Sequel to the original hit Heretic, this was Raven's first attempt to create a 3rd person action game. In the beginning, a lot of people doubted it'll be anything better than Lara Croft in a fantasy setting (ie. no fun for hardcore 3D gamers), but Heretic II turned out to be quite something else. While the point of view is 3rd person, most of the time it plays just like any 1st person shooter, thanks to the skillfully programmed camera; but thanks to the 3rd person view, some locations are more immersive than they could ever bee from the 1st person point of view.

The third person camera adds a completely new dimension to the deathmatch experience as well. And the BladeMatch is a multiplayer game type unique to Heretic II.

The story itself begins where Heretic ended (provided you forget about the Shadow of the Serpent Riders add-on for Heretic). But this is not just a remaking of an old game with new technology; while you'll see a couple of items/weapons from the original Heretic, the locations and the enemies are all different, there are also some new spells.