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- Price: Free to try
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- Date added: October 23, 1998
- Total Downloads: 172,190
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Although it's not revolutionary by today's standards, Heretic II was one of the first games to offer a third-person view in a first-person shooter. It's still a fun way to explore and blast away the bad guys. As with most shooters, there are dozens of keyboard-based character controls, but Heretic II's are spaced well and are surprisingly simple to master. A grand mix of weapons and power-ups make it worth exploring every nook and cranny of the game's medieval-meets-alien world. The sound effects are spooky at first, but on repetition they can get annoying. Prevalent map tools would also be helpful in tracking location and status through the labyrinth-laden levels. Although the gameplay offers little innovation, there's still plenty of action to enjoy.Publisher's description
From Activision Value :Heretic II is a third-person action game based on the Quake II engine that sets players on a quest through vast city and outdoor environments as they search to find a cure to a deadly, evil plague before all is lost. The game plunges you into a deep, compelling game combining brutal face-to-face combat and mystery-laden adventure in an advanced graphics engine. From a third-person perspective, gamers travel through complex, richly detailed environments filled with special effects, wicked magic spells, detailed characters, vivid artwork, and challenging level designs. Glide and Direct3D graphics acceleration are supported.
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- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 54 votes
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Version: Heretic II updated demo (full version) 1.06
Pros: graphics are good
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Version: Heretic II updated demo (full version) 1.06
Cons: hetetic in the right cnditions the soundrack scared you this one does nothing
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Version: Heretic II updated demo (full version) 1.06
Pros: great powers and agelity but i have the full game on pc
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Version: Heretic II updated demo (full version) 1.06
"The game is overall pretty good"
Pros: The thing i like the game is that is is 3rd person and it is jampacked with straight up action. Also the storyline is pretty neat as well.
Cons: But some of the thing i didn't like were that the download says that this is the full version but when i played it it said game demo. also it isn't anything like heretic 1
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Version: Heretic II updated demo (full version) 1.06
"Reasonable Fun for a 3rd Person Shooter"
Summary: OK, I don't care for 3PS, too much. I find the controls are "awkward". Also, I love the original Heretic. It's just so much fun, runs and looks great.
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