Dungeon Keeper Gold - review

Important information for all the same in advance of the German language is not powerful players: the game is not in German, as indicated in the product description. Available languages ​​(Audio) are: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish and Swedish. Only the text subtitle for "Deeper Dungeons", there is also in Italian and, indeed, still in German.

A classic among the play of the later nineties for the PC, along with the add-on "Deeper Dungeons" and the official level editor aboslutes a dream package to what is now a very low purchase price. What more do you want? What can you expect as a buyer of this game, if you do not know it?

1. On the side of evil, you are master of dozens of funny-looking, more or less cute, partly also quite evil creatures. You (red) must either compete against other evil Keeper (blue, green or yellow) or against the knight and his band of heroes good (white) prove and retain the upper hand.

2. Explore spells in the library with this suitable special creatures (such. As sorcerer or dragon), to teach the enemies the meaning of fear or to strengthen himself. Set. Doors and traps in the Chamber of Crafts ago with good craft creatures (eg. As trolls, orcs or Teuflern) Train your creatures in the training room to a higher level of experience to pass in later levels against stronger opponents and hero-Keeper. Lures you (if you have any captured in prison and tortured in the torture chamber) opposing creatures or heroes in the bait chamber. Bring your and enemy dead to the cemetery in order to arrive at strong vampires who resurrect. In the temple you can sacrifice creatures, and with a little luck you will get a reward from the gods.

3. You can enter into with each creature even a symbiosis (found in the spell menu in the center) and they have quasi, go-out with it wherever you want. This can in each level even become a great advantage, especially when it is a strong creature transferred from a previous or a bonus level.

4. There are 20 single-player and 15 multiplayer levels in Dungeon Keeper. Another 15 single player and 15 multiplayer levels, see the addon "Deeper Dungeons". All necessary for the original patches are already installed in the Gold version, so you can "bug free" get started.

5. For newer operating systems, it is advisable to activate the compatibility mode for Windows 95 or 98, and turn on the 640x480 resolution mode (both can be activated by right-clicking on the desktop icon of Dungeon Keeper and Deeper Dungeons, specific only to those applications) ,

6. multiplayer games are unfortunately only possible via dial-up connection or the IPX protocol. By default, the IPX protocol is not active in Windows. Activate it via the Control Panel -> Network Connections in your Local Area Connection (DSL) to the router or DSL modem. Then, add the "Protocol" IPX added, and it should work with Dungeon Keeper "online".

7. On YouTube you can find a complete video walkthrough for the 20 original Eizelspielerlevels. Since you can also watch the gameplay accurately. A final tip from me: Build rather more medium-sized rooms as a huge space for the purpose of efficiency. Moreover Stay rectangular or square (ideal). 5x5 fields give the best efficiency in combination with doors at the entrances to each side and with reinforced walls.

Have Fun!

Your / your Matthias Currat