Description

Baldur's Gate 2 is a party-based roleplaying game using the AD&D rules.

Welcome to the beautiful land of Amn, where the sun always shines and evil mages grow and prosper. One of these is the powerful sorcerer Irenicus, who takes delight in studying mortal offspring of the gods -- such as you. Remember Baldur's Gate 1? You've been revealed to be a child of Bhaal (aka Lord of Terror, Bringer of Destruction, and so on), and your battle against the evil side of your soul is the main theme in Baldur's Gate 2. At your side: The well-known companions Imoen, Jaheira and Minsc (and his hamster Boo, of course) as well as a score of new potential party members. All in all, there are 16 NPCs to join you on your journey; however, your party consists of a maximum of 6 characters.

As in the first Baldur's Gate, the frequent battles are turn-based, but are so fast-paced that they create the illusion of being in real time. Combat can be paused at any time with the space key. You may then think over tactical decisions, issue new orders or chose a spell. There's plenty of those: With over 300 magical formula, the repertoire has almost tripled since Baldur's Gate. Upon character creation, you can chose three new classes (sorcerer, monk, barbarian) and a lot of new specializations for the already existing classes; a paladin can become a dragon slayer or an inquisitor, for example. The weapon categories have been split up; instead of specializing in blades, you now have to chose between long swords, two-handed swords, bastard swords, katanas and scimitars. All in all, there are 20 weapon categories and 4 fighting skills like “two weapons”.

The backgrounds may now be viewed in the resolution of 800x600 pixels, as well as the old 640x480. The game also supports 3D accelerators for improved lighting effects.

Alternate Titles

  • "柏德之門II安姆疑雲" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "博德之门2:安姆的阴影" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Bode zhi Men 2: Anmu de Yinying" -- Chinese title
  • "BG2" -- Abbreviated title
  • "Baldur's Gate II: Schatten von Amn" -- German title
  • "Baldur's Gate II: Cienie Amn" -- Polish title

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User Reviews

A milestone, if not the pinnacle, of CRPGs. Windows Zovni (9205)
Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes! Windows Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406)
Throw away all your presumptions and play this game! Windows kbmb Bronze Star Contributing Member (399)
A Great Sequel! Windows AstroNerdBoy (40)
Splendid game! But not as good, as BG1. Windows Ajan (260)
An awesome game, even for complete newbies to D&D like me Windows EazyCheeze (25)
An excellent conversion of the classic pen & paper game. Windows El-ad Amir (111)
It improves on the original, but loses something in the translation Windows Cyric (50)
Nice story, some questionable game mechanics Windows SharkD (326)
It doesn't get much better than this. Windows Horny-Bullant (59)

The Press Says

CyberJoy Windows Feb 06, 2001 5 out of 5 100
GamePro Windows Nov 24, 2000 5 out of 5 100
Just Adventure Windows 2000 A+ 100
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Windows Oct 06, 2000 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Mac Gamer Macintosh Oct 15, 2001 99 out of 100 99
PC Games (Germany) Windows Mar 07, 2001 93 out of 100 93
GameSpy Windows Oct 03, 2000 92 out of 100 92
Eurogamer.net (UK) Windows Oct 13, 2000 9 out of 10 90
Game industry News (GiN) Macintosh 2002 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
PC Zone Windows Aug 13, 2001 8.5 out of 10 85

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Trivia

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn was voted #89 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).


This entry was contributed by -Chris (7375) and Kabushi (52022)
 

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