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Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
The Specs
In Disciples II: Dark Prophecy the four races return once again
to do battle. You can play as the Empire, the Mountain Clans, the
Legions of the Damned, or the Undead Hordes in this turn-based strategy
game of light city-building and more involved troop management.
If you've ever played the Heroes of Might and Magic series, you'll
recognize a lot from those games in the Disciples series. Disciples
II goes a bit beyond the Heroes series to offer more roleplaying
elements — your heroes have much more impact on the battles
— and arguably more interesting combat that requires careful
positioning and use of special abilities to prevail. Some of the
new features in Disciples II include 800 x 600 16-bit resolution
(the first game was 640x480), improved AI, more interactive neutral
creatures, and an upgraded battle system. And like the first game,
Disciples II should sport some of the coolest spell graphics to
be found.
The Speculation
Mark's Comments: All Disciples II really has to do
is be as good as the first game. All indications are that Strategy
First is working more on polishing the type of gameplay they have
rather than reinventing the game. The spell graphics really are
some of the most engaging you'll see in any game. It's hard for
me to imagine how they could fail to deliver a good, turn-based
strategy game, but the computer game industry continually surprises
me.
Tom's Comments: I'm with
Mark on this one. I loved the first Disciples for its elegant mechanics
(dare I compare it to a board game?) so it seems like Disciples
II is a no-brainer for great turn-based gaming. As long as Strategy
First doesn't bog their sequel down with feature creep ("Hey,
wouldn't it be cool if we did X, Y, and Z?"), Disciples II
is one of the games I'm most looking forward to in 2001. However,
I'd love to see the missions break out of the Heroes of Might &
Magic "puzzle" feel of the first game.
So what do you think of this game? Post
your comments in our forum.
Publisher: Strategy First
Developer: Strategy First
Genre: Turn-based fantasy strategy
Release Date: Q2 2001
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