Dungeon Keeper Gold™

Still a very rewarding experience.

It's as good of a game as I remember when I first played it.

When I'd heard about Dungeon Keeper for the first time many, many moons ago, I was intrigued. When I actually played it, I realized I had an addiction. As The Lord of All That's Not So Good And Holy, nothing makes you sicker that seeing a realm teeming with love, happiness, and all that rot. You intend to change that. Quite literally carving out your 'niche,' the premise of the game is to design your dungeon, train your minions (different types become available with each new mission), and beat the snot out of the good guys. You know, your typical powermonger fare. Mine out gold veins, build different rooms (from your minions' lair to hatcheries, to training rooms and more) and train your horde. Some of the most fun, though is simply smacking your imps around and watching them run their little butts off, scampering about and doing your bidding. This game will keep you occupied for hours-on-end. Now we just have to hope for the arrival of Dungeon Keeper 2...

Even with its dated graphics and ancient release date, Dungeon Keeper from the old Bullfrog group is a new type of game. You play the evil dungeon keeper and you get to lure the heroes of the world to their doom -- and take their treasure. The graphics are good enough to see what's going on. The sounds and music are fun and fitting. And there's enough moxie to keep you laughing, hideously laughing, at your enemies' demise. If you like RTS games and you're looking for something new in an old game, you'd do well to pick this one up.

Really I'd have expected the Deeper Dungeons to be bundled with this, along with the level editor. Otherwise, a great release.