Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress is the second game in the Ultima series that has almost completely preserved the gameplay of the original. The main difference is the significantly increased scale of what is happening. A lot of dungeons, the planets of the solar system, as well as locations were added, a visit to which is absolutely optional and is not required to complete the storyline.
| Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Richard Garriott |
| Publishers | Sierra On-Line (orig. ed. ) Origin Systems ( rep. ed. ) |
| Part of a series | Ultimate |
| Date of issue | August 24, 1982 ( Apple II ) |
| Genre | Role-playing game |
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| Platforms | Apple II , Atari 800 , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , DOS , FM-7 , FM Towns , Macintosh , MSX 2 , NEC PC-98 , |
| Game mode | single user |
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Content
Gameplay
The gameplay is almost no different from the first part. The main difference between Ultima II is an enlarged game world. There are locations that are not required to visit for the passage of the storyline. There was also the opportunity to travel in different time periods. So the player can visit the Time of Legends (mythological period), Pangea (300 million years ago), 1423 BC. e. , 1990 and 2112 . The game preserved space flights from the first part, now all the planets of the solar system are available for visiting [1] .
Story
The plot of the second part develops around Minax, the student and lover of Mondeyn, the main villain of the first part . To avenge the death of the teacher, Minax went to the time of legends and from there began to send her minions at different time periods to destroy humanity.
Lord British again calls the Wanderer and asks to save the world. In order to defeat Minax, the main character will have to go to milestones, find a magic ring and a fast sword. The final battle will take place in the time of legends, in the castle of Shedougard [1] .
Reviews and ratings
K-Power magazine rated the game 7 out of 10, noting that “the game is unique and the story is original” [2] .
PC Magazine gave the game 15.5 points out of 18, praising the game for “a large and magnificent world” [3] .
The game was nominated for the Origins Game Fair, but lost to Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress Manual. Origin Systems .. - 1982.
- ↑ K-Power Magazine Issue 1 . archive.org. Date of treatment August 30, 2017.
- ↑ Ziff Davis Inc. PC Mag . - Ziff Davis, Inc., 1984-08-21. - 390 s.
- ↑ CGW Museum - Galleries . www.cgwmuseum.org. Date of treatment August 30, 2017.