Dungeon Keeper

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0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 624 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 624
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 624
  3. Negative: 604 out of 624
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  1. alxfu
    Feb 4, 2014
    0
    I cannot believe that such a great game title is destroyed by EA. I calculated that I could easily spend 100 bucks to advance only a few hours. Will delete the game now. kk thx bye! I would gladly pay a one time fee of 5-10 to have adavanced features but this is just messed up
  2. adalaar
    Feb 4, 2014
    0
    A disgusting so called game by a disgusting so called game publisher. A absolute travesty on the great IP of dungeon keeper.Please just buy DK:gold and DK2 and save yourself some heartbreak
  3. ShadowRamen
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    EA is the created the gaming world as we see it today. They started small, but began to give birth to the strongest gaming franchises the world has ever seen. They played it smart, and gave the people what they wanted, but they got greedy. They took the greed father than anyone could have predicted, and now they are drowning in it. They built this ship named "Modern Gaming", and they willEA is the created the gaming world as we see it today. They started small, but began to give birth to the strongest gaming franchises the world has ever seen. They played it smart, and gave the people what they wanted, but they got greedy. They took the greed father than anyone could have predicted, and now they are drowning in it. They built this ship named "Modern Gaming", and they will sink it before they give it up. As the quote goes: "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight (2008)… Expand
  4. Korkenzieher
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    EA - Destroyer of worlds... black hole for the gamers purse!

    4 hours to remove a stone if you want to expand your dungeon to the outside. (or you pay)
    800 gems for an imp! (Euro 4.49 for 500 gems)
    ....
  5. kirtasheks
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    "The original Dungeon Keeper players are not the target demographic".Just a reminder that EA purchased Bullfrog only to dismantle it.

    How is it possible that "Professional" reviewers give this a GOOD score?Now you know who not to visit for a review in the future.
  6. indigojoe
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    What a heinous desecration of what used to be a great game. I so regret even trying this .... whatever it is (you CANNOT call this a game). My childhood memories of this Dungeon Keeper have been tarnished.
  7. smash_it_sam
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    This is the worst case of microtransactions that i've ever seen. It's bad enough that EA has ruined a beloved franchise by turning it into a casual mobile game for a quick cash grab, but to charge hundreds of dollars in order to mine more than one block a day, is evil. Please stop ruining video games, EA.
  8. robertaswanson
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    Can anyone explain how this is even acceptable? Is it a huge scam by EA company? It's not even a game!

    I thought that this was error in game, but it seems it was DESIGNED to rip off customer money! How can I even play this when you can't do anything without REAL money? Anything EA touches is turned into dust, SimCity, Command and Conquer and now Dungeon Keeper. I WILL NEVER EVER    Can anyone explain how this is even acceptable? Is it a huge scam by EA company? It's not even a game!

    I thought that this was error in game, but it seems it was DESIGNED to rip off customer money!
    How can I even play this when you can't do anything without REAL money?

    Anything EA touches is turned into dust, SimCity, Command and Conquer and now Dungeon Keeper.
    I WILL NEVER EVER TRY ANYTHING FROM EA COMPANY! THEY ARE LIARS AND THIEVES!    … Expand
  9. Shanoa
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    I come forth as the morning sun to vanquish this horrible night of a game. The game is a complete joke. Calling it a game is already a joke to begin with. The game is designed to be slow and boring just so you pay money to speed it up. Absolutely Disgusting. This Money-harvesting application is a sham to shill the player out of as many dollars as possible. EA has absolutely no shame makingI come forth as the morning sun to vanquish this horrible night of a game. The game is a complete joke. Calling it a game is already a joke to begin with. The game is designed to be slow and boring just so you pay money to speed it up. Absolutely Disgusting. This Money-harvesting application is a sham to shill the player out of as many dollars as possible. EA has absolutely no shame making garbage like this. The IP is completely ruined. Here is hoping they win the Golden poop for a 3rd year in a row.
    Don't even waste your time with this, they're just trying to nickle and dime people. Any self-respecting person should not play this, and any self-respecting developer would never concoct such an abomination of a game, completely **** over a revered classic. Absolutely Disgusting.    … Expand
  10. Fetacritic
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    Free2play at it's very worst. Nearly unplayable without paying right from the beginning, you have to wait 24 hours for every little bit. A shame to destroy such a classic with this kind of greed.
  11. Mcninjaguy
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    This game is the type of game that makes other free to play games look horrible. I'm not a fan of free to play but games like planetside 2 do it pretty much right. This game is the worst for play to win and they just laugh at for giving them money too.

    I wholeheartedly encourage people to make a crack for this game and link it everywhere. The only reason it should be playable is with a cheats.
  12. bubbles2025
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    No. This is not OK. I can honestly say this has to be the most brutal desecration of a franchise I've seen in a while, and this is EA.

    The fact that they had the gall to do this to such a beloved and cherished franchise makes my blood boil. The Pay to win, the gutting of depth. And the icing on this piece of crap? They had the nerve. The BALLS TO PUT THE BULLFROG SYMBOL IN THE    No. This is not OK. I can honestly say this has to be the most brutal desecration of a franchise I've seen in a while, and this is EA.

    The fact that they had the gall to do this to such a beloved and cherished franchise makes my blood boil. The Pay to win, the gutting of depth.

    And the icing on this piece of crap?

    They had the nerve. The BALLS TO PUT THE BULLFROG SYMBOL IN THE GAME

    **** YOU.

    **** YOU EA. THAT IS NOT COOL. YOU SHUT DOWN AND RUINED BULLFROG, AND THEN YOU PARADE THE MUTILATED CORPSE ONE OF THEIR BEST GAMES. HOW DARE YOU RUIN THIS.

    And **** you to every shameless shill that actually have the brass to call this game, in any way shape or form, good, or even tolerable. This is literal filth.

    So yeah, I don't like it.    … Expand
  13. Lucius
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    Everything that is wrong with modern games.
    Easily the worst example of p2w cow clicking I've ever come across, not to mention the violation of an IP that didn't deserve it.
    I guess it's Golden Poo No. 3 time.
  14. Masterhummel
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    No. Just No. No. NO. Dont believe the (currently) high score. This game is a fraud. It's so cheeky in its design that it even asks you in the TUTORIAL to spend money for jewels. You can get in-game currency trough archivements, but the amount of jewels you can get is a absolute joke.In example: 5 jewels for getting 6 imps. How much costs the third imp? 800 jewels. The fourth? 1400. ThisNo. Just No. No. NO. Dont believe the (currently) high score. This game is a fraud. It's so cheeky in its design that it even asks you in the TUTORIAL to spend money for jewels. You can get in-game currency trough archivements, but the amount of jewels you can get is a absolute joke.In example: 5 jewels for getting 6 imps. How much costs the third imp? 800 jewels. The fourth? 1400. This game is designed to lure you in with fancy graphics and then annoy you until you pay money. Dont give this business modell a chance. Dont play it. Dont pay for it. Dont rate it any higher then zero.… Expand
  15. Stois
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    The worst example of sham game nostalgia made to gauge money out of people who really liked the originals - Do not install or try - Waste of time - The only thing I hate more than this game is the fact that EA will be laughing all the way to the bank to cash in on this sham of a game.
  16. oldhouse
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    This is the usual EA crap: cloning an "original" game like Clash of Clans just to make money with IAP. Worst thing about this is that they are using a name of a great past videogame trying to fool people to download it, as they did with rollercoaster tycoon mobile.
    This is not what gamers want: gamers want full games without any IAP, even if at a higher price. Stop this **** EA! You    This is the usual EA crap: cloning an "original" game like Clash of Clans just to make money with IAP. Worst thing about this is that they are using a name of a great past videogame trying to fool people to download it, as they did with rollercoaster tycoon mobile.
    This is not what gamers want: gamers want full games without any IAP, even if at a higher price. Stop this **** EA! You deserve this metacritic.    … Expand
  17. Dues_AJ
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    Hey all you classic Dungeon Keeper fans are you ready for Dungeon Keeper Dance All Night Party Remix? It's the game where EA dances on the grave of Dungeon keeper while mindless consumers throw money at them for some of the most atrocious Pay to Play **** ever.
  18. Slipperyjoe
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    This is shocking EA, making a game that's virtually unplayable unless you spend incredible amounts of money, which the game constantly reminds and pesters you to do is one thing, but all these reviews giving the game 80+ obviously have your involvement. You haven't improved, you haven't learned anything, you're going to win the golden turd for a 3rd time in a row at this rate EA.
  19. dlb363
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    The developers of this game are bad enough, but reviewers giving this non-game good reviews is unbelievable. How? They're not even getting paid, and unless they actually paid hundreds of dollars, must have only gotten through %1-%2 of the "story".

    Either way don't waste you time on this horrible, terrible, slap in face of any gamers.
  20. ChadfromChad1
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    One of the biggest scams I've ever seen from Electronic Arts, which is indeed high praise considering they are very good at scamming.

    It takes the original, wonderful game and restructures it around paying EA to allow you to play the game. Microtransactions are toxic and horrible for the industry and no game better espouses that than Dungeon Keeper. EA has been a destructive force for a    One of the biggest scams I've ever seen from Electronic Arts, which is indeed high praise considering they are very good at scamming.

    It takes the original, wonderful game and restructures it around paying EA to allow you to play the game. Microtransactions are toxic and horrible for the industry and no game better espouses that than Dungeon Keeper. EA has been a destructive force for a while in the video game world. They survive off their sports licenses which allow them to re-sell similar sports titles every single year to fans who keep re-buying them. They also are into these little projects where they can quickly shoot off a mobile game, slap one of the many, many ONCE GREAT IPs on it and charge you for anything and everything they possibly can. It's like EA is run by the Thenardiers from Les Miserables.

    The best thing you can do is rate this game a 0, EA has shown they create false accounts and spam 5-ratings and also encourage people to rate it higher and reward them with in game rewards. Truly disgusting. Please do yourself a massive favor and look for the EA label on games and if it's there, avoid it. You can find better alternatives to everything they do elsewhere.

    Rest in peace Dungeon Keeper, you will always be remembered for how you were in Dungeon Keeper 2, not for this mobile cash-in garbage that EA has its grubby mitts all over.

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  21. bradjonesismy
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    Simply the worst money making scheme I have seen on the Android market yet. That the marketplace even allows microtransaction games of such illicit nature is a testament to the corruption evident in today's game industry. That EA could openly create such an evisceration of a beloved franchise, and then proceed with malevolent intent to forge reviews (7000 positive reviews on the first day?Simply the worst money making scheme I have seen on the Android market yet. That the marketplace even allows microtransaction games of such illicit nature is a testament to the corruption evident in today's game industry. That EA could openly create such an evisceration of a beloved franchise, and then proceed with malevolent intent to forge reviews (7000 positive reviews on the first day? Yeah right.) and expect additional money for DLC is far beyond human comprehension. The tutorial doesn't even complete. DLC is a component of game design, not a method to create a game by itself. Shame that what EA has essentially created is unwillingly a satire of the predicament that they themselves continue to stoke like a fire. I've seen spyware more subtle in asking for money.… Expand
  22. VideogamesSuck
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    Here is a reminder that EA are just a bunch of soulless shills who are using nostalgia in order to gain access to your pockets and violate your wallet like a drunk rapist in a nightclub.

    0/10
  23. Cyberslitheen
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    A truly spectacular display of EA's greed. It pretends to be free to play, but really requires potentially hundreds of pounds to build what would take 30 minutes to build in the first game. I use the term 'play' very loosely, as play would imply there is any fun involved.
  24. GanymedeJupiter
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    Even by mobile free-to-play standards this game is a disgrace. Yet another classic franchise is made victim to cynical money-grabbing. Keep the hell away from this garbage.
  25. HungryDinosaur
    Feb 2, 2014
    0
    A total, unmitigated sham of a game! Long story short: this is a Tapped Out style wait-24-hours-for-everything-or-pay-real-money game, don't waste your time. How any self-respecting developer could do this to revered classic such as Dungeon Keeper is completely beyond me, it's an abomination!
  26. xxlakoonxx
    Feb 1, 2014
    0
    Absolute joke of a game. This is a game about clicking on a block, either waiting a FULL DAY to do the second one of paying large sums of money. EA has completely ruined this IP...
  27. lukegill
    Feb 1, 2014
    0
    I would have gladly paid well over an average price for a dungeon keeper reboot...but I refuse to spoon-feed EA bags of pennies like playing this game is some sort of funfair ride.
  28. Yandaton
    Jan 30, 2014
    0
    It takes how long to mine a single block?! Oh and I can pay money to speed it up? How riveting. I think I'll just walk over here and watch some paint dry while I wait because clearly I have nothing better to do with my time and I have the intelligence of a semi-sentient banana.
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 13 out of 22
  1. Gamer.nl
    Feb 19, 2014
    10
    Dungeon Keeper is a new mobile free to play game by EA, and one of the most aggressive games in the genre. It has elements of a game, but these are so well hidden beneath shiny buttons, childish images and tons of tough rock, that it’s better to avoid the dungeon altogether.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Feb 17, 2014
    40
    The game is heavily influenced by the in-app purchases, to the point of becoming a pay-to-play title. Don't Play it.
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  3. Gamereactor Denmark
    Feb 15, 2014
    10
    Dungeon Keeper is an anti-game. It sucks the joy of gaming out of me and it has no redeeming qualities, not in the slightest. Calling it greedy would be understatement of the year. The already tarnished image of free-to-play could hardly receive a more devastating blow than that which Dungeon Keeper has given it. It eats at my soul every time I play it. And that's why I'll uninstall, nay, banish it from my tablet as soon as I've finished this sentence.
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