Heretic II

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Description

The medieval land of Parthoris is swept by a mysterious plague. Its infected inhabitants descend into madness. Corvus, the protagonist of the first Heretic, finds a way to escape from his home town, but is still contaminated by the plague. Since he possesses one of the ancient Tomes of Power, he is not immediately affected by the plague; but sooner or later, he will have to succumb to it. Before that happens, Corvus must find who or what was causing the plague in the first place...

Heretic II is a third-person fantasy shooter game with the camera chasing behind the character. The perspective is pretty much the only thing that breaks with the tradition of the series. The core gameplay still consists mainly of exploring the large fantasy-themed levels, using medieval weapons (mainly long-ranged) and spells to deal with the plethora of enemies. Despite the third-person view, jumping and environmental puzzles are used as moderately as it is usual in first-person shooters.

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Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: id Tech 2
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Heretic and Hexen series
• Middleware: SDL
• Protagonist: Elf

User Reviews

A fast-paced action/adventure title with excellent graphics!	Windows	ShadowShrike (309)
Another good "quickie" by Raven	Windows	Zovni (10648)
Great game, should have been longer	Windows	Chris Charabaruk (196)

Critic Reviews

GameGenie	Windows	1998		100
Freak	Windows	Jan, 1999	92 out of 100	92
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Mar, 1999		90
GameBlitz	Windows	1998	90 out of 100	90
Privat Computer PC	Windows	1999	82 out of 100	82
Power Unlimited	Windows	Dec, 1998	8.1 out of 10	81
Macworld	Macintosh	Oct 01, 2002		80
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 25, 1998	7.9 out of 10	79
Attack Games	Windows	Feb, 1999	6 out of 10	60
AppleLinks.Com	Macintosh	Jan 17, 2003		60

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Trivia

German version

All blood effects and cut off limbs were removed in the German version. Also disarmed enemies no longer flee.

Related Web Sites

• Heretic II (official website)
• Loonygames (While this entire site is not devoted to Heretic 2, this is a direct link to a fascinating article about current programming/design methods. On this page, the author discusses the use of something called "map markers" within the game's design to allow the bad guys to navigate their world. Good article, give it a read!)
• Planet Heretic (The premier site for Heretic II news, information, and hosting. )