Warlock II: The Exiled

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Warlock II: The Exiled
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Warlock 2: The Exiled retail cover art
Developer(s) 1C:Ino-Co Plus
Publisher(s) Paradox Interactive
SeriesWarlock
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X
Release10 April 2014
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Warlock II: The Exiled is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by 1C:Ino-Co Plus and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 10 April 2014. It is the sequel to Warlock: Master of the Arcane

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Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Warlock II: The Exiled is a 4X turn-based strategy game where players and engage in world conquest against one another across a world map.

Reception

Following its release, Warlock II: The Exiled currently has an average critic score of 73/100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic. [1] Reviews were generally favorable. PC Games (Germany) states "Ino-Co Plus has done a good job of adding clever features to the established formula." Most criticism asserted a marginal improvement from the original with major problems remaining and fails to sustain interest of those who have played the original.

Warlock 2: Wrath of the Nagas

Warlock 2: Wrath of the Nagas is the first expansion pack to Warlock II, released on 21 October 2014. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Warlock II: The Exiled for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. "Warlock II: The Exiled for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "Save 50% on Warlock 2: Wrath of the Nagas on Steam".