Samorost 2

Samorost 2 is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. Released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 8 December 2005, the game is the second video game title in the Samorost series and the sequel to Samorost.

Samorost 2
Developer(s)Amanita Design
Publisher(s)Amanita Design
Designer(s)Jakub Dvorský
Václav Blín
Composer(s)Tomáš Dvořák
SeriesSamorost
EngineAdobe Flash
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Development
Jakub Dvorský, creator of Samorost.

Together with his freelance Flash and web design agency, Amanita Design, Dvorský produced a sequel, Samorost 2. In Samorost 2, the gnome goes on a longer quest to save his kidnapped dog and return safely home. The first chapter of this game (comprising the first 4 levels) can be played online for free. The second chapter (with 3 levels) is only playable in the full version, which cost $6.90 until the price was later lowered to $5.00.[1]

Soundtrack
Samorost 2 Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Tomáš Dvořák
Released
December 8, 2005
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length40:09
Label
Quazi Delict Records
ProducerTomáš Dvořák

The Samorost 2 Soundtrack is composed, written, arranged and produced by Tomáš Dvořák for Amanita Design, the soundtrack was released on December 8, 2005 in digital format and on June 5, 2006 on cd. The album includes 12 tracks.[2]

No.TitleLength
1."Šnekoun"5:14
2."Samorost Intro"2:39
3."Samorost Outro I"1:04
4."Sopouch"2:20
5."Podzemí"3:54
6."Kapky"2:20
7."Budoar"3:35
8."Planina"3:24
9."Jezevec"2:45
10."Lesik"5:15
11."Tuleni"6:04
12."Samorost Outro II"1:34
  • Tomáš Dvořák - composer, writer, arranger and producer;
  • Jakub Dvorský, Tomáš Dvořák - cover design;
  • Jakub Dvorský - artwork.

It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tomáš Dvořák at Mush Room Prague / Budapest. It is packaged in digipak. The CD includes the PC and Mac version of Samorost 2 by Amanita Design.[3] The Samorost 2 Soundtrack won the Original Sound category at the Flashforward Film Festival 2006.

Release

Samorost 2 was released in several physical and digital formats.

  • Physical:
  1. International release - includes a CD with the Win and Mac versions of the game and the soundtrack (CD-DA and mp3 files). It is packaged in a digipak. It was released on 5 June 2006.[3]
  2. Collector's Edition (Russian) - includes a CD with a Russian version of the game, a CD with the soundtrack and artbook with some sketches, informations, etc. It is packaged in a DVD-box. It was released on 21 November 2008.[4]
  • Digital:
  1. Amanita Design Store - includes Win, Mac and Linux versions of the game and soundtrack in mp3 format. It was released on 8 December 2005.[5]
  2. Steam - includes the Win version. It was released on 11 December 2009.[6]
  3. App Store (macOS) - includes the Mac version. It was released on 28 April 2011.[7]

Samorost 2 has been featured in the Humble Indie Bundle which took place from 4 May 2010 - 11 May 2010 which was subsequently extended to the 15th and raised $1,273,613. Of this, contributors chose to allocate 30.90% to the charity: $392,953 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child's Play Charity.[8]

Reception

Critical reviews were generally positive. The game was praised for its visuals and simple gameplay.[9]

Awards

Samorost 2 has won several awards. These include a 2007 Webby in the games category;[10] Independent Games Festival award in 2007 for Best Web Browser Game; Best Web-Work Award at the Seoul Net Festival in 2006. The soundtrack won the Original Sound category at the Flashforward Film Festival 2006.[1] The game was also nominated in 3 categories (Best Game, Best New Character and Best Visual Effects) in the GameShadow Innovation in Games Awards.

In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Samorost 2 the 54th-best adventure game ever released.[11]

Sequel
Main article: Samorost 3

The sequel Samorost 3 has been released in 2016 on multiple platforms (PC / Android /IOS) .

References
  1. "Amanita Design".
  2. Samorost 2 Soundtrack at discogs
  3. Samorost 2 CD at Minority Records
  4. Samorost 2 (Russian Collector's Edition) at snowball.ru
  5. Samorost 2 at Amanita Design Store
  6. Samorost 2 page on Steam
  7. Samorost 2 on Mac App Store
  8. "The Humble Indie Bundle".
  9. "Samorost 2 for Windows (2005) MobyRank". MobyGames. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  10. Webby awards archive
  11. AG Staff (30 December 2011). "Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.
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