Product Description

In Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, you will be called on to again wield sword and spell to save the world from a growing abomination many years in the making. An evil tyrant and his mages create a tidal wave of destruction. Your party of heroes is the only hope!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2113 in Computer & Video Games
• Model: G66-00041
• Released on: 2005-08-16
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Windows XP
• Original language: English

From the Manufacturer
Return to the beautiful fantasy land of Aranna, a land scarred by civil war, where the lines between good and evil are blurred. As the courageous player, you must lead an elite battle party against Valdis, a vicious marauder determined to return the world to order--no matter what the cost.

Features:

• Elite battle party: choose your battle comrades carefully as you build a party of up to six members.
• Hero powers: each class now has access to unique heroic powers that are capable of turning the tide of battle, but these powers require wisdom and strategic timing.
• Powerful and unusual allies: The packmule was just the start. You can now choose from a number of exotic creatures with special abilities that grow right alongside you.
• More dangerous enemies: face off against opponents whose power and tactical abilities rival your own.
• Interactive world: pitched battles rage everywhere, and you can turn special environments to your tactical advantage--so you'll do well to pay heed to the world around you.

Customer Reviews

Do not listen anybody but yourself or your loss!~
Hack and slash says it all! Back in 2005 I have no doubt that this was a huge Title. Still, this is a must play specially for those who are already familiar with Dungeon Siege (Original). The others, GET the previous one too!

Also, right from the beginning, I've started to play in cooperative (multilayer mode over the internet) with only one other friend, therefore I say share the fun! Oh, and I've only played like 2 hrs so far -.^..

So, you should be right about what to expect of this game already. Perhaps you would consider a good idea to get a demo version 1st, available on the DSII Gas Powered Game/Microsoft Games official site.

ANOTHER BOTCHED SEQUEL...
When the original game is a groundbreaking masterpiece, its sequel rarely lives up to the unavoidable hype. There are notable exceptions of course (BALDUR's GATE II and MAX PAYNE II spring to mind). However, NEVER had I been so DISAPPOINTED with a sequel more than DUNGEON SIEGE II!
Following the innovative and brilliant original DS, the anticipation was so great that minor flaws would be forgiven. With DS2, though, it was one big blunder after another.

Contrary to the original DS (for which one had to physically tear himself from the computer screen) this one is a boring chore. Running back and forth to the base camp to barter equipement is a tedious procedure with all the fun sucked out of it. Moreover, no matter how much you improve your character (either leveling up or equipment-wise), your enemies simply match your abilities (or resort to crowding) resulting in NO CHANGE in the gameplay. I am not talking new enemies, but aren't higher leveled characters supposed to easily wipe out enemies encountered many hours before? This way, the whole game is nothing but a even-leveled blandness.

On a similar note: why was it necessary for **minor** enemies to have so much life? I was bored out of my skin hacking and slashing FOREVER! Increase the damage they can cause and keep it interesting - do not give them a longer life only to artificially increase the game's duration!
Oh, and the enchanting system was a joke - since the items found were much better than anything one could pay to have forged.

Graphically, DS2 is not even one step higher than the original DS. Shadows and particles may have increased, but characters (and equipment) have not. As a result, the heat of the battle (even on high-end systems) will find you in the midst of a disorienting...blur.

This was the chronicle of a botched job foretold. With the exception of OBLIVION (which was an excellent game), one can count on 2K GAMES to...ruin any game franchise and kill its successful progress once and for all. Gaming history is littered with the relics of their failures: STRONGHOLD II, CIVILIZATION 4 (not until its expansion did this one became a playable game), SID MEIER's RAILROADS - the list is endless...They should probably stick to consoles.

My advice: avoid this stinker and, instead, try the original DUNGEON SIEGE (and its expansion). It is a MUCH BETTER GAME!