Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

aka: HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Moby ID: 5280
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Deathkings of the Dark Citadel is the only official expansion of the original Hexen game.

Continuing the story of the original game, the protagonist picks up the Chaos Sphere at the end of the game and is then transported to the realm of the dead. To escape, he must travel to the citadel of the Death Kings and slay them.

This add-on pack features 20 new single-player levels across three new hubs and 6 new deathmatch levels from the original Hexen team. There is no new content besides the new levels (i.e. bad guys, textures, etc.).

Digital releases on Windows and Windows Apps are standalone.

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Average score: 62% (based on 6 ratings)

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Average score: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 23 ratings with 1 reviews)

If you loved the original game, you'll love the add-on levels

The Good
These levels are more challenging than the original game, which is to be expected in an add-on pack. The designers went to great lengths to make the world more atmospheric; for example, smashing all the human corpses in a room causes a message decrying your desecration of the tomb "and now you die!!!" just before teleporting in a bunch of monsters. Another highlight in this game is that even though the same puzzle elements are reused, they aren't the same puzzles.

The Bad
This add-on pack doesn't bring any new monsters, weapons, or even level art to Hexen. The final bosses simply don't match up to the mid-game bosses in the original game. Other than that, the game excels.

The Bottom Line
Deathkings is a great add-on pack for Hexen, but it contains the same gameplay. Those players who didn't like the original game won't change their minds with these levels; on the other hand, those who enjoyed the puzzles as well as the mindless monster bashing will enjoy the new game.

DOS · by Coppersmith (52) · 2004

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Game added by CheshireCat.

Windows Apps added by Plok. Macintosh added by Terok Nor. Windows added by DarkDante.

Additional contributors: Xantheous, Indra was here, Cantillon.

Game added November 5, 2001. Last modified March 14, 2024.