Warlords II

Short description: 1993 video game

Warlords II

Developer(s)| Strategic Studies Group
Publisher(s)| Strategic Studies Group
Producer(s)| Gregor Whiley
Designer(s)| Steve Fawkner
Roger Keating
Ian Trout
Gregor Whiley
Artist(s)| Nick Stathopoulos
Composer(s)| Steve Fawkner
Series| Warlords
Platform(s)| DOS, Mac OS
Release| 1993 (DOS)
1994 (Mac)
Genre(s)| Computer wargame, 4x
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Warlords II is computer wargame released in 1993, and the second release in the Warlords video game series.

An expansion pack, Warlords II Scenario Builder, was released in 1994. The updated version of the game, Warlords II Deluxe, was released in 1995. It allowed for custom tile, army and city sets for maps and provided support for 256 colours. Thanks to the publication of the editor, Warlords II Deluxe led to an increase of user-created content. Many new maps, army and terrain sets, and scenarios were distributed on the Internet for the game.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Reception
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Gameplay

Warlords II included five maps, although the later released mission pack increased the number. Another new feature was 'fog of war': optionally, enemy units or even the map could be concealed from players without units close enough to see them. The interface of the game was improved, as were the graphics (with additional unique city graphics for each different player). Moreover, the game featured multiple army, city, and terrain sets (still in 16 colours), play by e-mail as well as hot seat, and a random map generator and map editor.

## Reception

Reception

| Review score

Publication| Score
Electronic Entertainment| 8 out of 10[2]

Computer Gaming World in November 1993 stated that other than the lack of a better victory screen, "every other aspect of Warlord II is worthy of respect and admiration", praising the AI as "one of the finest on the market".[3] The magazine in July 1994 stated that Scenario Builder "succeeds even though it lets you look behind the curtain of one of the most engaging game systems on the market".[4] Rating the scenario editor four stars out of five, the magazine in August liked half of the 24 premade scenarios and concluded that it was "a terrific way to dabble in world creation".[5]

James V. Trunzo reviewed Warlords II Scenario Builder in White Wolf #48 (Oct., 1994), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "the difficult part is in the planning and balancing of the scenario; once that's done, Warlords II makes it easy to turn your ideas into 'reality.'"[6]

Warlords II was a runner-up for Computer Gaming World's Wargame of the Year award in June 1994, losing to Clash of Steel. The editors wrote that the game "takes the award-winning game system and enhances it with more and randomly generated maps, and more diversity in unit types. The AI presses SSG's approach to a new high in versatility and competitiveness".[7] However, it was named the best wargame of 1993 by Computer Games Strategy Plus.[8]

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Warlords II the 77th-best computer game ever released.[9]

## References

1. ↑ Barnett, Glen (27 June 1995). "Warlords II frequently asked questions list". GameFAQs. GameSpot. http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564634-warlords-ii/faqs/1868. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
2. ↑ Brenesal, Barry (January 1994). "Warlords II". Electronic Entertainment (1): 116.
3. ↑ Dille, Ed (November 1993). "Art Thou A Worthy Opponent?". Computer Gaming World: 186–188. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=112. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
4. ↑ "These Just In". Computer Gaming World: 154–160. July 1994. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=120.
5. ↑ Hayes, Robert L. Jr. (August 1994). "Just Add Slaughter". Computer Gaming World: 104, 106. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=121.
6. ↑ Trunzo, James V. (October 1994). "The Silicon Dungeon". White Wolf Magazine (48): 52-53. https://imgur.com/a/GBjhOgR.
7. ↑ "Announcing The New Premier Awards". Computer Gaming World: 51–58. June 1994. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118.
8. ↑ Bauman, Steve (November 2000). "A Decade of Gaming; Award Winners of 1993". Computer Games Magazine (120): 58.
9. ↑ Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.

## External links

* Warlords II at MobyGames
* Warlords II at Internet Archive
* Warlords II :: Summary — Summary table

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Strategic Studies Group

Warlords|

* Warlords
* Warlords II
* Warlords III
* Warlords Battlecry
* Warlords Battlecry II

Carriers at War|

* Carriers at War
* 1992 remake
* Carriers at War II

Decisive Battles|

* American Civil War Volume 1: Bull Run to Chancellorsville
* Vol. 2
* The Ardennes Offensive
* Korsun Pocket
* Battles in Normandy

Other games|

* Reach for the Stars
* Europe Ablaze
* Battlefront
* Halls of Montezuma
* Russia: The Great War in the East 1941–1945
* Rommel
* Fire King

People|

* Steve Fawkner
* Roger Keating

Related|

* Infinite Interactive
* Puzzle Quest
* Warlords IV
* Warlords Battlecry III

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