Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

Disciples II is a turn-based strategy game in the vein of Heroes of Might and Magic. It is notable for its strong art design, and well-realized fiction. It was fairly well recieved, lauded for its distilled strategic gameplay and hand-drawn unit portraits.

Nintendo DS

PC System Requirements

Minimum Configuration:

Windows 95/98/2000/XP
Pentium II 233 Mhz
32 Mb RAM
1200 MB hard disk space
DirectX 7.1
16-bit sound card
Video Card with 8 MB RAM

Recommended Configuration:

Windows 95/98/2000/XP
Pentium II 300 Mhz
64 MB RAM
1400 MB hard disk space
DirectX 7.1
16-bit sound card
Video Card with 16 MB RAM

Expansions

This game had the following expansions: Guardians of the Light, Servants of the Dark and Rise of the Elves. A bundle entitled Gallean's Return was released in 2005 that contained both the Guardians of the Light and Servants of the Dark expansions.

Digital Distribution

Disciples 2 was re-released by Good Old Games as "Disciples 2 - Gold" and contains the main game (Disciples 2: Dark Prophecy) and its three expansions (Guardians of the Light, Servants of the Dark and Rise of the Elves) for $4.99 (at normal non/sales price) with compatibility & support for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 for both 32 and 64-bit.

It can also be purchased on Steam for $10 (normal non/sales price). Also available on Impulse and Direct2Drive.