humor. Another reviewer who liked the graphics was Chad Foster of Gamezilla, who also commended the "incredible" detail, and the "realistic" sounds. Robert Coffey of Computer Gaming World praised the dark humour, but criticized the short campaign. Blake Fischer of NextGen said, "Although still fun, Dungeon Keeper 2 is nowhere near as inspired as its predecessor." A reviewer from British magazine Edge praised the artificial intelligence, describing it as "extremely impressive". It and the graphics were again praised by PC Zones Charlie Brooker, who was also among the reviewers to criticize the game's similarity to the original. Nevertheless, Dungeon Keeper 2 was named as a PC Zone classic. A reviewer from Computer and Video Games was also among those who eulogized the graphics, and he did likewise with the replay value, and the multiplayer, describing it as "one of the best ever on PC". Another reviewer who complimented the improved artificial intelligence was John Houlihan of GameSpot UK, who described the game as a "more than worthy sequel". Jeuxvideo.coms reviewer also lauded the graphics and gameplay, but considered the scenarios repetitive. The British PC Gamers reviewer said the game was what Dungeon Keeper "should have been in the first place", and cited the entertainment, innovation, and addictiveness as why the game is "pure Bullfrog", but criticized the combat because he believed it was a case of putting all creatures in and hoping to win. The game sold 70,685 copies in the U.S. by April 2000. The staff of PC Gamer US nominated the game for their 1999 "Best Real-Time Strategy Game" award, which ultimately went to Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. They wrote that the game "may have walked away with the crown" on a less competitive year. The game was awarded the Editor's Choice award from Computer Gaming World, and, in 2000, a Best Voice Acting award. It was also nominated for the "Strategy Game of the Year" award, which went to Homeworld. Cancelled sequel and spiritual successor In the Extras menu, players can see a teaser trailer for Dungeon Keeper 3. Ideas such as the merging of the underworld and overworld were planned for the sequel, but Electronic Arts began focusing on other franchises such as Harry Potter. In August 2000, Bullfrog announced that the development of Dungeon Keeper 3 had been cancelled. In 2015, a spiritual successor called War for the Overworld was released