Preamble: This isn't a review. It doesn't contain critical analysis, just the subjective opinions of one person. The intent is to remember the games I've come across in my life and share the nostalgia, nothing more. And some of those games I didn't play in great depth.

The next few days I'll be covering some of the older Ultima titles, so if you've never heard of them hang in there, we'll be back to normality next week

Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress

Developer: Richard Garriott & Origin Systems
Platform: PC (MS-DOS) - First came out on Apple II.
Release Year: 1982
Stephen's Rating: n/a



As with Ultima I I didn't play a lot of this game but I think it's worth mentioning due to its place in the Ultima series.

Basic Plot

Mondain the Wizard had a secret lover, Minax. She survives her lover and over time becomes even stronger than he was. She sets about destroying Sosaria through the space time continuum. Lord British summons The Stranger once again to save the world.

The plot involves The Stranger making his way into Minax's fortress Shadowguard. This is done by passing through the time gates. The Stranger eventually confronts Minax in her castle and defeats her with the quicksword Enilno.


An example of the game visuals.

Note: In the original game the setting is actually the planet Earth, but it has retrospectively been changed to Sosaria to fit in with the continuity of the series.

Gameplay

Similar to Ultima I but to a larger scale. The player has to travel through multiple time periods to defeat the game but there are also many areas which are non-critical to the story but which can be explored.


A shop.

Positives

I don't have much of an opinion on the game as I barely played it but respect it for how it fits into the wider series.

Negatives

I actually found the visuals difficult to follow in relation to Ultima I. This is something that continued on to Ultima III and didn't start to improve until the Age of Enlightenment series.