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Still Life 2 PC Still Life 2 is a sequel to a great adventure, which turned out to be one of the hits of 2005. The plot of the game presents the fate of FBI agent Victoria McPherson, a tracing psychopathic murderer. Still Life 2 also now available! About This Game The Producers of Syberia I and II are proud to present Still Life. Victoria McPherson, is a brilliant young FBI agent who’s investigating a serial murder case.
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Developer(s) | Gameco Studios |
Publisher(s) | MC2 France Encore (North America) cdv Software Entertainment(France)[1] Iceberg Interactive (UK and The Netherlands) |
Designer(s) | Bruno Martin |
Series | Still Life |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Still Life 2 is a 2009 adventure game developed by French company Gameco Studios and published by MC2 France under their Microïds label. It is a sequel to the 2005 game Still Life, and follows on from the characters and themes of 2003's Post Mortem.
Gameplay[edit]
McPherson walking around the room in which the killer locks Hernandez in
Plot[edit]
The game follows FBI Agent Victoria McPherson in tracking down and stopping a serial killer known as the East Coast Killer. Gameplay has moved to the state of Maine. The game uses the same storytelling device of switching back and forth between two player characters as its predecessor. The second character is one of the killer's victims, journalist Paloma Hernandez, who has been covering the East Coast Killer's crimes, making the game switch between investigation and survival.
A short introduction to the game was posted on August 31, which covers the dates of October 2 and 3, 2008 in the game. It states that on the evening of October 2 the body of a missing person was found on the side of Highway 201, near Jackman. The video which had been sent to the police and the media identifies the killer as the East Coast Killer. McPherson sees Hernandez reporting on the killing on TV and later arranges a meeting. Hernandez is abducted and she wakes up on October 3 in the killer's dilapidated house.[3]
The East Coast Killer allowed Hernandez to call McPherson with clues to the location of the house to trap and kill her, a plan he formed with an ex-marine and former FBI agent Hawker who had been dismissed when McPherson refused to back his claim that killing an innocent person had been justified at the time. Despite being successfully ambushed, McPherson managed to turn the tables and saved herself and Hernandez, but not before nearly a dozen police officers and a rookie FBI agent were killed. Through a series of flashbacks, it was revealed that the Chicago Killer was Richard Valdez, Victoria's boyfriend from the previous game, who turned out to be the grandson of the man Gus was following through Prague.
Development[edit]
There was controversy surrounding the first Still Life in its lack of an ending. Still Life ended without revealing the villain, setting up a finalé which, for some time, was not made. However, on 6 December 2007, Microïds announced the development of this game, which was released in April 2009.[4] Development was started in June 2007 by Gameco Studios. The game was also developed for AppleMacintosh computers.[5]
In June 2008, a teaser video and screenshots were posted online. The video explores an abandoned mansion with a woman screaming in the distance. The end of the video showed a then-tentative release date of Fall 2008.[6][7] In November 2008 a second trailer was released.
On August 31, another set of screenshots of the cinematic and in-game views were released.[3] The official game series website opened on 19 September, on the same day the release was pushed back from November 2008 to the first quarter of 2009.[8] In late October some high resolution images of Vic McPherson and some in-game screen shots were posted.
On December 8, Microïds and GameCo launched a machinima contest, where fans created their own trailer for Still Life 2, using exclusive supplied material. The winner, out of over 120 entries, was announced on January 15, and the winner's and the runners up's trailers were posted on the Still Life website.[9] The winner will also have their name listed in the game credits.[10]
In February and March 2009 more screenshots, an introduction video, and in game footage of the game were released.[11] The website also features videos of some of the makers of the game speculating on the identity of the killer.
Release[edit]
A demo version of the game was released. This contained sections from early in the game in the killer's house.
The game was first released as an online download to Germany in early April 2009. Further releases to Europe and North America followed. Encore is publishing the game in North America, and cdv Software Entertainment is in France. In the UK and Benelux it is published by Iceberg Interactive.
Reception[edit]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^'Microïds confie à CDV MDARICS MEDIA la distribution de ses jeux en France' (in French). Microïds. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^'Still Life 2'. Mystery Adventure Games (Encore). Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ ab'Microïds unveils new Still Life 2 visuals'. Microïds. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^'Microïds announces Still Life 2'. Microïds. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^'Microïds announces its games for Macintosh'. Microïds. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^'Still Life 2 Teaser'. GamePlanets. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^'Killer trailer for Still Life 2 released'. Adventure Gamers. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^'Microïds opens its Still Life series official website'. Microïds. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^'Microïds and GameCo unveil the Still Life 2 trailer contest winners' names'. Microïds. 2009-01-15. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^'Machinima contest : Let your imagination live, design the best Still Life 2 trailer!'. Microïds. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^'Microïds unveil the video of Paloma's kidnapping'. Microïds. 2009-02-10. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
External links[edit]
![Walkthrough Walkthrough](/uploads/1/2/5/8/125841896/391081828.jpg)
- Still Life 2 at Microïds
- Still Life 2 at MobyGames
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publisher: Microids/Anuman Interactive
Game mode: single player
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Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson.
In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Audrey Dunnigan's body has just been found. The modus operandi and the video sent to the police and press leave them in no doubt as to the killer's identity: the East Coast Torturer has struck again! No clues are picked up during the autopsy, as the serial killer painstakingly washed the body. Once again, the killer has not committed any errors.
From her motel room, Victoria comes across a report by Paloma Hernandez, the journalist covering all the crimes bearing the East Coast Torturer's signature. Hernandez has been highly critical of the FBI's and Victoria's lack of progress. That does not stop Hernandez from phoning and asking Victoria to meet her later that evening. Hernandez claims to have some so-called clues on the killer in her possession. Victoria flatly refuses. Just moments later, Paloma is kidnapped by the Torturer…
Still Life 2 remains true to the spirit of its first installment and continues to allow to play and manage two characters bound by the same fate. This time, the aim is to control two heroines, see the game from two complementary viewpoints and experience two different gameplays. Depending on whetheryou are playing Paloma Hernandez, the victim being hunted by the killer or Victoria McPherson, the FBI agent tracking him down, you can alternate between survival and investigation.
Game score 6.315 / 10 calculated out of 393 players' votes.
Expectations before the premiere: 8.7 / 10 calculated out of 109 players' votes.
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System requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium 4 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card 128 MB (GeForce 6600 or better), 4 GB HDD, Windows XP/Vista
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