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In trouble again...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 38
Date: March 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

An hour into playing Dark Alliance II I realized there were some major differences between it and the first in this series. Graphics were better, play was better, the characters were more varied... and better. Sporting a tremendous number of character abilities to develop and a nifty new weapon system Dark Alliance II was an order of magntude better. After three hours of play I had discovered the other big difference - I was still playing. Dark Alliance I was so short that you could barely get a spel out before it was over.

You arrive in Baldur's gate as one of five characters - barbarian, dwarf, cleric, mage, or dark elf. Broke and in immediate trouble you start out with small quests to accumulate the needed cash and experience. Soon you start turning yourself into a master of hack and slashery or a spell casting machine. The adventure widens, developing into something that actually resembles a plot. Darkness gathers and you find your quest for fame and gold has turned into a struggle to stop evil from overwhelming Baldur's Gate and taking the rest of the world with it.

The settings are complex, finely detailed, and beautiful. Animation is surprisingly natural for the scale. For once, the fighting system is easy to adjust to and fun to use. Once mastered, even the complexities of character and weapon development work well. The game rewards patience and stealth as well as brute strength giving the player multiple ways to manage the characters, each of which has a few special quests to keep the story interesting.

I would like to have seen the game be even larger, but with twenty or more hours of play to complete there is plenty to do. I would also have liked more puzzles to balance the fighting. For a second effort, though, this game is brilliant. Far better than the norm for this genre.

Finally here!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: February 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I first rented Baldur's Gate 1, I stayed up all night with my sister and we destroyed the game, loving every second of it. We beat all the settings, the gauntlet and extreme mode. After that, we were left to wait, wondering if a Baldur's Gate 2 would be coming. Our wait is now over. And it was well worth it.

Gameplay hasn't been changed much from the first one. Its still the go kill every one set up. This time, however, there is a vast quantity of new spells and feats to mess around with. Kromlech (the dwarven fighter from number 1) had, like, two feats he could use. Niether were very effective. On the other hand, Dorn, the massive barbarian, has just as many fighting feats as Ysuarn, the elven necromancer, has spells. Very cool.

The story line by itself is only fair. Its when you know what happened in number one can you fully realize and appreciate what's going on. There is finally some depth in character for our heros, all of them prompting NPC's to say different things if different people talk to them.

The biggest addition to number two is the weapons creation system. The possibilaties are endless. Add six rune stones, four aquamarine stones and four jet rocks and you get the
+5 Mighty Cleaving Axe of Cold Fire. Insanely cool (or hot?).

Yes, there are now five playable characters. A barbarian, necromancer, cleric, rogue and monk. They all have special abilities only they can get, meaning you have to play the game five times through to get full experience. And, if you have a friend to play with, you can fool around with different combinations of characters that will make you adapt to eachothers style of fighting.

The artificial intelligence is way better than it used to be. The archers and spear throwers will actually go to a strategic location, such as raised ground or behind a partially broken wall. Some enemies will attack you in certain formations, making it harder for you to maunuver. There are some old enemies, but alot more new ones.

If you liked the first Baldur's Gate, the second is the same thing, only its on fire going 100 miles per hour through a cave with all manner of monsters jumping out at you. This game is perfect for any fan of the series or hack and slash games in general.

Awesome game, especially fun in coop mode with 2 players

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is tight from start to finish. It stuck with the winning formula from the first Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and made it better, adding things like: more characters, improved graphics, larger levels, more spells, a unique item creation system, etc. I've been a gamer for over 20 years, and I know a fun game when I play one. Don't listen to the naysayers who expected this game to be different from the first one. If you liked the first game, you'll love this one.

Everything you'd expect.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: March 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, this is basically just a longer, less linear (which is a good thing) version of the kick-butt Baldur's Gate. The only drawback to the original is that it took like two hours to play it through. This game was far from eternal, but it was significantly longer and had all the great aspects of BG as well. There are more characters to choose from which is all good. I loved playing the dark elf. She hits, kicks, and beats the daylights out of everything with her ever-lovin' fists. What a ball!

Awesome RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 15
Date: November 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dark alliance 2 is one awesome RPG. You pick one of five heros and you go through the game getting the guy you chose to go up levels. Anyway it is like the first darkalliance but it's co-op is way better, not to mention the fact that the Graphics are outstanding for a game like this. the trees look real and the grass hills every this is awesome as far as graphics go. The one thing that is way awesome about this game is you can smelt your weapons and break them down in to get runestones and stuff so its awesome like you can get a sword that does fire and Ice, or poison and lightnig you get the pic.

So I give this game 5 out of 5 stars.

Sweetest game in along time!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 43
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game will be sweet beyond a doubt! I can't wait to get my hands on a game worthy of the xbox's power. At least till Halo 2 comes out. this game will be awesome!

Not as good as I expected,but very fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I still have to give it 5 stars because I really did enjoy playing to the point of not being able to put it down. I agree with some of the other negative comments made by others,but I still had a lot of fun playing. My biggest complaint is that it was not long enough for me(you can beat the game in a weekend).The longest thing about playing is upgrading your weapons and armor with the gems. I was just hoping they were going to make it longer than the first. After you beat it the first time,you will find that the extreme level is much more of the difficulty level you were looking for. I too thought hard was too easy as well. I also wish it would have been 4 player like Dungeons and Dragons Heros, instead of two. At least they made it two player like the first one. If you are looking for a pretty quick,but fun RPG,then I think you'll be happy with this game. Plus, you can have one other person join you in the game. I am a huge Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind fan,so I would keep that in mind when I complain about the length of the game. I had to get the game of the year edition the first day it came out because I wanted more hours of play. I consider Dark Alliance 2 more like the happy meal version of an RGP.I still think most people will really enjoy playing. So if you are still worried because of what you've read from the reviews,then I suggest you rent it. You can't go wrong renting and you will not be out $50.*FOR PS2 USERS:Don't play Champions of Norrath before playing this one.*

It was about time - and worth the wait

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well it took just short of forever for the sequel to the first blockbuster hack and slash but it forgive the wait. I have read the other reviews and with exception to one - the rest were crybabies. Wipe the tears - you still played the game all the way through and probably more than once. To be completely honest this game was just as fun and the first one and possibly more because of the new characters. Yes to beat it the first time will only burn up 9 or so hours, but the story was good and the graphics were very good. Maybe not as good as everyone expected but above average. People expected alot out of this game and I think it met most expectations. Remember people the more versatile and deep a game gets the shorter it is. Still there are 4 different difficulty levels to play on although you will probably only play hard or normal then you will play extreme. I haven't beat extreme yet but the game was very intense. A very good RPG. If you are expecting to burn 24 or so hours and never see anything new this won't make you happy. But if you like the first and would have bought that one again go ahead you won't be sorry. There were 4 different acts to beat and I thought the story line was very well done. There should be another as they left the door wide open just like the first one. If the next was the same as these two were I would still buy it and smile all the way to my XBox in anticipation. Don't set the bar too high you guys or no one will make you happy - after all it is just a game. Got to get back to the blood and gore - got a vamp to slay -

What a Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! It takes a long time to completely beat the game, since theirs 5 characters to choose from. It has great graphics, great plotline, and it's not the same game as the prequel with a new plot. It lets you really explore and have fun, and you don't need to do all the quests, only the main story. The first one your character was level 12-14 when you beat for the first time, but i was at level 21 when i beat it for the first time. I like all the new feats and skills, and really enjoyed the different classes and theyre special abilities. You also get new abilities unlocked when you complete your characters personal quests. You can also use Drizzt after beating it, earlier if you use codes (gamewinners.com is great) and theres a new one too, Artemis. You also get to male your own magic Weapons and rings/ amulets

The only cons are the ending, it ends really quick. They left the ending hanging though, so they better make a third one.

The creators did a great job making it realistic. If people are badmouthing it, it may be because they either are tring to cover up how bad they are at the game, or are just tring to draw attention or just to be a rebel

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Baldurs gate 2 follows on baldur's gate 1, and both were a blast to play.

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