Introduction

Dungeon Keeper 2 is the exciting sequel to Bullfrog's Dungeon Keeper. It is a devilish twist on the strategy and fantasy gaming genres because you are not charged with the task of vanquishing evil. Rather, it is your task to promote it.

Stepping into the role of a keeper is no easy task... it requires a cunning, tactical mind. It also requires an absolute loathing for the polished cuirasses and decorative feathers of the goodly knights who rule the upper realms. Your task is simple: carve out your empire from the very rock itself, coaxing your minions out of even deeper hellholes to join your quest for total evil.

Dungeon Keeper 2 is far more than just a simple sequel to the original game. This incarnation is full 3D, and your dungeon will look and feel more real than you can imagine. Dive in and take possession of one of your creatures and take a tour through your dungeon - torches light the passageways, your dungeon heart pulses and belches smoke, skeletons clamber at the bars in your prison, and dark mistresses whip each other passionately in your torture chamber.

Dungeon Keeper 2 is an amazingly immersive game, full of challenge and excitement. Part of the thrill of this game is that there is no correct or quick way to play through it - many tactics will work, and many others won't. Your best teacher is experimentation; let yourself fail (but fail gloriously!) and learn from your mistakes.

The aim of this guide is to enhance the depth of your Dungeon Keeper 2 experience. You won't find simple tricks or easy walk-throughs. Even with the hints and strategies contained herein, you must still battle through countless hordes of n'er-do-wells. In short, to beat this game, you still must beat this game. But that's part of the fun... so please, enjoy your ride through the dark corridors of evil!

This guide is not a substitute for the game's manual or the tutorial missions that start out the campaign game. It is assumed that you have at least a passing understanding of the basic play of the game. We're not reinventing the wheel here, but we'll certainly tie one of your prisoners to it and whip him silly...

This strategy guide contains:

• A quick overview of gameplay
• Getting to know the rooms you can build
• Dungeon building hints and tricks
• Managing your creatures and dungeon
• An overview of your dungeon denizens
• Making the most out of your mana and magic
• Those little gold boxes
• Using doors and traps
• Multiplayer strategies
• Hints and tips for all the campaign game levels (including secret levels)