Heretic 2

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S7YE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 23, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,235 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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This game is the newest title in the best-selling Heretic-Hexen series. A third-person action game based on the Quake 2 engine, Heretic 2 sets players on a quest through vast city and outdoor environments as they search for a cure to a deadly evil plague before all is lost. Using the Quake 2 engine, Heretic 2 plunges you into a deep, compelling game that combines brutal face-to-face combat and mystery-laden adventure in the most advanced graphics engine yet. From a third-person perspective, gamers travel through complex, richly detailed environments filled with stunning special effects, wicked magic spells, detailed characters, vivid artwork, and challenging-level designs created by the Raven team and renowned fantasy artist Brom.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FORGET TOMB RAIDER!!, December 3, 1999

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This review is from: Heretic 2 (CD-ROM)

This game gets it done in a way that tomb raider only wishes it could. When I first booted it up, it plunged me straight into its vibrant world. This is not a slow paced "action-adventure" tomb raider clone, this is a first rate third-person action game. Heretic 2 combines excellent graphics, a decent story, extremely FUN combat (the melee combat was a particular favorite), and some puzzle solving. If you liked tomb-raider and its clones, try this. You wont ever go back.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heretic II, March 17, 2001

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Knewace (The other side) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heretic 2 (CD-ROM)

Heretic II is the latest sequal to the heretic and hexen games, It is a third person action game. I am a big fan of the heretic/hexen games expecially Hexen II, Heretic II is a good game with an average plot, The atmosphere is very nice, and creepy in some parts, I also liked the weapons. The story is the hero corvus retuns to his village only to find that his people are infected with a plague, He has to travel through many places to search and find a cure, There are swamps, cities, canyons, castles, Mountain Fortress ect, Sure there are many villans to keep you busy fighting on the way. You play Corvus, He can swim, climb, pole vault using his staff ect and there are even magic spells as weapons, You have to fight zombies, Gaurds birds, wild cats ect. The third person prespective is a good choice for the game. Heretic II is the first third person game that is not frustrating, The camera angle never gets awckward and the third person view is superb, Raven software has done a fantastic job.

Heretic II is built on the Quake II engine, The game runs very smoothly and the graphics are fantastic, Even half life which uses the same engine was not this colourfull, If Hexen II was Quake in colour then Heretic II is Quake II in colour, The sound effects is good too but the AI is about average. The level designing is excellent, It gives a great replay value, My favorite is "The Gauntlet" i wish there was more of it. The weapons and the weapon effects are superb, The spear is a great weapon, Almost all land creatures except the bosses can be destroyed with three or four strikes, It can be upgraded to be more powefull if you pick the blade shrine, All weapon can be upgraded to be more powefull for a short period of time using the tomb of power. Heretic II is the best third person game i have ever played, It is a not to be missed game if you like action games.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well designed shooter in a supernatural fantasy world, January 12, 2004

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heretic 2 (CD-ROM)

Before I found this game I thought that I was through with first person shooters. After playing just about every version of Doom, Heretic, and Hexen over the years I was pretty much bored with the concept. Plus, the "gritty reality" of Quake 2 really turned me off after only playing it all the way through a couple of times. Then I found Heretic 2, and once again found myself completely immersed in a fantasy world for the first time in years.

The third person interface took a little while to get used to, but now I truly believe that it is the smoothest and most instinctual way to go. Plus, the levels are intricate, detailed, and attractive. You actually look forward to seeing what is around the next corner (as opposed to the grim, repetitious, industrial hell of Quake 2.) Finally, the story line is interesting and satisfying. This game is laid out in a linear manner (no constant backtracking to a common hub) so it works very well with the concept of a quest.

The basic storyline is that Corvus, the hero that slew Serpent Rider and his minions, has returned to Parthoris after an unexpected detour through the outer realms. He finds that the land is revaged by a plague that turns the inhabitants into murderous zombies. It is an artificially created plague resulting from the corrupted efforts of the seraph, Morcalavin, to achieve ascension and immortality.

If you were into the old Heretic and the story of the Sidhe and the Serpent Riders then this game will be a pleasant blast from the past (only with modern high resolution graphics.)