Castles II: Siege & Conquest

aka: Castillos II: Sitio y Conquista, Castles: Siege & Conquest

Released

1992 on DOS

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Publishers

Developers

Quicksilver Software, Inc.

Moby Score

7.2

#9,039 of 154K

Critics

69% (24)

Players

(66)

Ranking

#82 on Amiga CD32
#693 on DOS

Collected By

60 players

Genre: Simulation
Strategy
Perspective: Diagonal-down
Pacing: Real-time
Gameplay: Managerial / business simulation
Real-time strategy
Setting: Fantasy

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Castles II expands on the original by changing the interface and adding video cutscenes on the CD-based versions.

You choose to be one of five feuding lords vying for the Crown. Conquering, spying, sabotage, diplomacy, whatever it takes--as long as you keep the Pope and your people happy. You have to reach 7,000 points to petition the Pope for the throne, and then you have to maintain those points for 4-5 game months to win the game. However, your rivals will attack you as soon as the Pope declares his support, so be sure you have a strong military before applying for the Papal backing.

Castle building is more efficient and easier to deal with. You can also set up pre-made castles on file so that you can place them quickly. Battles are set in a full alternate screen with the ability to place and command each unit.

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Credits (DOS version)

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Executive Producer	Brian Fargo
Associate Producer	William C. Fisher
Produced by	Vincent DeNardo
Game Design	Vincent DeNardo William C. Fisher Byon Garrabrant
Video Clips	Alexander Nevsky The Private Life of Henry VIII
Additional Design Input	Scott Bennie Jacob R. Buchert III Sorin Chira Feargus Urquhart Rebecca Ikenberry
Photo Wizardry	Vincent DeNardo William C. Fisher
3D Rendering Artist	Anthony Bowren
CD-ROM Sourcebook Material	Scott Bennie Marilyn Page
Casting Director	Lisa Wasserman
Privy Counsellor	Alan Emrich
CD Audio Track	Charles Deenen
Lead Programmer	Byon Garrabrant
Lead CD-ROM Programmer	Rebecca Ikenberry
Artificial Intelligence and Plot Engine: Design and Programming	Sorin Chira
CD-ROM Programming & Audio Processing	Marilyn Page
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Subject	User	Date
Amiga floppy release?	Rola (8265)	2013-02-16 22:34:16

Trivia

Amiga version

Other than some magazine reviews, it appears the Amiga version was never officially released.

CD version

In September 1993 Interplay released an enhanced version of this game for PC CD platform, which contains over 30 minutes of documentary clips from a BBC series.

Manual

The player's guide is full of historical facts and quotations.

Videos

The video files C205.QMV, C213.QMV, and C227.QMV through C233.QMV actually have nothing to do with the game. For example, C213.QMV is of two people sitting around while Castles III scrolls on a computer in the background, and C227.QMV is of a (modern) family. To view them, copy them as C220.QMV (make a backup of the original C220.QMV first) and wait for a province to revolt.

Information also contributed by Slawomir Kuczera and Vanshilar