Before you download today's game, please check out the following game play videos of Viking Brothers 2 HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, to see if the game appeals to you. You can see more videos in the ‘’ Other Reviews and Videos ‘’ section below.

Viking Brothers 2

In Brief
Viking Brothers 2 is the second of this series given away here. The first one was given away Jan 2016 HERE. It’s a time management/strategy/resource management game on the lines of Rescue Heroes, but loosely based on a Viking theme.

This version was originally given away August 5th 2018 where it received a positive 84% from 32 votes with 6 comments which you can read HERE.

Introduction:
Join Viking brothers Everand and Boromere as they set off on an all-new, humour-filled adventure to right wrongs, do good and keep their tankards filled with ale. This won't be easy, as a mysterious force is forging a path of destruction across Earth and Asgard! But Viking strength and valour have never failed and neither will the brothers!

Guide Everand and Boromere with a few clicks of your mouse as they go up against pirates and trolls, rebuild villages, and bring their land back to glory. Enjoy the lively soundtrack, dozens of achievements, and captivating hand-drawn cutscenes, and the game Viking Brothers II becomes a journey you'll never want to end!

Reference accessed HERE and HERE 4th Aug 2018, reposted 17th July 2021.

The Game:
One day many years ago, trouble came to the land of Vikings. Savages invaded the realm and destroyed the tree of plenty, leaving the people starving in their ruined villages. Two brothers picked up their horned hats and decided to do something about the situation. Now they’re on a quest to win back the favour of the gods and restore prosperity to their once happy kingdom.

Viking Brothers 2 is a resource management/strategy game that puts you in the old Norse inspired driver’s seat. Send workers out along the twisty roads to collect resources, remove obstacles, and repair buildings, all in the name of completing a set of goals and earning three stars at the end of the stage. Along the way you’ll pick up bonuses from gold-generating treasure chests, drive away wolves, help NPCs in need, and even fish for food like a true Viking.

The core of the Viking Brothers 2 gameplay revolves around amassing piles of wood, stone, gold, and food, all of which are required to do pretty much everything in the game. Some levels have regenerating piles of loot that deliver pieces every few seconds. Others require you repair and upgrade buildings to get all the resources you need. No matter the layout, Viking Brothers keeps the set-up straightforward and familiar. You won’t have to deal with mini-games or roundabout quests to progress from level to level. Just focus on queueing up tasks for your workers and the rest will fall into place.

Also, did you know Vikings used magic? These do, anyway! At the bottom of the screen a small meter slowly fills up as time passes. When the meter reaches an icon, that ability can be activated. These spells do simple but incredibly useful things like speed up your workers or offer a temporary resource bonus. Nothing that feels like cheating or that will change the course of play, but great extras when the going gets especially tough.

The Viking Brothers 2 experience is core resource management genre at its best. The focus never strays from the concept of working efficiently, even when new Vikings and surprise missions join the fray. The stages play out without any hitches, the difficulty rises on a gradual curve, and the variety of locations keeps things fresh long into the game. Viking Brothers 2 is a charmer from beginning to end, featuring a quirky story and tongue-in-cheek characters who never take things too seriously. Just the sort of resource management game to help you wind down after a long day.

Edited reference accessed HERE; originally posted by John Bardinelli on Mar 27, 2017. Edited and reposted by Whiterabbit-uk 5th Aug 2018 and again July 2021.

Other Reviews and Videos of Viking Brothers 2:
You can see community reviews of Viking Brothers 2 HERE (bottom of page), HERE and via the Steam community HERE. You can also see videos of game play HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Conclusion:
If you enjoy playing games like Rescue Team franchise, Rescue Frenzy, Weather Lord franchise or New Yankee in Santa`s Service games you'll probably like this one as well. It's got the same strategic game play and resource management; the only difference is the Viking theme and some gorgeous environments to explore. I don't particularly like Time Management game because I play games to relax. TM games just aren't relaxing IMO; however, this type of TM game isn't as time oriented as say Gourmania, Ice Cream Mania or Beach Party Craze (other games we’ve been given in the past) so I find them okay in small doses (much like the Farm Frenzy games).

The game play is straightforward with quirky characters. These together with the cartoon like graphics would appeal to children and families in general. I’ve scored this virtually the same as the first one apart from a slight increase in the game play score.

• Game play: 7.5
• Graphics: 7.5
• Audio: 7
• Re-playability: 6
• Originality: 6
• Fun Factor: 7

Total = 41 out of 60 which = approx. 6.8 out of 10.

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE; or If you prefer to purchase the game you can get it directly from Steam HERE or Big Fish Games HERE

Notes on Security
I scanned a zipped copy of the installed game and it found four hits from antimalware engines Kingsoft, Panda, VBA32 & Zillya. this is probably a false positive due to the remnants of low level adware that was included with the non gamegiveaway version from MyPlayCity (MPC). This version has been stripped of the main adware, but as mentioned above, non invasive remnant may be present still, but this only opens your browser to MPC's home page once when you install the game and when you close the game down after booting it up. Also, a couple of shortcuts may be added to your desktop ( these can be safely deleted once the game has been installed). The installation does not inject any malware into your system. When your browser is opened to MPC's home page following the games installation it earns MPC games some money, part of which is given to the developer of the game for allowing the game to be given away free. You can see the results of the scan via the following link:

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/45e02cf03e608d45c717f211025284b07ed2f4baddb5ca757106d6df4887b23f/detection