Dungeon Keeper Mobile versus Dungeon Keeper 2 [iOS, Android, Windows]

Dungeon Keeper 2 (DK2), was released in 1999 surely it cannot keep up with a late 2013 release, or can it? Dungeon Keeper Mobile however is a freemium game, so is it worth it? Let's battle them out and see who wins.

DK2

Value: DK2 is available on GOG for $5.99 USD or about $6.48 AUD when I converted it online. The cheapest amount of gems in Dungeon Keeper costs $6.49 AUD and this amount isn't enough to even buy a new imp. Even if you paid full retail for DK2 back in the day I honestly think you would have gotten your money's worth.

Winner:
Dungeon Keeper 2

Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Graphics: DK2 is a game from 1999 and as such it looks pretty terrible though it is playable.
Dungeon Keeper Mobile on the other hand was released at the end of last year and looks great. It's done in a simplistic style to fit the mobile platform but it is clean and doesn't suffer from the cluttering of the DK2 interface.

Winner:
Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Gameplay: The mobile version lets you build, which takes hours without spending gems, or battle other dungeons and occasionally defend your own. That's it. I find myself playing for about 10 minutes then switching it off as I have nothing left to do. The first time I fired up DK2 I played a couple of campaign missions then spent hours in my "Pet Dungeon".

Winner:
Dungeon Keeper 2

DK2

Wittiness: DK2 says things like, "A lost soul has entered your dungeon. Oh... no, it's wandered out again" and "You have an excess of mistresses. There is a word for keepers like you!" Dungeon Keeper Mobile says stuff like, "Everyone likes lists" and "I never grow tired of witnessing the endless abuse of another's imp." So of course the winner is...

Winner:
Neither

Yes nobody wins this one, they both border a little more on the annoying than the funny side of things, especially when repeated.

Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Creativness: DK2 was heavily criticised for it's lack of creativity due to it's similarity with the original game. However, when compared to Dungeon Keeper Mobile, which adds very little new material, limits your gameplay to waiting for a clock to tick down and throwing some minions in at designated spots, DK2 seems extremely inventive.

Winner:
Dungeon Keeper 2

Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Dungeon Keeper 2 takes it out 3 to 1, a pretty impressive score for such an old game. Whilst it does suffer a bit from it's old age it is still worth playing. Dungeon Keeper Mobile on the other hand just leaves you feeling frustrated. It's main issue is it's gameplay, it doesn't even try to sucker you in to start paying to play. With no Dungeon Keeper 3 on the radar the alternative is to check out War for the Overworld, a Kickstarter campaign that is available already, in beta form on Steam.