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Dungeon Keeper 2

Dungeon Keeper 2

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Probably the best game I have ever played!
Review: Absolutely great! Great graphics, (not perfect by todays standards!)super fun, and you can download lots of maps and even an editor!! I have half life, halo, doom 3, UT2004, all Need for Speeds,and more; yet I play this MORE!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best games I've ever played
Review: I have to preface this review by saying that I am very, very picky when it comes to computer games. I usually find even the most highly-acclaimed titles dull and uninspiring. That being said, what a breath of fresh (er, dank and moldy?) air Dungeon Keeper II is.

I bought this game on a whim. Like most games more than a couple years old, it was dirt cheap, so I decided to take a chance. And how happy I am that I did! This game is absolutely one of the funnest, most addicitive games I've ever played in 20 years of gaming. The gameplay is so simple yet compelling that I was hooked within 10 minutes. The music and sound effects are great (love those moaning, evil mistresses and the groans of the prisoners being tortured). The voiceover work is absolutely the BEST that I have ever heard in a computer game. Whoever the narrator is, he's a voiceover god. Also, the humor in this game is actually funny -- very funny. Unlike most games that fail pitifully in the humor department whenever they attempt it, Bullfrog really pulled it off. And in terms of the graphics, even though they're about 4 years (?) old at this point, they still look very nice.

Anyhow, I look forward to my next session of Dungeon Keeper 2. My last one went until 2AM (I just couldn't stop). I'd advise anyone who's going to play this game not to start too late, unless you're a night owl. But do yourself a favor and GET THIS GAME. You won't regret it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: fun and funny
Review: I never played the first Dungeon Keeper, but I love playing this one. It's like a SimCity, but in my opinion more fun. <wow, I finally get to play something where the good guys are SUPPOSED to loose> It's fun, especially if you role-play, getting to play the nasties that you're usually trying to kill.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderfully Funny and Addictive
Review: I'll be perfectly honest. This title wouldn't be in my home if it hadn't been given to be as a birthday gift. In fact, I had the game for a month before even trying to play it. Was totally unimpressed the first night...but...something happened...addiction slowly began to set in...let's just say that this person stayed up playing Dungeon Keeper 2 until 4:30 this morning, fighting creatures, the urge to sleep, and the wisecracking game narrator who at 3 am informed me that "your nocturnal prowess has earned you a special gaming tip---GO TO BED!"

As others have mentioned, humor is a standout feature in Dungeon Keeper 2. If the game had taken itself seriously I wouldn't be staying up so late playing it. Not that humor is all there is though. Carving out a dungeon is challenging and requires strategy, lest you find your treasury drained of gold or end up facing an unexpected enemy attack that kills your minions off one by one.

Like any good game, Dungeon Keeper 2 is easy to learn, but difficult to master. The first level is literally a tutorial in which most of your moves are prompted by the helpful though occasionally sarcastic narrator ("The very rock yawns in anticipation of your next fascinating move," he'll intone if you pause the game for several minutes).

Each succeeding level builds upon the previous, with new challenges being added. Already-completed levels can be replayed as many times as desired, which can be a great way to take a small breather after a lengthy battle with a new enemy.

Each of your dungeon creatures has its own distinct personality. Like children, they'll whine loudly if unable to find a place to sleep, eat, etc. Refuse to cater to a creature's demands and it will eventually leave your dungeon in a huff. On the flip side, if you find the bellyaching to be intolerable in one of the later levels, pick the griper up and drop him in a prison. Eventually he'll die and will come back to life as a more agreeable skeleton! The dead even rise again as vampires in later levels of the game.

Beautiful graphics and sound, first-rate gameplay, and a wonderfully off-beat sense of humor. Dungeon Keeper 2 is first-rate!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best games I've ever played
Review: Like it's predecessor Dungeon Keeper, you once again enter a world where you are the evil mastermind and face down the minions of good and rival keepers. On the plus side this game has a much better AI, room building is a snap compared to the original, and multiplayer mode actually works. On the down side though, one of the best things about DK I was that all the creatures were useful. Many of the monsters in DK II have limited use (such as warlocks after all the research is done with). A consistantly winning strategy is to possess a high level (8-10) Dark Angel and trash your opponents Dungeon Heart. These are minor problems though, and overall DK II is a fine game. I am looking forward to the next instalment in the series.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Evil is good, well maybe ok.
Review: Like it's predecessor Dungeon Keeper, you once again enter a world where you are the evil mastermind and face down the minions of good and rival keepers. On the plus side this game has a much better AI, room building is a snap compared to the original, and multiplayer mode actually works. On the down side though, one of the best things about DK I was that all the creatures were useful. Many of the monsters in DK II have limited use (such as warlocks after all the research is done with). A consistantly winning strategy is to possess a high level (8-10) Dark Angel and trash your opponents Dungeon Heart. These are minor problems though, and overall DK II is a fine game. I am looking forward to the next instalment in the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best ways to ruin your social life
Review: Looking for a way to spend the long, dreary winter nights? DK2 is guaranteed to keep you up until the wee hours of the morning. Wonderful graphics, a fairly easy user interface and a sick sense of humour make this offering a sure winner. Be prepared to devote the next 40 hours of your life to mastering this.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: game will not work
Review: shipping was fast but the game wont work. i tryed the game in more than one computer, and i did everything i could to get it to work. i am very upset!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Dungeon Keeper 2 rules.
Review: The graphics are great. It's pretty much like living in your own little fantasy world. You can buld many things. Even torture chambers!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gone are the tentacles!
Review: The one thing that irritated me about the original DK was the hundreds of superfluous creatures, like tentacles, which never did anything, couldn't fight and just got squished. Happily, there are no such weedy specimens in the splendidly animated and fun DK2. Not only is there more surreal humour ("Your dungeon is on a slope, angry creatures cannot play marbles") but there are better spells, more interesting traps and limitations which stretch you. The enemies are more fun to kill, and the only drawback is that you can't continue a dungeon after you've won. Still, you can't have everything. Now, if you don't mind I'm off to see how my mana score is doing.


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