Dungeon Keeper 2

by Electronic Arts

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004XRBC
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 21, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,274 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Create your own unique dungeon empire and be its master with Dungeon Keeper 2. Dig out your underground kingdom as you see fit. Populate it with a variety of beasts--such as Skeletons, Dark Elves, Trolls, and evil Sorcerers. Prepare them for battle with training rooms, workshops, and magical libraries. Command your hordes in frenzied battles against the invading forces of heroic good. When the going gets tough, summon the dreaded Horned Reaper to deliver the final knockout blow and help complete your evil quest. Conquer a full campaign, play individual skirmishes, or hone your skills in My Pet Dungeon mode. Challenge your friends and foes through the Internet with multiplayer mode.

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Customer Reviews

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly original computer gameplaying experience, October 13, 2000

By 

David Lim "space_hamster" (Hobart, Tasmania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dungeon Keeper 2 (CD-ROM)

Dungeon Keeper 2 was created by Bullfrog, the same people that created Syndicate and Syndicate Wars (for anyone whose memory goes back that far). The game casts the protaganist (that's you) as an omnipotent being called a Dungeon Keeper. You start in an underground cavern, sometimes filled with lava or water (or both), and your purpose is to carve out rooms in the surrounding dirt, and then send your amassed troops to kill the bad guys.

The first three-four missions of the campaign act as a good introduction to the Dungeon Keeper style of gameplay. And then the missions gradually increase in levels of difficulty.

There are several factors that make Dungeon Keeper a lot of fun to play - the first is the humor. The narrator has the perfect voice for an evil omnipotent Dungeon Keeper, and the cut-scenes are very amusing. The second factor is the gameplay - the premise is simple but you can employ some pretty complicated tactics to defeat your rivals.

And the game is infinitely replayeable - just because you've played a mission through doesn't mean you can't employ different tactics the next time around. Implementing the 'My Pet Dungeon' and Skirmish Modes was also a good idea.

But the game has one big drawback - it's combat interface. As an ominipotent being, you can cast spells like thunderbolts or healing. But it's very difficult to heal a single warlock when he's in the middle of a huge melee. It's more likely you'll highlight the wrong creature by accident. Perhaps if each creature was displayed in a stackable health/mana bar on the side of the screen, it would make it easier. Then you could click until you selected the warlock you wanted to heal.

Other than that, Dungeon Keeper is a huge amount of fun to play. If anyone's looking for a truly original computer gameplaying experience, I strongly recommend Dungeon Keeper 2.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definatly an improvement, October 24, 2000

By 

J. Hayward - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dungeon Keeper 2 (CD-ROM)

Dungeon Keeper was a revolutionary game in the computer world, it let you play as the bad guys. The second is not much more than a graphics improvement, but it does a few new rooms and spells (i wont tell you what they are or it might ruin the game). You build your minions dungeon piece by piece and then attract as many creatures from the neverworld as possible. Once you have ammased as many powerful creatures as possible you march off and slaughter the realms heros to claim the portal gem to the next level. This game will grip you and you'll lose track of time. This game rules.If there is one fault it is that you cant play as the good guys. But im not that pickey.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Dark and Humorous Dungeon Romp, November 26, 2001

By 

"zilean" (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dungeon Keeper 2 (CD-ROM)

Dungeon Keeper 2 blends a morbid dark humor with a few ghastly features. The ominous voice of the narrator and the choleric background music definately lend to the mood of the game.

The game itself is fun, and it centers around capturing several gems of uncertain power for the use of some evil demon (on your side of course). The control of the game takes some getting used to and sometimes you feel at a loss wondering how to summon certain creatures through your portals.

The levels get progressively more challenging and even a few bonus levels are tossed in (though the bonus levels seem to be nonsensical and difficult to figure out). The later stages, especially Woodsong, I found to be all but impossible without the aid of online assistance. After several fairly easy expiditions the difficulty here raises tenfold even with the (rather large) patch that can be downloaded.

Overall DK 2 is still a fun game but it has a few faults. People who play games for strategy are likely to be disappointed with it, as many levels seem to require none at all to win. Rather, you must simply wait around to get a brute force and storm the enemy with monsters and spells. People who like destroying things and building small armies will have a field day though. The movement in-game is quick and quite fun after you learn how to use it properly.

-Zilean