Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy

After a century of bloody galactic battle, a horde of intelligent bloodthirsty aliens, known as the Kri’iSara, threaten to exterminate all human life. New Alliance Command is counting on you to destroy the…

77 9 December 1998 ESRB T

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Action Science fiction

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Cyclone Studios, released 9 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy is

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Cyclone Studios and released in 1998. It was published by The 3DO Company. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After a century of bloody galactic battle, a horde of intelligent bloodthirsty aliens, known as the Kri’iSara, threaten to exterminate all human life. New Alliance Command is counting on you to destroy the alien menace.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1998 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7. 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

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy launched on 9 December 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

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Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy gameplay screenshot

Quick answers

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy — frequently asked questions

When did Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy come out?

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy was released on 9 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy?

At minimum, Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy needs 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy?

The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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