During their travels, they come into conflict with Nubians, Vikings and Japanese. Led by their captain, Octavius, they must use a series of magical portals to try to find their way back to the Empire. In the single-player campaign, the player controls a group of Romans who are shipwrecked on an uncharted island. The game can be played in either single-player campaign mode or in 'Free game' mode individual scenarios with predetermined rules set by the player, which can be played with or against either another player, the computer, or both another player and the computer. In 2009, the original Gold Edition was released on GOG.com, and in 2018, it was re-released for Microsoft Windows as The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition. Although adapted for the dual-screen display of the DS, and with controls specifically programmed for use with the DS stylus, the gameplay, game mechanics, graphics and storyline are unaltered. In 2007, the Gold Edition was ported to the Nintendo DS, under the title The Settlers, released in Germany in July, and in the United Kingdom and North America in August.

In 2006, an enhanced remake, The Settlers II (10th Anniversary), was released for Microsoft Windows. The Gold Edition was also ported to Mac OS in 1997. In October 1997, they released The Settlers II: Gold Edition, containing the original game, plus the Mission CD expansion, along with minor graphical enhancements and gameplay tweaks. In December, Blue Byte released an expansion, The Settlers II Mission CD, featuring new single-player campaign missions, new maps for both single-player and multiplayer modes, and a map editor.

Released in Germany for MS-DOS in April 1996, and in the United Kingdom and North America in August, it is the second game in The Settlers series, following The Settlers (1993). The Settlers II ( German: Die Siedler II), originally released as The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici, is a city-building game with real-time strategy elements, developed and published by Blue Byte Software.

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