Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress

Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress

Released1982
After obtaining aid from the lords of the realm in Ultima I, your character travels back in time, locates the mad wizard Mondain, slays him, and ends his reign of terror. In Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, Mondain's protégé, Minax, who studied the mad wizard's teachings and writings, returns to wreak vengeance on the person who slew her teacher and lover -- you. And, instead of waiting for you to return to her native land of Sosaria, she wreaks havoc on your own Earth. Throughout Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, your quest is quite different in scope from its predecessor. Earth is turned into a half-modern, half-fantasy world by the forces of magic and, as a result, things are much stranger than one might expect. As explained in the introduction, your tasks in the game are to "Battle strange creatures across the face of the Earth, search for clues in careless words spoken at the local pub, traverse deep, dark, deadly dungeons and tall, terrifying towers...and conquer Time itself to battle Minax the Enchantress."
56Wit Score

Details

DeveloperOrigin Systems
PublisherSierra On-Line, StarCraft
ReleasedAugust 24, 1982
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)
ThemesFantasy
PlatformsDOS DOSMAC MacCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXATA Atari ST/STEATA Atari 8-bitAPP Apple IIPC- PC-8800 SeriesPC- PC-9800 SeriesFM- FM-7
ModesSingle player
SeriesUltima

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About This Game

In the aftermath of Mondain's defeat, the world believed darkness had been purged, yet whispers persisted of a more formidable successor wielding even greater sorcery. Years of peace followed, bolstered by mysterious temporal portals that opened new possibilities for exploration and progress. However, evil gradually resurged when Minax, Mondain's former apprentice, revealed herself as a corrupting force far surpassing her predecessor—rather than simply spreading malice, she turned the virtuous against one another, ultimately engineering the self-destruction of entire civilizations in 2111. With the few remaining survivors having escaped through time doors to prevent this catastrophe, Lord British and his council now summon a chosen hero to undertake a dangerous quest across different eras to confront and defeat Minax before her influence can reshape history itself.