Lost Kingdoms II

WHEN A NEW EVIL EMERGES, SO TOO MUST A NEW HEROINE.

With the Kingdom of Argwyll on the brink of destruction, a new heroine with a mysterious past emerges.

Armed with the power of a magical runestone, she alone must summon guardian creatures to battle the invading evil force and uncover its terrible origins.

Collect over 200 Creature Cards, summoning them to fight in real-time battles against hordes of evil monsters.

New abilities allow players to transform into Creatures and fight in unlimited battle areas.

Play alone in single-player Story Mode or take on friends in two-player Versus Mode.

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A lowly thief shall lord it over noblemen.

Since the introduction of Magic the Gathering, collectible trading-card games have captured the imaginations of gamers worldwide. Activision and developer From Software have tapped into that competitive spirit with their highly addictive action/RPG Lost Kingdoms II.

Taking place 200 years after the events of the original Lost Kingdoms, the once-peaceful land of Argwyll faces imminent destruction. As the gifted heroine Tara, you must harness the power of your Runestone and save the kingdom from annihilation.

Pick A Card

Unlike traditional trading-card games, all the action in Lost Kingdoms II occurs in real-time. During your adventure, you must collect special cards that can be used to summon powerful creatures to fight for you in battle. Lost Kingdoms II has twice as many Guardian Creature cards as the first game -- more than 200 in all.

Lost Kingdoms II replaces the random-battle encounter system from the first game with a free-flowing action-battle system. Players can see enemies ahead and choose to avoid or battle them.

Enemies come in six elemental types: Fire, Water, Wood, Earth, Machine and Neutral. With the exception of Neutral, each element has its own strengths and weaknesses in relation to the others. Each card is equipped with its own element.

Before entering a level, you can assemble a deck of as many as 30 cards. Make sure to check the element types prevalent in any given level before making your final selections. If you use up all of your cards during a level, you must abort and try again from the beginning.

Card Types

Different cards carry out different functions. Basic card types are divided into Independent, Summons, Weapon, Trap, Spin and Transform.

Independent : These cards call forth creatures that behave independently of you. They will attack any nearby enemies until they run out of energy.

Weapon: These cards allow your character to launch a melee attack. Each card usually allows for two to three attacks before expiring.

Summons: Similar to the Weapon type, these cards summon creatures that typically execute powerful attack spells. More defensive-oriented creatures will stay near the player, attacking any enemy that approaches. Other creatures will cast support spells such as heal or restore.

Spin: These creatures continuously circle Tara, acting as a shield, until they run out of energy.

Trap: These creatures set traps in the location they are summoned from. Approaching enemies will set off the trap.

Transform: New to Lost Kingdoms II, the Transform card temporarily morphs Tara into a new creature that allows her to reach areas which cannot be accessed by mere humans.

Battle System

To call upon a card, players must have the required number of Magic Stones, which are left behind by slain foes. If you wish to summon a card and do not have the stones to do so, your health will be drained instead.

At any given time, Tara can use as many as four cards in battle. After a card is used up, the next card randomly selected from your deck takes its place. If you don't need to use a card in your hand, you can place it at the bottom of your deck and pick another card.

Between Battles

After completing a level, Tara can visit shops to sell and purchase new cards. Cards gain experience by defeating enemies. Once your cards have accumulated enough experience, you can take them to a card shop for an upgrade. Upgrades are usually more powerful versions of the same card.

Multiplayer

The addictive head-to-head mode from the original Lost Kingdoms has returned. Two players can create customized decks from cards collected in story mode and duke it out for card-battling supremacy.

Bottom Line

The developers have addressed many of the complaints about the first Lost Kingdom's blah graphics and repetitive characters and have added polish to the presentation. RPG fans and trading-card game aficionados should definitely try their hand at Lost Kingdoms II.

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The sequel to the critically acclaimed RPG for the Nintendo GameCube’, Lost Kingdoms’ II takes the immersive Real Time Action/RPG gaming experience to the next level with an expanded game world, new cards and exciting perils to face.

Set 200 years after the events of the original Lost Kingdoms’, the Kingdom of Argwyll is on the brink of destruction. All hope lies in the hands of a new heroine Tara. Abandoned as a child and raised by a gang of thieves, Tara must use the force of her magical Runestone and summon Guardian Creatures to battle the invading evil force, uncover its terrible origins and save the kingdom.

· Enhanced Card-Based System: Gamers collect and power up over 200 Guardian Creature Cards including 100 new cards that can be used to battle more than 200 enemies in real time. Creatures range from fighting skeletons and fire-breathing dragons to new mechanised beasts — each with unique attack moves.

· Unlimited Battle Areas and Expanded RPG Gameplay: Players can use cards to battle enemies anywhere in an environment. A new Card Transformational Ability allows gamers to transform into creatures and use their abilities to launch multiple methods of power attacks, explore environments or overcome obstacles. In addition, each quest features new elements such as hidden quests, puzzles and magical items to collect. Players may also choose which quests they wish to embark on and trade collected items with other characters.

· New, Magical RPG Adventure: The game challenges players to embark on an all-new quest to save the Kingdom of Argwyll from doom. Through over 30 hours of gameplay, players become immersed in a fantasy adventure as they journey through 25 3D worlds filled with forests, mountains and fortresses. Through their journey, players discover secret areas, interact with characters and unravel the mystery that threatens to destroy the kingdom.

· Multiple Modes of Play: In addition to single player Story Mode, players can pit their card collection against a friend’s and battle to the finish in head-to-head two-player Versus Mode.

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