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The Guild 2

The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his…

68 29 September 2006

The Guild 2 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by 4HEAD Studios, released 29 September 2006 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Guild 2 is

The Guild 2 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by 4HEAD Studios and released in 2006. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Guild 2 is a life simulation video game developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by JoWooD Productions. It is the second installment in The Guild series, following Europa 1400: The Guild and preceding The Guild 3. The game was released worldwide in November 2006 for Windows. Taking place within fictional versions of provinces of Europe in the fifteenth century, The Guild 2's main focus revolves around the player character's aim to simulate life in the Renaissance. At the beginning of the game, the player can create a self defined character, whereby characteristic attributes points and skills can be adjusted and developed over the course of the game, by improving its properties and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

The Guild 2 holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 29% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM and DirectX9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 1.1. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Guild 2 launched on 29 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Cheats and codes

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When did The Guild 2 come out?
The Guild 2 was released on 29 September 2006 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Guild 2?
At minimum, The Guild 2 needs 2 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, DirectX9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 1.1 graphics.

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