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game will not work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 27
Date: March 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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!

Fun but full of Bugs

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved Dungeon Keeper, so I bought this product thinking it would be the same addictive game as the original. Here are some pros and cons of the game. As you can see, there are more pros than cons, but the one big con, the incompatibility with XP brings it's rating down for me.

Pros:
1. 3D graphics, pretty descent for a 98 game
2. More characters
3. Same great game style as original
4. Easy to pick up
5. Great sound and voice acting
6. Sandbox mode! Yea!
7. Elite creatures and more details for each of your minion
Cons:
1. It won't run on Windows XP for more than half an hour!!! (I have looked on the internet for a cure, and I installed the Windows compatibility administrator to fix it, but I still can't get it to run for long.)
2. You have to patch up the game to enjoy the little time you have
4. Although 3D is good for it's time, polygon characters are a bit distracting
5. I'm not sure if it is just my computer, but the entire screen is covered with little black squares, not too many to see what's going on, but still a problem

Overall, I would have given this game a 5 out of 5, but I cannot play long enough to tell you how great it was. The sandbox mode was awesome and really allows you to relax and build your dungeon with ease. So if you still have an old machine with Windows 98 or 2000, get it! Definitely worth your time... If you don't mind the blood, gore, violence, and the shrieks of your torture victims!

Dungeon Keeper 2: Good & Bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: December 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

We waited quite a while for Dungeon Keeper 2 to come out, and bought it immediately when it did. On one hand, it's great for a sequel. People who played DK1 will easily be able to pick up on moving units, building rooms, lining corridors with traps.

The graphics are better in the sense that they're more geared towards future development. Instead of pixel-based graphics, the creatures and rooms are now drawn with polygons. While that makes some of the monsters look clumsy, it does mean that future graphics will be much smoother and cleaner.

Going down into your dungeon by possessing a creature does not cause the creatures to turn into a cloud of dots - the rooms you roam through are still crisp and easy to see. Roaming through your own dungeons is one of the true pleasures of this game, too!

There are only a few extra rooms - you'd have hoped for much more from a sequel that took this long to make. The casino is neat, if only because a jackpot-winning minion starts dancing and singing when he wins. (Disco Inferno!)

Rooms have better graphics, though. The hen-houses in the hatchery, the on-wall bookshelves and torture racks, everything shows a subtle touch.

If choosing between DK1 and DK2, I'd definitely recommend people get this game. The challenges and gameplay in DK2 are better than DK1, and DK1 has many new extra features like Pet Dungeons.

New players will appreciate having a well crafted game that is a fun challenge, while experienced players will appreciate the subtle differences between the old and new version.

Don't expect a masterpiece of Sequelhood, but do expect a fun strategy gaming experience that will last quite a while!

A hoot.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is a hoot. Taking the original's over-the-top Evil to a new level in graphics and a far improved first-person engine, it basically polishes and refines the gameplay of DK1.

You control a variety of minions (from Goblins to Dark Angels) with a variety of wants and needs, all toward the larger purpose of wiping out the good in the world. And a simpering, pompous sort of good it is, full of bloated speech and poseurs who care at least as much about how good they look as they do about fighting evil.

Much like Bullfrog's Populous: The Beginning, however, there isn't a lot of game here. It's more of a puzzle game than a real-time strategy game, and once you solve the puzzle, actually enacting it is usually pretty straightforward. Like P:TB, the beginning levels are easily won by accident, making this a good game for children if you don't mind the "suggestive content". (Actually, all there is is that the Pain Mistresses enjoy being tortured. But we're not talking about "Soldier of Fortune" violence or "Panty Raider" sexuality, here.)

Anyway, the aesthetics of it, the humor, the "My Pet Dungeon" feature, and the overall attention to detail make it a hoot to explore, even if it doesn't have a lot of depth, particularly for casual gamers with a dark sense of humor.

Evil is good, well maybe ok.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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.

Dungeon keeper, there is something unpleasant under your fingernail

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this game. I played pen & pencil Dungeons & Dragons for years, so I have an appreciation of the dungeon-master concept behind this game. Dungeon Keeper 2 is a blend of real-time strategy, base-building, and sim-developing, but the real treat is being able to play as naughty as you want--and be rewarded for it! There are a few things that I would change about DK2, but overall, I found it quite enjoyable, even years after its initial release.

Gameplay: There are three different gameplay modes. First, there is the campaign, which includes several mission in which you snuff out the lairs of heroes and rival keepers on your way to dominating the region. Typically, you build a base by tunneling out rooms and finding gold, attract a legion of monster henchmen while doing so, and then take on the forces of your rival. There is enough variation in the missions to prevent boredom, although there are a few very tough missions (especially the last two). There is also a skirmish mode that lets you fight against 1-3 rival keepers while fighting off other interlopers. The skirmish game can be customized in various ways, although there are only about 20 maps. Finally, there is a "my pet dungeon" mode for those who just want to build their subterranean masterpieces without being troubled by opposition (although you can choose to include set-piece battles against heroes). All of the gameplay modes have their appeal, though I liked the campaign and skirmish the best. The game can be played online, but I suspect there is not much of a multiplayer community these days.

The game is fairly easy to play, once you master the controls. You'll need certain rooms in place (lair, hatchery, blacksmith, prison, torture chamber, and library) to really get things going, along with a number of choice spells (heal, rally, make gold) that can be researched at the library. You have limited control of your creatures, beyond being able to drag and drop them. You can take direct control over a creature with the possession spell and even have a number of creatures follow you. This puts the game into first-person perspective, which can be fun but not all that useful in later stages of the campaign. But again, the real joy of the game is all of the naughty things that you can do, like torture captured heroes in your custom-built torture chamber, have corpses drug to your graveyard where they might eventually attract a vampire to do your bidding, or summon the god-like Horny Devil to turn the tide of a battle. A fully fleshed-out dungeon feels almost like a small town under your control, and you can spend hours just admiring and tinkering with your handy work (or trying to keep your minions happy). And though a somewhat dark game, DK2 has more than its share of humor, from the Vincent Price-like narrator to the casino that gives you a ridiculously funny treat if one of your monsters hits the jackpot. The game never comes across as cheesy or trivial, but it obviously does not take itself too serious.

Graphics: For a game that came out in the late 1990s, DK2 looks pretty good. Models are detailed enough to be credible representations of various monsters, and animations are pretty decent. Some models such as the enemy hero lords are used too often, but otherwise the visuals are good enough to allow the game to immerse you.

Sounds: The game does have enough sound effects to convince you that it takes place in an underground dungeon. However, the best sounds are the voice acting, which is top-knotch all the way around. The narrator is both sinister and hilarious, and the enemy heroes are over-the-top in their arrogant, dismissive attitudes toward evil. The music is okay, but not particularly gripping.

Technical Issues: The game has been quite stable on my system, even though I have XP with service pack 2. Be sure to install the latest game patch before playing.

Replayability/Value: I picked this game up new for about $12 on eBay, so I certainly got my money's worth. I don't see much replay value in the campaign, though I can imagine replaying it again at least once. The skirmish mode is decent, and there are enough maps to keep you playing for a while. If you are looking to play online, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time finding a game.

Pros:
+great concept for a game
+terrific voice acting
+a few different gameplay modes
+the dark humor is spot on
+"it's good to be bad"

Cons:
+no online community at this point
+a few frustrating campaign missions
+no modding community to speak of

Game is Fun but Glitchy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dungeon Keeper 2 is a great game. The plot is that you build a dungeon to attract creatures to fight heroes to get portal gems to give to the Horned Reaper who collects them to get to go to the Overworld [our world]. Sadly this never happens because number 3 was canceled but the game is a hidden jewel.

You can build all of the normal dungeon-esque rooms, eg. prisons, gladiator pits, and torture chambers. You can recruit many creatures from the usual demons and undead to the odd imps and goblins. The reason I rated the game 4 overall is because of the incompatibility between DK2 and XP. The game works on my XP for about an hour then it crashes or freezes. The patches also won't work because some goon deleted patch 1.0 to 1.3 which is what you need to get the rest all the way to 1.7. [Confusing, eh?] If you think you can have fun for an hour or get it to work then I strongly suggest you try the game. You won't be disappointed.

Amazing RTS, small problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the most fun RTS I have ever played. You get to slap around your minions, torture the good guys, and pretty much have a blast being evil. The bile demons are great, and the dark mistresses laughs are creepy. This has a very good sense of dark humor, and I would not recommend it to anyone under 13, or anyone who didn't like dark humor.

We got Evil Genius because we heard it was made by the same people. Evil Genius does NOT hold a candle to this. I still play it a hell of a lot, and I still have fun with it.

The only problems I have is the fact that it tends to have problems with the videos on my computer, pretty much not playing them. And the fact you cannot get multiplayer to work. If the multiplayer worked, there would be no question about giving this game 5 stars.

A Dark and Humorous Dungeon Romp

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

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

It's not easy being bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: September 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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'.

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