The premise of the game is simple enough: you play a prince whose brother Edward has taken over your father's kingdom and, well, hasn't done a very good job; as a result, all sorts of Bad Guys, from monsters to evil wizards, roam the land.

Your mission, should you wish to accept it, is to clean things up and restore the glory of the Immortal King, all the while dispatching good old Ed and once again taking control of the land.

Despite a backstory that doesn't exactly overflow with originality, Dungeon Hunter 2 is no run-of-the-mill game. Its Retina Display-enhanced graphics are beautifully drawn and feature a great deal of detail, but the star attraction of this title is its gameplay: Gameloft's developers have managed to keep things simple and intuitive without compromising the depth of the character's personality and abilities.

In other words, if you are a casual player who just likes hacking and slashing at enemies, once past the initial choice of one of three classes, you will be able to enjoy the game without giving your abilities a second thought, except for the occasional power-up. RPG (role-playing game) aficionados, meanwhile, can still access to all of their character's abilities and ratings with a reasonable level of detail.

The game's multiplayer capabilities are also well developed and give you the ability to play cooperatively with up to three friends in real-time over the Internet or through a local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection, although this feature is only available with newer iOS devices starting with the iPhone 3GS.