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Mediocre Critical Reception
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Neocore Games |
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Teen |
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January 27, 2012 |
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Paradox Interactive |
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Critic Reviews The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
February 5, 2012 - Good - The streamlined campaign may raise many an eyebrow while the text adventure quests will elicit more smiles than frowns, and any fan of this genre of strategy will still spend countless hours both on and off the battlefield. It's not quite the diamond in the rough that many have hoped for, perhaps, but you'll be hard pressed to keep yourself from playing just one more turn.
February 6, 2012 - Good - Both King Arthur games have shared the same unique concept, but Neocore Games may not have the manpower or the budget to fully extract the potential of both sides of this complex dual-genre game. There's still a lot to love though, and we had a blast playing it.
February 8, 2012 - Good - King Arthur II is less ambitious but more refined than the glorious, sprawling reach of the original. [...] [It] is a simpler, more direct game than its predecessor, but as a result some of the expansive potential put forward by that title has been lost.
February 17, 2012 - Good - While not for fans of true strategy, King Arthur 2 instead offers a lighter package for those threatened by the weight of games like Total War. The adventuring is full of charm, and if played in small bursts, King Arthur 2 will keep you busy for a while.
April 15, 2012 - Good - You'll giggle at the frequent mentions of 'cunstruction', nor does wielding a 'Blade of the Galdiator' feel quite as epic as perhaps it should. A lot of that can be overlooked in the face of King Arthur II's ample charms. The rewarding storyline, sidequests and RPG stat-fiddling mean that turning the map your colour finally feels like it has some point to it.
February 7, 2012 - Good - It's by no means perfect, especially in the technical department, but let the developers work out the kinks and you'll be rewarded with a genuinely decent game.
February 9, 2012 - Mediocre - King Arthur II is fun, but not progress. The RTS side of it is suffocated by a heavy embrace of text adventure and loses much of the magic of the first game.
February 9, 2012 - Mediocre - I've seen King Arthur 2 improve over just a few days, I imagine that more patches will be released - and perhaps Merlin's magic will address more of the game's flaws, pad out its linear and plodding narrative and finally turn Morgana Le Fay into a woman. In the meantime, however, it remains glossy rather than glorious, decidedly wobbly and very limited.
February 2, 2012 - Mediocre - If and when Neocore patches the AI into respectability, even if that's in conjunction with letting it cheat with damage/HP numbers under the hood, I'll be the first one to jump in and dump a hundred hours into King Arthur II. For now, I'll play something that's at least half a step beyond shooting fish in a barrel.
February 9, 2012 - Mediocre - This is beautifully low, grim fantasy in all of its splendor. Unfortunately, it's somewhat wasted inside a strategy game that really isn't a strategy game, and a PC game that needs heavy optimization to get it to perform at an acceptable rate.
February 16, 2012 - Mediocre - King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame delivers as a role-playing game but flounders as a wargame, thanks to a lack of tactical depth. The combat just isn't good, and that's sad because King Arthur II tells a fantastic story.
February 10, 2012 - Mediocre - It's easy to see the potential for King Arthur 2 to have been a good game rather than "not bad." But it never gets there, mostly because it's doing a half-dozen unrelated things at once, and none of them very well.
February 14, 2012 - Mediocre - While it certainly has plenty of missteps, KAII's nods to other classic games make it interesting from a nostalgia perspective. Because the gameplay is so straightforward, newbies to the genre who are nevertheless fans of the setting may find a friendly sort of Frankenstein monster to play with here.
February 8, 2012 - Mediocre - If, like me, you adored King Arthur, I suspect you'll struggle to adore KA2. Enjoyment is certain, but true first-thought-on-waking, badger-your-friends-into-buying adoration is unlikely. You see, Neocore have meddled with things that really shouldn't have been meddled with.
February 13, 2012 - Mediocre - There are some features to love in King Arthur II. The story is interesting and there are a handful of solid, entertaining gameplay mechanics, but be prepared to fight through a few of the game's weaker elements.
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