Dungeons 2
By Marc Saltzman,
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Strategy game has charm, humor, but lacks any challenge.
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What’s It About?
In DUNGEONS 2, the Dungeon Lord is back on his megalomaniacal quest to stomp out all good across the land. Along with trying to conquer the underworld, players have the option to go to the overworld and demolish the cities of humans. Players will recruit 26 unique units, as well as construct buildings to help cement your empire's dark power. You'll also be able to summon dark heroes to your side to help you crush your enemies. Players can take on the computer-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) through the single-player campaign or fight up to four players in multiplayer.
Is It Any Good?
For all its attempts at charm for a strategy game, this adventure game manages to frequently fall flat. It may be a good real-time strategy game for players who don't want to get too strategic: Even when you fail to meet mission requirements -- such as having a key unit die -- the narrator only teases you, brings them back to life, and on you go. This makes the whole outing a bit like bumper bowling. Victories are easily had; they just might take a long, long time. It's hard to readily recommend this since, in addition to the action being sluggish, the controls are unnecessarily complex -- especially on the PC -- but simplified for PS4.
There are lots of hot keys to learn; you must master which units can do which tasks; and you need to juggle your scouting parties on the overworld map. That means, in theory, you'll have to be good at managing a lot of things in a lot of places. Only you really don't, due to the game's forgiving difficulty. This all gloms together, so there's really no point to sweating anything that happens. If you only want to farm strong units over and over, that's fine. The game patiently reminds you of what you need to do next, meaning there isn't much freedom: Follow orders, do as you're told, and eventually you'll win. As such, the whole game feels flat and lacking in enticement to keep going once you get started. Dungeons 2 could've been an interesting twist on the strategy genre, especially given its focus on the bad guy; unfortunately, it doesn't live up to either the strategy or the challenge.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in media. Is the violence in Dungeons 2 acceptable because it has a cartoonish presentation, or is it problematic simply because it exists?
Discuss the appeal of being a bad guy. Is there a benefit to playing a villain instead of a hero in a game? Does playing a villain give you a different perspective on playing video games?
Game Details
- Platforms: Mac, PlayStation 4, Windows
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Kalypso Media Digital
- Release date: May 24, 2016
- Genre: Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy, Adventures, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- ESRB rating: T for Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Last updated: September 10, 2020
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