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Summoner for PlayStation 2
Summoner follows Joseph, who can call creatures with magical rings and becomes involved in the conflict between Medeva and Orenia. You assemble a party, talk with residents, complete main and side quests, and chain attacks in real-time combat. This early PS2 release is the original game; the current emulated version and changes from Summoner 2 are not attributed to this disc. Controls, objectives and progression were checked separately for this PlayStation 2 version, keeping the description tied to the offered disc without promising later edition content.
Summoner builds progression around Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. New objectives bring systems together and demand increasing awareness. You learn which actions, equipment or routes fit a situation and immediately notice when timing or preparation can improve. This gives the campaign a clear rhythm without attributing features from other platforms or later reissues to this PlayStation 2 disc.
This description covers the physical PlayStation 2 edition of Summoner. The disc and product title determine the edition. This older boxed game includes its original paper manual unless the product title explicitly says the booklet is missing. Codes, accessories and historical network features count only when demonstrably present and usable.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Summoner for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Summoner
Volition developed Summoner; THQ released the PlayStation 2 edition on 24 november 2000. The project found its place in the series through Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. This physical version is treated as the original PlayStation 2 release, so later patches, downloads, remasters and sequels are not silently added to the disc. Art direction, controls and progression were also reviewed in the original release context, keeping collectable content separate from later service changes.
The release arrived in a generation where larger worlds, faster storage and network services increasingly sat beside disc content. Campaign, local features and edition content are therefore separated here from accounts, servers and loose codes. This clarifies what historically belonged to Summoner and what was a later or external provision. Art direction, controls and progression were also reviewed in the original release context, keeping collectable content separate from later service changes.
The PlayStation 2 edition of Summoner was checked separately for platform, product title, delivery and original instructions. The description preserves this version's technical and content boundaries. Historical online features are not promised as available, while demonstrable solo and local disc content remains the baseline. Art direction, controls and progression were also reviewed in the original release context, keeping collectable content separate from later service changes.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a concrete PlayStation 2 comparison for Summoner. Both share genre traits, but Summoner focuses on Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance uses different rules, progression or controls, changing objectives and session rhythm. The comparison clarifies its own character without attributing Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance's features to this edition.
Champions of Norrath is a concrete PlayStation 2 comparison for Summoner. Both share genre traits, but Summoner focuses on Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. Champions of Norrath uses different rules, progression or controls, changing objectives and session rhythm. The comparison clarifies its own character without attributing Champions of Norrath's features to this edition.
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is a concrete PlayStation 2 comparison for Summoner. Both share genre traits, but Summoner focuses on Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. Drakan: The Ancients' Gates uses different rules, progression or controls, changing objectives and session rhythm. The comparison clarifies its own character without attributing Drakan: The Ancients' Gates's features to this edition.
Summoner 2 is a concrete PlayStation 2 comparison for Summoner. Both share genre traits, but Summoner focuses on Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. Summoner 2 uses different rules, progression or controls, changing objectives and session rhythm. The comparison clarifies its own character without attributing Summoner 2's features to this edition.
EverQuest Online Adventures is a concrete PlayStation 2 comparison for Summoner. Both share genre traits, but Summoner focuses on Joseph's search for the Summoner rings, a controllable party, real-time combat with chained attacks and large cities. EverQuest Online Adventures uses different rules, progression or controls, changing objectives and session rhythm. The comparison clarifies its own character without attributing EverQuest Online Adventures's features to this edition.
