Play Ultima - Runes of Virtue 2 Online

Pick your hero, then dive into Britannia—dodging traps, solving rune puzzles, and fighting the Black Knight’s goons in this quirky SNES action-RPG. Controls feel stiff at first, but once you’re slinging spells in tight dungeons, it gets its hooks in.

Developer: Origin Systems

Genre: Role-playing

Released: 1994

File size: 1 KB

Game Overview

Ultima: Runes of Virtue 2 is one of those weird SNES sequels that somehow ended up on Game Boy too. You’re the Avatar (again), tossed into Brittania because the Black Knight got bored and decided kidnapping Lord Tholden sounded like a fun afternoon. Typical Tuesday in this world, honestly.

Picking your character is the first real choice—four options, and I always waffle between the mage and the fighter. The difficulty settings actually matter here, too; "easy" is forgiving, but crank it up and those dungeon traps start feeling personal. The top-down action-RPG stuff holds up, though the controls take a minute to get used to if you’re coming from something faster. By the time you’re knee-deep in rune puzzles and dodging fireballs, it clicks.

It’s not the deepest Ultima game, but for a portable-ish adventure, it’s got charm. Just watch out for the bats—they’re obnoxious.