Just like its predecessor, Hero of the Kingdom 2 is a casual point & click adventure, in which you follow a shallow, somewhat childish medieval story of kings, princesses, pirates and treasures. As the cliché goes, your sister gets kidnapped by the evil pirate 'Black Rose', and you set out on a journey to rescue her. The nice thing is - clichés aren't necessarily bad things, and even a story like that serves its purpose very well in a game like this.

I usually like my games to challenge me, make me think or otherwise improve myself in order to rise up to dealing with anything the game's AI has in store for me. However, sometimes I feel like I could use the exact opposite type of game, in which all I have to do is go with the flow without having to give it too much effort. Hero of the Kingdom 2 is exactly this kind of game. I found myself clicking through the plot, gathering all sorts of stuff in order to either sell them or use them to craft other, more complex items.

There's nothing special about the graphics or the music, which is exactly what I was expecting from a game like this. Just like the story, all it takes is the very basics to preserve the suspension of disbelief required of this light-weight, casual fantasy. Such games kind of feel to me like having a pizza and a bottle of coca-cola for dinner - there's nothing there you really need, except the pleasure and satisfaction you get from it, and that's exactly why I enjoy playing games like HOTK2 from time to time. You can't live on games like that, just like you can't live on pizza and coca-cola, but once in a while, it's the perfect solution.

Recommended for anyone with the occasional mood for a casual game.

Just like its predecessor, Hero of the Kingdom 2 is a casual point & click adventure, in which you follow a shallow, somewhat childish medieval story of kings, princesses, pirates and treasures. As the cliché goes, your sister gets kidnapped by the evil pirate 'Black Rose', and you set out on a journey to rescue her. The nice thing is - clichés aren't necessarily bad things, and even a story like that serves its purpose very well in a game like this. I usually like my games to challenge me, make me think or otherwise improve myself in order to rise up to dealing with anything the game's AI has in store for me. However, sometimes I feel like I could use the exact opposite type of game, in which all I have to do is go with the flow without having to give it too much effort. Hero of the Kingdom 2 is [i]exactly[/i] this kind of game. I found myself clicking through the plot, gathering all sorts of stuff in order to either sell them or use them to craft other, more complex items. There's nothing special about the graphics or the music, which is exactly what I was expecting from a game like this. Just like the story, all it takes is the very basics to preserve the suspension of disbelief required of this light-weight, casual fantasy. Such games kind of feel to me like having a pizza and a bottle of coca-cola for dinner - there's nothing there you really need, except the pleasure and satisfaction you get from it, and that's exactly why I enjoy playing games like HOTK2 from time to time. You can't live on games like that, just like you can't live on pizza and coca-cola, but once in a while, it's the perfect solution. Recommended for anyone with the occasional mood for a casual game.