Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox)

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Description

The threat of the Onyx Tower has passed for now, but mere moments pass before a new threat to the Sword Coast arises. The heroes of the Onyx Tower have disappeared, so the fate of Baldur's Gate now rests on the shoulders of five wandering adventurers who are only now journeying into the region.

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II can be played solo or cooperatively with one other player, each choosing from 5 playable characters. The gameplay is the same as its previous incarnation: kill monsters and bad guys to collect treasure, items, and experience. By talking to townspeople in Baldur's Gate the player can learn of optional maps filled with more dangerous monsters and additional treasure. Equipment can be enchanted by the player this time, and given various magical effects such as additional fire damage, absorbing mana, or boosting stats.

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Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Snowblind/Dark Alliance
• Baldur's Gate series
• Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Setting: Forgotten Realms
• Dungeons & Dragons (D&D / AD&D) licensees
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Gameplay feature: Character development - Skill distribution
• Software Pyramide releases

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Critic Reviews

Game Over Online	Jan 20, 2004	88 out of 100	88
Deeko	2004	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	Jan 20, 2004	8.4 out of 10	84
DarkZero	2004	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Jan 16, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Game Revolution	Mar, 2004	B	75
Imperium Gier	Mar 03, 2004	7.4 out of 10	74
Super Play (Sweden)	Jan, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Super Play (Sweden)	Jan, 2004	6 out of 10	60
Yiya	Oct 08, 2004	6 out of 15	40

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Trivia

Codename

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 Jackson.

Development

According to one of the Loading Screens, over 100,000 man hours were put into the development of this game.

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• The official site (News, information, and forums relating to the game on all platforms.)
• Wikipedia: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Information about Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II at Wikipedia)