158	O
retail	O
copies	O
during	O
2003	O
alone	O
,	O
and	O
Orvoine	O
noted	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
that	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
selling	O
way	O
over	O
our	O
initial	O
expectations	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michel	O
Bams	O
of	O
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
's	O
White	O
Birds	O
Productions	O
said	O
that	O
Syberia	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
"	O
nearly	O
500,000	O
copies	O
"	O
in	O
global	O
sales	O
that	O
February	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
it	O
surpassed	O
by	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Tiller	O
reported	O
Syberias	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
161,000	O
units	O
by	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
Syberia	B-Application
series	O
had	O
topped	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
rose	O
to	O
3	O
million	O
by	O
2016	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
"	O
received	O
euphoric	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
26	O
reviews	O
,	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
estimated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
reception	O
as	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
pick	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
CNN	B-Architecture
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Syberia	B-Application
brings	O
back	O
adventure	O
genre	O
impressive	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
from	O
Charles	O
Herold	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
that	O
his	O
"	O
faith	O
[	O
in	O
adventure	O
games ]	O
is	O
hanging	O
by	O
a	O
thread	O
,	O
because	O
I	O
have	O
been	O
playing	O
Microid	O
's	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
very	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
—	O
tied	O
with	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
"	O
Story	O
or	O
Character	O
Development	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PC	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
;	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
 '	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
"	O
prize	O
;	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Syberia	B-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
emotionally	O
rich	O
adventure	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
great	O
Sanitarium	B-Application
and	O
a	O
worthy	O
reminder	O
of	O
how	O
rewarding	O
this	O
struggling	O
genre	O
can	O
be	O
when	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
hands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Syberia	B-Application
the	O
15th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
2004	O
sequel	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
continued	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
's	O
voyage	O
to	O
Syberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Microïds	O
revealed	O
that	O
Benoit	O
Sokal	O
had	O
officially	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Anuman	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
that	O
official	O
development	O
had	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
Elliot	O
Grassiano	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
founder	O
of	O
Microïds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
installment	O
titled	O
Syberia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Before	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
MC2	O
France	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
adapted	O
by	O
Tetraedge	O
Games	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
smartphones	O
using	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Microïds	O
announced	O
that	O
with	O
Mindscape	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
October	O
2008	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
DreamCatcher	O
Games	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
took	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
3.5/10	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
:	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
stripped	O
out	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
simply	O
shrunk	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
which	O
rendered	O
many	O
small	O
plot-necessary	O
objects	O
almost	O
impossible	O
to	O
locate	O
.	O
</s>
