That is right your minions need to have a casino so that they can blow off a little steam. This means you need to have an area where they can train, beds for them to sleep and places for them to relax… like a casino. They will fight to the death for you, but you need to help out. The thing is, your units need to be looked after. These are your “units” and there is a great selection of them. You also need to “hire” minions to come and fight the bad fight for you. Mana is your life source so you need to keep that protected. There are many things that Dungeon Keeper 2 requires you to do. Keeping The Good Guys Out!Įach level of the game requires that you set up your dungeon and fight off the heroes. My only gripe with the presentation is that all of the dungeons kind of look the same. It is very well done and the characters show even more personality when you do this. This is a great deal of fun and adds a bit more action to the strategy element of the game. Unlike the Ultimate Evil, Demons rely on magic (the horde relies on strength.) In campaign there are a few levels where the player can control the Demons, though in multiplayer there is always the option of using Demons (The Hand of Chaos controls the demons, as the Hand of Terror controls the Horde).I know that sounds strange, but you can “possess” your minions in Dungeon Keeper 2 and when you do this you take direct control of them in a first-person point of view.
The player must meet the needs of the minions in order to keep them happy, or they may disobey commands. Named minions can be hired, levelled up and trained to be more powerful. The player must rely on controlling minions with the Hand of Chaos. The Chaotic Evil is the Ultimate Evil's archenemy and one of the Absolute Evil's aspects. The army of three evils is allied under the control of the Absolute Evil and they totally erase remnants of the Alliance. The Corrupting Evil uses Barthas Snow as sacrifice for ritual of reunifying three Evils and the Absolute Evil is revived. The evil prophet leads three Evils to the Stones of Destiny and says that three Evils must be reunited as the Absolute Evil. The Corrupting Evil is also awakened by absorbing life of Barthas Snow, and leads undead army.
Also appearing and sometimes hindering or helping the Evil are the undead and their enigmatic leader, the Corrupting Evil. On the way to punish the individual heroes and gain the alliance of other races, the Ultimate Evil learns of another faction fighting both the heroes and his own empire, the Demons led by the Chaotic Evil.
Easily conquering the castle, the Evil is ambushed by the assembled heroes of the land and divided into three aspects(the Ultimate Evil, the Chaotic Evil, the Corrupting Evil).ĭecades later, one of the Absolute Evil's aspects, the Ultimate Evil awakens as a ghostly incorporeal version of himself, and with the aid of loyal minions, starts to rebuild his empire. The story line evolves around the Absolute Evil, fed up with the heroes of the Overworld constantly abusing his minions for experience points and stealing his gold, heads to the surface.
Humorous references to games like Dungeon Keeper, Warcraft, and fantasy series like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones are commonplace. The ultimate goal is usually the destruction of a castle, but there are other separate dungeons holding quests too.Ī sarcastic omnipresent narrator narrates the Ultimate Evil's acts of vengeance or inaction, in which case it pushes the player to the right path. Once on the Overworld, the game switches to a real-time strategy mode, allowing the player to command minions as they attack player holdings. Some of the resources like gold and mana are hidden inside stone blocks while some walls cannot be excavated.Ī major change from Dungeons is that the Overworld can now be entered through the same cave exits used by heroes who raid the dungeon. Rooms can be built onto empty spaces, but blocks can be filled back in as well to wall off an area. The player has to build the dungeon by selecting blocks for the minions to excavate. Named minions are hired, and can be leveled up and trained to be more powerful. The player must rely on controlling minions with the Hand of Terror. The player still takes on the role of the Ultimate Evil, but now as a disembodied spirit after his defeat by heroes of the Overworld. Dungeons 2 is a more direct homage to Dungeon Keeper than its predecessor.