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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
Product Features
- Five customizable characters
- Develop throughout the game
- Over 40 fast paced hack n’ slash levels to explore
- Hidden areas, secret characters & hundreds of items to discover
- Single and two-player cooperative modes
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Billed as the role-playing game for people that didn't like role-playing games, the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance was a surprise smash in 2003; now the sequel, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, is here to carry on the good fight--almost literally, as the last game ended on a bit of cliff-hanger with our heroes being menaced by the vampire king Mordoc.
Despite the Baldur's Gate name Dark Alliance II, with its real-time combat and simplified stats and rules, is more Gauntlet (or Diablo if you're too young to recognise that reference) than the Baldur's Gate PC games. This is not to imply that it's a simplistic button-basher, though; the combat is highly involved, with different styles of melee, distance and magic attacks depending on which character you choose to control. When you're not fighting (which isn't often) you can take part in those other stalwart features of the RPG genre, shopping and levelling up--both of which are made as easy and interesting as possible.
If you're wondering what has changed or been improved for the sequel, the simple answer is not much. Even the graphics seem the same and the few gameplay features that have been altered are entirely minor. To be fair, though, there wasn't much wrong with the original. --David Jenkins
Product Description
Darkness gathers yet again in the sprawling port city of Baldur's Gate. Bloodthirsty bandits stalk the trade roads and a secret society of heartless assassins dominates the criminal underworld, abducting citizens on moonless nights and dragging them screaming into the darkness. The city's most recent saviours vanished along with the Onyx Tower and so, in heroic tradition, adventurers throughout the Western Heartlands make the journey to Baldur's Gate to meet their great and unknown fate.
Embark on a new adventure in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II and brave terrible dangers in search of fortune, glory and power. Face a multitude of sinister enemies while travelling through many spectacular environments in this action-packed fantasy game. Rid the lands of chaos, mastering skills, spells and deadly weapon. The fate of thousands hangs in the balance.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More of the same,
By DocBhoy (Invercargill , New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox) (Video Game)
Having purchased , and immensely enjoyed , the initial game , I was eager to play this , the sequel . Unfortunately , the game is overly long , and towards the end I was finding myself playing it just to complete it , rather than out of any sense of wonder or curiosity . Also , with the previous game , I had been that enthralled with it , I had played through with all three characters more than once . After playing this game through once , I was not sufficiently moved to replay it .The frustrating thing is that it is not as if the game is any different from the first ( which was excellent ) . The graphics , sound , environments and scenario are all up to scratch ( and then some ) , but there is just something missing ...
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointed!,
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This review is from: Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox) (Video Game)
This game is too easy. The first one was great, but i am i little dissapointed with this one. First you do not have a health bar for the creatures you kill so you do not know how damaged they are, but also you do not know the names of the monsters, so a lot of hard work by the programmers of creating interesting monsters is lost on us. I thought the idea of a travllers compendium would be a good idea that as you travel around and meet new monsters you can see their stats etc.Also a lot of things are not explained in the manual. For example the different types of weapons. It tells you the main weapon catergories but not which weapon belongs in which catergories. For example what type of weapon is a battle axe? Is is a long weapon or a great weapon? These things begome important when working out which ability to spend your points on. This is also true of lots of things in the game, that a lot of hard work has been wasted because the stat system is not properly explained. For example gloves count as weapon for the monk as she fights unarmed. But do they also count as weapons for the other characters? For example if i upgrade the gloves my dwarf is wearing, will he still get the bouns to critical hit or to combat reflexes if he is using a weapon? I would have liked a much more detailed character stats screen that tells you for example your total chance of scoring a critical hit, total damage resistance to fire cold acid etc. It is a shame that if all of these things have been correctly calculated by the programmers that we never find out about them, and so can not make the best decisions about what armour to upgrade and where to spend our points. Overall it is a good game, that is frustratingly short of being a great game. With a few tweaks this could have been a classic. Dissapointed Michael Harvey
42 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance 2,
This review is from: Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox) (Video Game)
So the follow up from the sublime Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 1 is near and what a game it is. You’ll notice some of the game's new features right from the start. The roster of playable characters has been bumped up to five. You'll find a barbarian named Dorn, a dark elf named Vhaidra, a moon elf necromancer named Ysuram, a dwarven rogue named Borador, and a human cleric named Allesia. Each character will obviously have his or her own unique abilities and level up in his or her own unique way as you progress through the game. The games basic structure is roughly the same as its predecessor. The story as before will be unveiled via cut scenes that will pop up along the game, each chapter has its on different quests to prevent players from getting bored (unlike the first version).The series' combat has actually been tweaked some to offer a better overall experience. As characters level up, their melee attacks will develop into longer combos. As mentioned, the characters will feature some traits that are unique to them, such as the ability to wield two swords at once. In addition, you'll be able to create new items from components you'll find in your adventures. The control scheme for combat has stayed roughly the same, although you'll be able to map up to five feats to buttons on the controller. The graphics are looking a little sharper, and all the characters are beautifully detailed. I would recommend playing the first game first if you already haven’t. As a game tester I was very excited at being able to play this game its fantastic.
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