<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
Broken	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
play	O
centers	O
around	O
a	O
class	O
system	O
of	O
Melee	O
,	O
Ranger	O
,	O
Nature	O
magic	O
and	O
Combat	O
magic	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
two	O
additional	O
classes	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
"	O
Broken	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
a	O
more	O
varied	O
approach	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
the	O
four	O
character	O
specialties	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
classes	O
)	O
differed	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
items	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
they	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
each	O
specialty	O
(	O
Melee	O
,	O
Ranged	O
,	O
Nature	O
Magic	O
,	O
Combat	O
Magic	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
,	O
that	O
determines	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
particular	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Broken	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
character	O
classes	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
change	O
in	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
Powers	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party-based	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pets	O
start	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
basic	O
attack	O
(	O
and	O
spell	B-Application
if	O
applicable	O
)	O
,	O
gain	O
a	O
Power	O
upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
third	O
level	O
of	O
growth	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
gain	O
an	O
emanation	O
upon	O
becoming	O
Mature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emanations	O
are	O
special	O
pet-only	O
auras	O
that	O
provide	O
beneficial	O
effects	O
to	O
friendly	O
characters	O
within	O
range	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
increased	O
mana	B-Application
regeneration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	O
system	O
in	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
remains	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
Mages	O
and	O
Nature	O
Mages	O
still	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
separate	O
spell	B-Application
lines	O
that	O
increase	O
in	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
nature	O
magic	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
distinct	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
than	O
in	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pets	O
 '	O
spells	B-Application
count	O
towards	O
this	O
buff	O
limit	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
emanations	O
(	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
do	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
enhancement	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Fist	O
of	O
Stone	O
and	O
Blood	O
Assassin	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
also	O
do	O
not	O
count	O
towards	O
this	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	O
Siege	O
II'''s	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MultiplayerDungeon	O
Siege	O
II	O
supports	O
multiplayer	O
cooperative	O
gaming	O
over	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchased	O
pets	O
count	O
towards	O
this	O
limit	O
but	O
summoned	O
creatures	O
(	O
from	O
spells	B-Application
)	O
do	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
Internet	O
play	O
,	O
saved	O
games	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
own	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
servers	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
computers	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
Internet	O
,	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
single-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GS	O
network	O
makes	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
support	O
only	O
original	O
games	O
;	O
unlicensed	O
copies	O
are	O
blocked	O
if	O
they	O
cannot	O
mimic	O
the	O
CD-Key	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
Games	O
released	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
introduces	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
additional	O
act	O
(	O
campaign	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
hybrid	O
classes	O
based	O
on	O
existing	O
classes	O
,	O
Dwarves	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
race	O
,	O
enchantment-based	O
"	O
recipes	O
"	O
,	O
two	O
pets	O
purchasable	O
at	O
the	O
act	O
's	O
main	O
town	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Pack	O
Ram	O
and	O
Kohl	O
Beast	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
crossover	O
items	O
to	O
promote	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Agony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deluxe	O
EditionDungeon	O
Siege	O
II	O
:	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
set	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Broken	B-Application
World	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
collectible	O
items	O
spanning	O
maps	O
,	O
portraits	O
,	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
The	O
Making	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
video	O
file	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic.GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
effort	O
that	O
manages	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
lengthy	O
,	O
combat-heavy	O
dungeon	O
hack	O
that	O
will	O
certainly	O
please	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
all	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
winning	O
combination	O
:	O
the	O
same	O
great	O
concept	O
that	O
made	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
a	O
hit	O
now	O
with	O
new	O
story	O
lines	O
,	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
