#THE UNHOLY WAR 2 UPDATE#
#THE UNHOLY WAR 2 PLUS#

The later maps have more hexes than the early ones. Each side has one warrior which can mine 40 AUR per turn other warriors can get some amount less than that by mining. Most maps have mines of AUR that you will want to mine from and defend your control of. There are three levels of strategy to the game:ДЇirst, there is the map, laid out in hexes. The Arcanes' special abilities include cloning, teleporting other pieces up to five hexes, draining power from enemy pieces, doing damage from a distance, knocking opponents back one hex, healing existing damage, or blocking with fiery walls.

The Teknos can do things like launch nuclear missiles, heal existing damage, make your guys temporarily stronger, put up temporary spinning razor walls, self-destructing, maddening enemies and teleporting up to eight hexes. You must have AUR to use special abilities. Each race of warrior has strengths and weaknesses against warriors from the enemy army, kind of like playing a game of rock-paper-scissors.ДЄUR is an essential mineral in this game. When you fight, you move to the battlefield (just like Mayhem mode) view. If you move next to an enemy, you can fight that enemy for the right to occupy the hex it is sitting on. On your turn, you can move your pieces or use one of your pieces' special abilities (any combination of three moves and/or ability uses per turn). It depends on which scenario you play as to who goes first. You can only have a total of ten pieces for each side of each army on the board, but you can also retire warriors and replace them with better ones.Д®ach of the 12 scenarios starts you out with a variety of starting groups. Each of your warriors (or pieces on the board) has its own name, so you can have more than one of a particular race. Each army is made up of different races of warriors. You play one of the two armies, the Arcanes or the Teknos. In Strategy mode, you either play the good guys or the bad guys (you can decide which is which). Also, occasionally a powerup will appear on the field, giving whoever gets it first a temporary super-ability like jumping, speed or invincibility. Also make sure you play both sides versus the computer, so you can get a good glimpse of each of the warriors' capabilities in action. This is a good mode to practice for the strategy mode. If you lose, you can bring in one (at a time) of each of the other warrior types until you have lost them all or finished off all the opponents' pieces. You choose a battlefield and a warrior and go toe-to-toe against an enemy warrior. It is the pure fighting portion of the game. Mayhem mode is kind of like a large tag-team wrestling match. If you're still not convinced, this disc has a beautiful Kain demo. Some of the characters are a bit unbalanced-some battles are over in a blink of an eye because a strong fighter got in a few lucky shots. This game, like Archon, is best played with two people-if you're the solo gaming type, you may not dig The Unholy War as I much as I do.

#THE UNHOLY WAR 2 PLUS#

This gives The Unholy War a healthy dose of replay value, always a big plus in my book. But I soon discovered every character is unique, and to get good at the game, I'd have to learn to use all of the v/arriors and their respective arsenals. When I first gave the game a go, I was sure the simplistic three-button attack format would quickly grow tiresome and repetitive (hey, pressing a button to launch a special attack takes no skill!). The sheer variety in characters and their methods of attack are what makes this game an instant hit.

The concept is pretty much the same: match off two creatures at a time in head-to-head battles (you can do it in a straightforward deathmatch fashion or in a simple strategy board game).

#THE UNHOLY WAR 2 UPDATE#

Remember Archon back in the day? The Unholy War plays a lot like what you'd expect a 32-Bit, 3D update of that to be, which is a very good thing (Archon is a classic!).

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