Dungeons (video game)

• Windows XP ( SP3), Vista, 7
• Processor: 2 GHz dual-core
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 2 GB free disk space
• Graphics card: DirectX 9.0c, Shader Model 3.0, 256 MB memory

Dungeons is a system developed by Realmforge Studios real-time strategy game that was published by Kalypso Media in early 2011. At stake is a stand-alone executable add-on was released in the fall of 2011 under the title Dungeons: The Dark Lord.

Dungeons

The game is a strategy game inspired by Bullfrog Dungeon Keeper, in which the player assumes the role of "Dungeon Lords ", the guardian of his own dungeon. The developers try with the game, the endless accumulation of gold, weapons and declare like in computer games.

The game follows the adventures of the Dungeon Lords, who tries to lure heroes into his dungeon to steal their " soul energy ".

Gameplay

Each hero has soul energy, which is increasing the happier the hero. Therefore, the player must, as a Dungeon Lord, deploy and manage using its numerous but dependent active Goblinarbeitern gold, weapons, Weak Opponents, books, traps. Because heroes like - depending on the type - find gold and new weapons to acquire knowledge, disarm traps, or harm enemies or do damage. It may come up later in the game champion heroes who have only the destruction of the Dungeon Lord in mind.

What does a single hero depends on the particular individual, however usually want mages acquire knowledge in libraries, mostly rogue disarm traps and plug warriors usually damage. It is important only that the hero should not die before he was completely happy or reached its maximum in soul energy has or it should be boring, so that it directly to the search for the so-called "Dungeon Heart" breaks up.

The dungeon heart is the center of the dungeon, this is lost to the heroes of Dungeon Lord is defeated. Also, the Dungeon Lord is revived at the dungeon heart.

Defeated heroes can be brought into torture chambers, so you still the last remnants of joy / soul energy can be extracted from them.

Reception

Dungeons was interpreted by the press as only mediocre. At Metacritic, it received 65 out of 100. Was often criticized that, although it is explicitly modeled on Dungeon Keeper oriented, does not reach the quality of this. Other reviewers noted that " Dungeons only very vague Dungeon Keeper inspired and game mechanics is more like a Micromanagementlastigem RollerCoaster Tycoon game with some Diablo". A part of the low rating is to have the right to III therefore also on the disappointed expectations of many players and reviewers, a kind of Dungeon Keeper returned.

Despite the mediocre reviews stood Dungeons early February 2011, the # 1 determined by Media Control PC full-price charts, before StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm.

Extensions

There are two premium download packs ( DLCs ), each including new maps and more game content to dungeons. In November 2011, the base game and both download packages have been consolidated into a Game of the Year Edition.

Dungeons - The Dark Lord

Dungeons - The Dark Lord is an independently playable expansion to Dungeons, which was published on 22 September 2011. The Dark Lord contains a new single-player campaign and multiplayer modes for up to four different players and a new environment. For the extension own demo version was released, which includes three tutorial missions and one more card.

In the single player campaign, players take on the role of Calypso, the ex-lover of the "Dungeon Lords " from the base game. This has created a powerful ring, whose destruction is the goal of the campaign. The game principle is equivalent to that of the base game, but several mechanisms have been revised, for example, removes the time limit.

In order to download patches for the game, setting up a player account with the Publisher Kalypso and entering the serial number is required. According to Publisher 's account will bond may be waived by request, for example, to allow such a resale.

The Reviews for Dungeons - The Dark Lord fell against which the predecessor of something better, including the elimination of time limits and the new multiplayer mode were noted positively. Other shortcomings of its predecessor, such as the monotonous flow, weaknesses in the game balance and the lack of tactical possibilities were, however, not eliminated. Game Star described the game in the conclusion as " Humorous digging without depth" and awarded 71 out of 100.