Mysteries abound in the new game, The Island - Castaway 2. You return to the original island sometime in the past; this game is a prequel. While playing as Yati, a native boy who is about to undergo the rituals to manhood, you start to have strange dreams. Are they predicting a future to come? I guess you just have to play and see.
As with the original, The Island - Castaway 2 is a nice, relaxing game. You are sent on quests and have to solve mysteries; however, the pace is a bit slower than most of the games I usually play. This is a great change of pace! The island itself is beautiful and similar to the original island with a few differences. It was interesting to find out exactly what happened to change the island to what we saw in the first game. Some of the island is exactly the same, but what were the ruins from the first game are now intact and gorgeous. We will discover why the original village was abandoned, how the sanctuary went into ruin, and why exactly there is a ship in the middle of the island.
Game play with Castaway 2 is almost exactly the same as the original with a few simple additions. Many of the landmarks remain the same. According to the developer there are over 300 quests and 60 trophies to earn (well, 61 to be exact by my count). There are new food items and the old standards. The fruits and vegetables are the same but with different names. There are now birds to catch plus the old standard crabs and boars. Snakes are present but not quite as nasty. Sometimes it is very reassuring to be able to just ease into a sequel (prequel) just like slipping on your shoes. This game is just very familiar after having played the first one and that is a good thing, since the first one was great as far as I was concerned. Give The Island - Castaway 2 a try, and if you like it play it, even if you haven't played the first one. This is one instance where it just doesn't matter, which one goes first. There are also strong hints at the end of the game that there is a third one in the works--unless we are not to take "To Be Continued" very seriously.
The Island - Castaway 2 Walkthrough will provide you with hints and strategies to play the game, the locations of all hidden items, and a quest by quest walkthrough.
