Editing Heretic II (section)

{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Heretic II
|image = Heretic II Coverart.png
|caption = Cover art by [[Gerald Brom|Brom]]
|developer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[Raven Software]]}}|[[Loki Software]] (Linux)<br />[[Hyperion Entertainment]] (Amiga)<br />[[MacPlay]] (Mac)}}
|publisher = [[Activision]]
|director = Brian Pelletier
|producer = Steve Stringer
|designer = Jon Zuk
|programmer = Patrick J. Lipo
|artist = Brian Pelletier
|composer = Kevin Schilder
|engine = [[Quake II engine|''Quake II'' engine]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[AmigaOS]], [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]]
|released = '''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|November 24, 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/24_pc_new/index.html|title=New Releases|date=November 24, 1998|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000606102406/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/24_pc_new/index.html|archive-date=June 6, 2000|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref>|EU|December 4, 1998<ref name="euro">{{Cite news |date=December 4, 1998 |title=Britain's Biggest Choice of Software |pages=204 |work=[[Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/723614320/?terms=%22Thief%3A%20The%20Dark%20Project%22&match=1 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |quote=Heretic II...Out Today...inc. vat £34.99}}</ref>}}'''Linux'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|November 15, 1999}}'''Amiga'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|May 8, 2000}}'''Mac OS'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|January 1, 2002}}
|genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[third-person shooter]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Heretic II''''' is a [[dark fantasy]] [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Raven Software]] and published by [[Activision]] in November 1998 continuing the story of Corvus, the main character from its predecessor, ''[[Heretic (video game)|Heretic]]''. It is the fourth game in the ''[[Hexen: Beyond Heretic|Hexen]]''/''Heretic'' series and comes after the "Serpent Rider" trilogy. Although [[Id Software]] owns the publishing rights to the previous titles, ''Heretic 2'' is owned by Activision since they own Raven Software and its IPs.

Using a modified [[Quake II engine|''Quake II'' engine]], the game features a mix of a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person camera]] with a [[first-person shooter]]'s action, making for a new gaming experience at the time. While progressive, this was a controversial design decision among fans of the original game,<ref name="H2-IGN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/26/heretic-ii |title=Heretic II - IGN |last=Blevins |first=Tal |date=November 25, 1998 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=2014-04-09 |archive-date=2014-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155658/http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/26/heretic-ii |url-status=live }}</ref> a well-known first-person shooter built on the [[Doom engine|''Doom'' engine]]. The music was composed by Kevin Schilder. [[Gerald Brom]] contributed conceptual work to characters and creatures for the game.<ref>{{cite journal| last = Kenson| first = Stephen| author-link = Steve Kenson| title = Profiles: Brom| journal = [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]| issue = #264| page = 112| publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]]| location = [[Renton, Washington]]|date=October 1999}}</ref> This is the only ''Heretic''/''Hexen'' video game that is unrelated to [[id Software]], apart from its role as engine licenser.

''Heretic II'' was later ported to [[Linux]] by [[Loki Software]], to the [[Amiga]] by [[Hyperion Entertainment]],<ref>[http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=56&limitstart=1 Heretic II for Amiga - Technical Requirements].</ref> and [[Classic Mac OS|Macintosh]] by [[MacPlay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macplay.com/games/heretic2.php |title=Macplay |publisher=Macplay.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030419032243/http://www.macplay.com/games/heretic2.php |archive-date=2003-04-19 |access-date=2013-02-10}}</ref>