General Info

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.

General Info
Release Date:	1998 (1999*)
Publisher:	Activision
Platform(s):	Win9x/NT, Linux, Mac
World Type:	Fantasy
Game Type:	3D Third Person Shooter
Base Engine:	Quake II
Source Code:	Not released
System Requirements (PC version)
CPU	Pentium 166 MHz (200 MMX)
RAM	32 MB (64 MB)
Graphics	2 MB SVGA (4 MB OpenGL)
Disk Space	360 MB
Sound	SoundBlaster & compatibles
CD drive	4x, audio CD capable
OS	Win9x/NT/DX6, Linux K.. 2.2.x

Credits
Brian Raffel	Creative Director
Steve Raffel	Creative Director
Brian Pelletier	Project Leader, Art Director
Steve Stringer	Producer
Jon Zuk	Lead Designer
Patrick Lipo	Lead Programmer
Jeff Butler	Lead 2D Artist
Daniell Freed	Project Administrator
Steven Rosenthal	Association Producer
Michael Raymond-Judy	Designer
Matt Pinkston	Designer
Mike Renner	Designer
Tom Odell	Designer
Jeremy Statz	Designer
Tim Jervis	Designer
Brian Raffel	Designer
Chris Forster	Additional Designer
Eric Biessman	Additional Designer
Bobby Duncanson	Additional Designer
Jake Simpson	Assistant Lead Programmer
Patrick Lipo	Player, Weapon and Game Programmer
Robert Love	Game Programmer and Art Asser Coordinator
Marcus Whitlock	Camera, Network and Game Programmer
John Scott	Interface, Hardware and Low-Level Programmer
Josh Weier	Player, Monster and Game Programmer
Mike Gummelt	Monster and Game Programmer
Jake Simpson	Low-Level and Game Programmer
Gil Gribb	Chief Technologist
Rick Johnson	Scripting System and Quake Engine Expert
Josh Heitzman	Assistant Technologist
Steve Sengele	Additional AI and Special Effect Programmer
Nathan McKenzie	Additional Weapons Effect Programmer
James Monroe	3rd Party Supporter and Programmer
Dan Kramer	Quake Editor Supporter and Modifier
Rob Gee	2D Artist
Gina Garren	2D Artist
Kim Lathrop	2D Artist
Mark Nelson	2D Artist
Les Dorscheid	2D Artist
Joe Koberstein	Additional Artwork
Kevin Long	Additional Artwork
Steve Raffel	Additional Artwork
Brian Raffel	Additional Artwork
Brian Pelletier	Additional Artwork
Scott Rice	Additional Artwork
Jeff Lampo	3D Artist / Object Modeler
Les Dorscheid	Additional Objects
Brian Pelletier	Additional Objects
Brian Shubat	Animator (Corvus, Plague Elves)
Jeff Dewitt	Animator (Plague Spreader, Celestial Watcher, Gorgon, Carthorian Assassin, Trial Beast, Morcalavin, Additonal Corvus and G'krokon animations, cut scene animations)
John Payne	Animator (Rat, Myxini, Mutant Ssithra, High Priestess, Overlord, Guard, T'chekrik, cut scene animations)
Eric Turman	Animator (Harpy, Plague Ssithra, T'chekrik)
Jarrod Showers	Additional Animations (chicken, cut scenes)
Mike Werckle	Additional Animations (G'krokon)
Steve Raffel	Raven Software Animated Logo
Brom	Creature Conceptualization, Box Cover Painting

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