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Lords of the Realm II

Of all the strategy games I've played in the last couple of years, Lords of the Realm II seems to have the best balance of strategy and action, and recalls some of the best computer games from the ancient era of the 1980s. If you ever spent hours playing the text-based strategy games that were popular for the old Atari, TRS-80, Vic, and Apple IIes, then Lords of the Realm is the perfect synthesis of modern gaming technology and good old-fashioned gameplay. Your enemies are smart, your peasants restless, and there is a kingdom to be won and a king to be crowned. Sierra has hit the mark squarely with this one. If you like strategy, but find Civilization and Ascendancy to be too lengthy and involved, or like action but find Warcraft and Command & Conquer too action top-heavy, then definitely check out Lords II -- it looks like the kind of game that could suddenly make you wonder how it got to be 4 a.m.

Lords of the Realm 2 kan med en vis berettigelse kaldes for en "light-udgave" af det første spil, i det brugervenligheden nu er sat i fokus, og grafikken er blevet peppet kraftigt op.

From one sequel to another, it is rare to find one that benefits by as many improvements as Lords of the Realms 2 (LOTR2) did. The sequel to the successful Lords of the Realm, developed by Impressions and published by Sierra On-Line, shines by the impressive range of new features, which those who were anxiously awaiting for its release will rejoice, and appeal as well for real-time strategy aficionados.

Vom Vorgänger abgesehen, ist Lords of the Realm 2 das einzig vernünftige "Korn & Schwerter"-Spiel auf dem Markt. Unter einem kinderleicht zu bedienenden Interface versteckt sich ein Wirtschaftssystem, das mit wenigen Gütern auskommt, aber doch Tiefgang bietet. Ständig ist man hin- und hergerissen: Sollte nun die Bevölkerung die dreifache Nahrungsration bekommen, die neue Festung fertiggestellt oder doch lieber einige Schwerter geschmiedet werden?

"Lords of the Realm 2" is een strategiespel met voldoende lange speelbaarheid, maar ik kreeg vaak de indruk dat ik met een gezelschapsspel bezig was in plaats van met een simulatie. Het spel is echter ideaal om lange winteravonden mee te vullen. Het kabbelt rustig voort en je zal er dankzij de verschillende instelmogelijkheden en kaarten zeker heel lang plezier aan beleven. Tegen die tijd ben je de gebrekkige gebruikersinterface al lang gewoon.

Forget about chivalrous kings and courtly honor: The Middle Ages sucked. If you didn't come down with a severe case of the Black Death in those days, then your poor, starving, plague-ridden village was being ransacked by some neighboring tyrant. Sierra tries to capture the bleak reality of the bloody feudal struggles during these so-called "dark ages" in their recent turn-based/real-time strategy title Lords of the Realm II. Devout fans of strategy greats hoped that this would combine the best of both Warcraft II and Civilization II, and while it falls just short of being that ultimate game, Lords II still provides a challenging and entertaining experience for strategy enthusiasts.

LOTR 2 er sjovt de første to-tre timer. Men lader man først computeren udregne slagene (og det sker hurtigt), så er der ikke meget spil tilbage. Kom igen Sierra, I kan jo godt.