Simply stunning
It's not often I can return to a RPG world that Ilove and Tales of Sympohni2 allowed me to do just that, enter a familar world I've adventured back in the Gamecube and relive it all in the eyes of new characters. A definive purchase for anyone who played and finished the original. As for other people, you may be better off tracking down the previous title and then play this.

Wonderful game!
A wonderful sequel to Tales of Symphonia. The battles have an enjoyable flow and you can enjoy it no matter how many times you play. The graphics have also gotten better compared to the previous game. The voice actors of the characters are all talented and well-done. The monster system is strange and new to Tales, but it proves to be quite enjoyable, allowing you to collect and watch your monsters get stronger.

A Tales Introduction for the Wii
I have never played Tales of Symphonia on the Gamecube before, but I enjoyed this game very much. The premise is basically a Tales game with a Pokemon gameplay. Without giving away too much, the protagonist, Emil, has to capture monsters to fight alongside him. Although human characters will still join your party, monsters grow much faster and they remain with you after capture.

The story is pretty much predictable, but its strength lies in its presentation. The trio of Emil, Martha and Tenebrae are endearing and you emphatize with them as you keep playing. As this is a sequel, characters from Tales of Symphonia will also return, and this is a good enough reason for fans to purchase and play this. If you have never played Tales of Symphonia before you may have lesser enjoyment of the game, but like me, I found it fun regardless.

Graphics-wise, they are pretty good considering it is on the Wii, and retain the feel of Tales games like Symphonia and Abyss. The skits feature from previous Tales games has been updated with voice and are still as hilarious as ever. The skits alone make up a reason to purchase and play this game. I have never heard the original Japanese voices, but I find the English dubbing satisfactory. Nobody is being overly annoying or bland unlike some games.

Considering the range of RPGs available for the Wii, this is one worth getting if you are a RPG or Tales fan.

A worthy sequel
You would need to be fan of the Tales Series to fully enjoy the not so long story, else it would be a 3 star only.

Best RPG on the Wii!
I've never played Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube before, but I've always loved the Tales Franchise, so I thought I'd give this one a try. Plus, I want a great RPG game for my Wii. Please keep in mind that I'm playing the Japanese version of this game, with the original cast including Kugimiya Rie as Marta. My opinion on the English version of this game is really different, especially in the sound departement, because of the horrible english dubbing.

Story: As I said, I've never played the original Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube before. So I can't compare it with this game. I've got to say I love the story in this game though. It's long, and you'll be spending a lot of time looking at a cutscene. One interesting feature I love in this game is that whenever you press C when standing and doing nothing, a box will pop up and a random conversation between the characters in your party would come up. They'll talk about the current situation and their graphics is anime-like. The character's expression would change according to their dialouge of the current situation.

Gameplay: The battle system is awesome. It's real time, but you don't really have many attacks to perform. A button's a normal attack, up to 3 combos. Joystick and B button's a normal Arte attack (some kind of special attack) and C button is for a higher Arte attack. I just love the fact that it's real time. There're no wild random encounters on dungeons. You can see the monsters instead, and can choose to fight them or not. It's hard for levelling up, but I like it better than many random encounters. They've added a Monster capture system, where you can capture a monster and train it, feed it and make them fight in your party.

Graphics: It's pretty good, but it doesn't push the Wii's limit. But it still looks great! Especially on cutscenes.

Sound: Many reviewers complain about the English Voice Acting of this game. And after hearing several videos on the english dubbing, I've got to say it's really, really terrible. As for me, since my Wii's Japanese, I got the Japanese version of this game, with the original casts such as Kugimiya Rie as Marta (she's one of my favorite voice actresses ever, and she voiced Shana from the Shakugan no Shana anime). The original Japanese dubbing really fits the personality of each character. It's really awesome, and sound is a big factor in this game since almost all cutscenes are voiced. As for the game's soundtrack, it's pretty good. I love the opening theme.

Characters: On an RPG game, characters are important. And I have to say that Emir, the main character is annoying. Really annoying. But I kind of got used to that. Marta is awesome, so she covers the annoying Emir. Character development throughout the game is superb. Character development is deep, which is important.

This game turned out to be what I was really looking for. I love the story, I love the characters and I love the voice acting. The game have many long cutscenes, which I love. Overall this game gave me some 100 hours of fun. Definitely the best JRPG on the Wii. I'm reccomending this game to anyone, even those who haven't played the original Tales of Symphonia.