<s>
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MC2-Microïds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
puzzle-solving	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
stylistically	O
identical	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
improves	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
introducing	O
more	O
realistic	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
achieved	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
600,000	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
mouse-driven	O
adventure	O
game	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
linear	O
storyline	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pure	O
graphical	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
guidelines	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
die	O
or	O
to	O
get	O
stuck	O
at	O
any	O
moment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
become	O
fully	O
immersed	O
in	O
Syberias	B-Application
universe	O
without	O
the	O
fear	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
mistake	O
or	O
the	O
constant	O
need	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
with	O
the	O
law	O
firm	O
that	O
American	O
lawyer	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
worked	O
for	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
calling	O
in	O
a	O
private	O
detective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
completing	O
the	O
task	O
,	O
Kate	O
hears	O
the	O
train	O
leaving	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
two	O
locals	O
,	O
brothers	O
Ivan	O
and	O
Igor	O
,	O
hijacked	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
reaching	O
the	O
fabled	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
so	O
as	O
to	O
profit	O
from	O
harvesting	O
mammoth	O
ivory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
witnessing	O
Hans	O
being	O
placed	O
within	O
this	O
,	O
Kate	O
learns	O
that	O
to	O
reach	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
she	O
must	O
thaw	O
out	O
a	O
Youkol	O
boat	O
within	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
so	O
through	O
using	O
the	O
locomotive	O
,	O
discovering	O
Hans	O
designed	O
it	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kate	O
works	O
to	O
free	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
boat	O
is	O
hijacked	O
by	O
Ivan	O
,	O
who	O
intends	O
to	O
leave	O
Kate	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
but	O
finds	O
himself	O
unable	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
Kate	O
and	O
Hans	O
arrive	O
at	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
whereupon	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
use	O
ancient	O
Youkol	O
horns	O
to	O
summon	O
a	O
herd	O
of	O
mammoths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
set	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
2003	O
launch	O
date	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
was	O
considering	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
single	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
Syberia	B-Application
story	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
so	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
European	O
countries	O
by	O
then	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
rejected	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
(	O
SCEA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
rejected	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
placed	O
28th	O
in	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
June	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
reach	O
600,000	O
sales	O
overall	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
by	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Syberia	B-Application
series	O
surpassed	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>
Review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
reported	O
Syberia	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
critical	O
reception	O
as	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
computer	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
summarized	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
55th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Syberia	B-Application
featured	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
complaint	O
among	O
reviewers	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
either	O
too	O
abrupt	O
or	O
too	O
depressing	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
clear	O
explanation	O
about	O
what	O
becomes	O
of	O
Kate	O
after	O
she	O
reaches	O
Syberia	B-Application
with	O
Hans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
had	O
stated	O
in	O
interviews	O
it	O
was	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
unlikely	O
that	O
Syberia	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Microïds	O
revealed	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
that	O
Benoît	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
III	I-Application
and	O
that	O
official	O
development	O
had	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sokal	O
left	O
Microïds	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
founded	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
White	O
Birds	O
Productions	O
to	O
release	O
Paradise	B-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
as	O
Syberia	B-Application
but	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
