Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (Windows)

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Description

Picking up after the conclusion of Icewind Dale, peace has returned to Icewind Dale... or so it seems. A plot by the northern Barbarians to attack the Ten Towns is underway, and it is up to the party of adventurers to investigate and stop this plot.

This expansion on the original game is more of the same. The game focuses on epic battles and powerful magics, relying on the plot only to provide a background for the fighting and spell-casting. Included are new weapons, armors, and enemies. Battles are now more like Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn than in the original, relying heavily on strategy and spell-casting to combat very powerful enemies.

The player can import their party from the original game to continue their adventure.

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Alternate Titles

• "冰風之谷：寒冬之心" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "Icewind Dale: Serce Zimy" -- Polish title
• "Icewind Dale: Herz des Winters" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Setting: Forgotten Realms
• Dungeons & Dragons (D&D / AD&D) licensees
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Gameplay feature: Paper doll inventory
• Gameplay feature: Pickpocketing
• Graphics Engine: Infinity Engine
• Icewind Dale series

User Reviews

I'm sorry. I blinked and I missed the expansion.

Gene Davison (805)

unrated

Critic Reviews

Electric Games	Apr 05, 2001		90
Svenska PC Gamer	Apr, 2001	87 out of 100	87
WomenGamers.com	May 25, 2001	8.5 out of 10	85
Power Unlimited	Apr, 2001	85 out of 100	85
PC Player (Germany)	Mar, 2001	85 out of 100	85
Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2001	8.25 out of 10	82
GameSpy	Feb 25, 2001	82 out of 100	82
ActionTrip	Mar 06, 2001	72 out of 100	72
FiringSquad	Mar 03, 2001	65 out of 100	65
JeuxVideoPC.com	Apr 27, 2006	11 out of 20	55

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Trivia

Working title

Black Isle Studios used to code-name its projects after U.S. presidents and vice-presidents, an idea by Josh Sawyer. The code-name for this game is Project Adams.

Related Web Sites

• Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (official website)
• Walkthrough (Heart of Winter Walkthrough)