STP: Gameloft's gone sequel-crazy this year at E3, with follow-ups for many of its big franchises like Hero of Sparta and Let's Golf waiting in the wings. Today, we spent some time putting the next Dungeon Hunter through its paces, and we think it's looking mighty fine thus far. Details within.
Pocket Gamer - The PC kids have been waiting for an eternity for Diablo 3 to arrive, fingers poised to click their way to dungeon crawling nirvana.
Meanwhile, sensible Android gamers are already hacking and slashing their way through Gameloft’s second tribute to the classic series.
Second in the series of popular Diablo-clones, Dungeon Hunter 2 takes the series in a more complete direction, while keeping those qualities which made the original an addictive experience. Gameloft, Dungeon Hunter’s developer, is becoming one of the more prolific designer of iPad titles. Not exactly known for their innovations, where Gameloft has been succeeding is in taking tried and true gaming models from traditional consoles and transforming them into iPad releases. In the case of the of the Dungeon Hunter series, there are echoes of the lauded Diablo franchise and, to a lesser extent, the Baldur’s Gate games as released on the PS2 console.
GameBlurb writes, "Dungeon Hunters II is a Diablo clone, make no mistake. However, it’s a Diablo Clone developed by Gameloft and if your reading this chances are you know that usually spells quality. Find out here if their magic can make a tired out formula worthwhile to play."
