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Dungeon Keeper 2

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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.

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.

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

Doungeon Keeper 2 is a major improvement from the first one. For those who are not familiar with this series, you play an evil Dungeon Master, building a dungeon and sponsoring the monsters who come and settle, create traps and fill it with treasures. Then, you wait for the unlucky adventurers who come and try to rob the dungeon and kill the monsters. If you did your work right, they will die in the process and you will get their treasures.

Dungeon Master 2 implements better graphics from it's prequel. It also offers many more options to the player in the fields of monsters, traps, dungeon rooms, etc.

The only fault I was able to find in this game is the fact that it's a bit old today.

Overall, 4 stars for most gamers. 5 stars for classical gamers.

I found this game to be very entertaining and fun. It actually shows that being a Dark Lord is not all what the fantasy books say it should be. (I don't know how guys like Sauron kept their sanity) You have to dig out your dungeon, recruit creatures, build them homes, supply them with food and entertainment adn training. You even have to pay them. (Ugh) I found it very interesting to find out how the 'Other Side' lives. Like the game says, 'It is good to be bad'.

Brilliant and witty, Dungeon keeper 2's sure to make you laugh and keep you occupied for hrs on end. Crawl into the skin of the main evildoer of the land, just as you've always wanted to do. Build your magnificent dungeon. Kill all those nasty heroes. Better yet, make them suffer or corrupt them or make them into evil undead. Thumbs up to the people at Bullfrog for the best game I've played in yrs!

If your a fan of the first one than you will defently enjoy this one and if you have not played the first don't worry this one is great all by its self.

When I got the first Dungeon keeper I was overjoyed. Finally a chance to play the bad guy instead of the cheesy good. I played it often, maybe once every two days. Then I heard that a second Dungeon Keeper was coming out, and I couldn't wait to order it. When I finally got it loaded onto my computer, I played it for hours, and loved it. It, like its predecessor, was of a genre-defying genre. It main type was real time strategy, but had strong elements of first person, action adventure, and god game (sort of like the sims). It is one of my all time favorite games, and takes gaming to a new level. It has great videos in it ranging from serious to ridiculous, and the graphics are astounding. I am sure that anyone would like this game. It is for eveyone, from the Sim city enthusiast, to the hardcore Quake player. So if anyone you know likes games, this is one that is sure to top their charts.

This is a very fun game. Its similar in play to WarCraft, though not exactly the same. You start each level trying to build up your base to "attract" the kinds of evil doers you want on your side. You then train them up and attack your human enemies. This game is almost as fun as WarCraft and is a definite good purchase.

Dungeon Kepper 2 is a wonderful game experince,gamers who liked the first D,K by Peter Molyneux the man behind Black & White will love the game I know that I loved it and could not stop playing the game intill it was over then played it even more. So this game is in my top five list so buy this game!