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Dungeon Siege II | |
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Developer(s) | Gas Powered Games |
Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
Series | Dungeon Siege |
Platform(s) | Windows |
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dungeon Siege II is an action role-playing video game, the sequel to 2002's Dungeon Siege. It was developed by Gas Powered Games and released in 2005. The story is a continuation of the Dungeon Siege storyline. An expansion Broken World was released in 2006.
The game play centers around a class system of Melee, Ranger, Nature magic and Combat magic with the introduction of two additional classes in the expansion pack "Broken World". The player controlled protagonist finds themselves changing alliances once their friend, Drevin, is killed in the main story line and works to defeat the villain Valdis. Players can recruit NPC players with unique personalities and attributes which offers depth to game play.
The game was favorably received upon release, scoring an 80 on Metacritic and winning PC Gamer US' "Best Roleplaying Game 2005" award.