''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' is a comedy

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video game created by the German developer King Art Games. The game, a sequel to '' The Book of Unwritten Tales'', was published by

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on 20 February 2015 for

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, Microsoft Windows and OS X. Console ports for the

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were released in September 2015. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released exclusively as digital downloads. The

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Plot

The game's four protagonists, Wilbur a novice gnome

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, Nate a

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human, Ivo a pregnant

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princess and a furry alien creature known as "Critter", partake in an adventure in the Fantasy world, fantasy land of Aventasia. A magic force is turning beasts into puppies and castles into dollhouses. The four heroes reunite to combat this unusual transformation of Aventasia.

Production

The English translation and voice recording were provided by Outsource Media, OMUK. The game was successfully Crowdfunding, crowdfunded on Kickstarter. Before its official release, the game was launched on Steam Early Access. The game's Trailer (promotion)#Video game trailers, launch trailer poked fun at video game monetisation strategies, such as free-to-play and Micropayment#Online gaming, microtransactions. The game made its way to PlayStation 4 and

in both physical and digital form, for a budget price of $20 on 18 September 2015.

and

versions were also released, but these remained exclusively digital downloads; the PlayStation 3 version retained the reduced price of the Eighth generation of video game consoles, eighth-generation consoles, while the Xbox 360 launched at a cost of $30.

Reception

According to Jan Theysen of King Art Games, ''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' was the company's most successful game, with sales "in the mid six-digit range" by 2014. ''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' received positive reviews from critics. The game has a Metacritic score of 80/100. Game Revolution commented: "Is ''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' worth getting? Definitely! Although it doesn't add much innovation to the series, this game offers a more complex and fine-tuned adventure than its predecessor." ''Hardcore Gamer'': "If you love point and click adventures, ''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' is everything you could possibly want and more. With stunning (and clever) graphics, a fully orchestrated soundtrack and top-notch voice acting, its production values are second to none, and it has writing chops to match." ''PC World'' called the puzzle design excellent but the graphics and audio occasionally spotty. It stated: "''The Book of Unwritten Tales 2'' is a reminder that while Telltale Games, Telltale may have usurped the adventure genre, great traditional point-and-clicks can still be made."

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