Lords of the Realm II

Lords of the Realm II is a 1996 video game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line for DOS, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. The second title in the Lords of the Realm series, it is a medieval-themed strategy video game in which players compete with feuding lords to control the counties of a kingdom. Gameplay consists of turn-based resource management of villages and castles on a map, and real-time battles and sieges. Lead designer David Lester stated that the combination of these game modes aimed to combine features of contemporary strategy games, and make the game more accessible and appealing to multiplayer play. Upon release, Lords of the Realm II received generally favourable reviews, and was one of the highest-selling computer games of 1997–98. Critics praised its medieval theme and the combination of real-time and turn-based gameplay, whilst expressing mixed views about the depth of gameplay across the two modes, the game's artificial intelligence, and the strategic options available in the real-time combat. An expansion pack, Siege Pack, was released in June 1997, and a sequel, Lords of the Realm III, in 2004.