Wow. If you've ever wanted to experience the personification of redundancy, then by all means, go out and pick up Dungeon Maker II. You get the same monsters, same town layout, same quests, same progression, and same experience as the first game. You get a sidekick a few hours in, which is new, but this so called partner quickly eclipses your own character and the fact it is indestructible throws out any challenge the game would normally offer.
You'll have to get halfway through the game before you encounter any other new content, in DMII, so no one will fault you for putting this down (or in the trash) after suffering the biggest case of Déjà Vu in gaming history.
GamePyre writes:
"While the character customization is week from a visual perspective, from a gameplay perspective is original and interesting. I like the fact that what you eat affects your stats. I also like the fact that for the first time ever an RPG/hack-n-slash game finally realized that humanoids have more then just one finger on each hand. I've seen some girls with rings on their thumbs (I'm pretty sure they weren't magical), but I'm more then happy with this game's ability to let me equip 8 magical rings at once. Basically, if you don't really care about sound and the fact that your character looks like Harry Potter and if you have lots of free time, then Dungeon Maker II - The Hidden War would be a game that you might just get a kick out of. However, I'm going to mention this again just so you can't say that I did not warn you; this game is very slow moving."
CheatCC says: "Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War can be a habit-forming title. Gathering the necessary components and designing and tailoring dungeons is great fun, and running around slaying whatever decides to come live in them provides a whole different incentive to stick with it. While some areas of the game are hit-or-miss, the solid core gameplay is what will keep players coming back for more."
So long as you don't mind a bit of a slog at the beginning, the payout even a few hours into the game is immensely rewarding. If you played the first game and liked it, grab this one, and if you didn't... well, perhaps now's the time to give it another shot. Lord knows there aren't exactly a ton of PSP games hitting these days.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 4.5
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.5
Overall -
