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Kalypso has announced Dungeons is available in NA:
Kalypso USA Releases Dungeons to North American Retail
Kalypso USA Releases Dungeons to North American Retail
Being Evil has Never Felt this Good!
Ridgewood, NJ, February 8, 2011 - Kalypso Media is pleased to announce that their humorous strategy game, Dungeons, has shipped to North American retail and digital distribution today. Dungeons lets players don the boots of a fallen-from-grace Dungeon Lord, who must entice foolish heroes into his deceptively beautiful and equally deadly custom-crafted dungeons. Once an adventurer enters the player’s creation, the fun really begins as players must first entertain, then capture those heroes, stealing the adventurers’ precious soul energy in order to build even more elaborate and sinister dungeons. For more information about Dungeons, please visit http://home.dungeons-game.com.
...and a demo has been released in English - Blue's has a list of mirrors.
...although GameSpot wasn't impressed in their review (5/10):
...although GameSpot wasn't impressed in their review (5/10):
More information.It's often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the case of Dungeons, its imitation of Dungeon Keeper doesn't so much flatter as it does take the game out on a date and buy it breakfast in the morning. Nearly everything, from the character you play as to the world map that expands as you spread your reign of evil, is lifted from the Bullfrog classic. There are some new ideas, but more often than not, these make the game worse. These include lifeless hack-and-slash combat, an unrewarding leveling system, and tedious resource gathering. An injection of humor and some good voice acting take some of the pain away, but it's not enough to save Dungeons from being a dated trip down memory lane.