The Settlers II 10th Anniversary

Infobox VG| title = The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary Edition


developer = Blue Byte Software, Funatics Development
publisher = Ubisoft
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platforms = Microsoft Windows
released = September 2006
genre = Real-time strategy
modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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requirements = Operating System: Windows XPCPU: 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium IV or AMD (SSE) Athlon XP (3 GHz recommended)RAM: 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)Graphics Card: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 64 MB + 64 MB AGPaperture size, Shader 2.0 (128 MB, Shader 3.0 recommended)Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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"The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Edition" (original German title: "Die Siedler II: Die nächste Generation") is a remake of the classic computer strategy game "The Settlers II". It was announced in July 2006. "The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Edition" features up-to-date 3D graphics and new gameplay additions. The game has been released in Germany in September 2006 and in the UK in October 2006 [GAME - " [http://www.game.co.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=10405&mid=329384 The Settlers for PC] "] . An English-language version is also available in various other regions, including Scandinavia and Asia. The game has not been released in North America. As in the original version, players have to establish a running economy in a fictitious world based around the 5th century BC. The building of a good road layout is essential to the gameplay. The transport system has to be optimized in order to guarantee the most efficient transportation of goods along their production chains. The soldiers who are basically the end product of this economy, are mostly controlled in an indirect way, similar to the flow of economic goods. The main gameplay enhancement over the classic game is much easier upgrading of soldiers in their barracks.

Three of the original types of population (Romans, Nubians and Japanese) are included in the single player campaign, with 10 missions as well as numerous additional maps. There is a map editor and the game can also import maps from the original game. Multiplayer mode with a matchmaking Internet lobby is available. However, it does not work on Windows Vista without installing DirectX 9.

A Vikings add-on is available for the German, Czech and Polish versions of the game. [ [http://shop.ubi.com/SetLang.asp?LG=ALLEMAND&gotourl=Prod_ExtDesc.asp?catalogid=560&id=23] ] [ [http://www.gram.pl/gra.asp?id=1016] ]

A game with the same title was released for the Nintendo DS handheld console in 2007 [GAME - " [http://www.game.co.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11480&mid=329382 The Settlers for DS] "] . It is a direct port of the 1996 original PC version of the game.

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