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Nice visual enhancements, but really buggy.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really like what has been done with the overall graphics. The textures and monsters are much improved. The increased detail to the characters is spetacular. All of this is without a 3D card. Using a 3D card enhances the graphics even further making the textures even richer and adding to shadows as well. The main problem with HoW....bugs. HoW is really touchy, especially when trying to play multiplayer. You may have trouble getting it to run smoothly on your machine, but just mess with the settings a little and you can fix that. For example: I turned off ambient sounds and mine runs great. For multiplayer problems you might try turning off all your feedback options and you will want to check to make sure all the people you are playing with have the same version of directX installed.

I hope this helps. I know there are probably a lot of you out there having these problems.

Boring.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this expansion with high expectations, as I enjoyed Icewind Dale better than either Baldur's Gate of Baldur's Gate II. However, it did not live up. The areas are just plain boring - there is one area where there is only ONE ENEMY that you fight, and the rest aren't much better. Also, be prepared for LOOOONG sequences of dialogue with barbarians... again, not my idea of an ideal game. Fortunately, Black Isle released Trials of the Lurmaster as a free download for HoW owners (...), so that at least means it gets a three. Other than that, the higher level cap and even Heart of Fury mode (which does little more than make battles extremely tedious ) do little to make up for a mediocer experience.

This is an awesome game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game. However, it is a *MUST* that you play this before you play Baldur's Gate 2. The storyline is very linear and guided compared to BG2, so you will be disappointed compared to that. The best part about this add-on is that you get a free expansion to go with the expansion - you just need to download it off of Fileplanet (Tales of the Luremaster) and you'll be all set.

Amused me somewhat

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: June 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm not going to talk about the gameplay, linear plot, etc., we all know about that... But here are some aspects of the game I found amusing: The artwork on the new character profiles was excellent and fit very well with the theme of the game-- Very moody with watercolor-like graphics! You get to choose new voices for your characters, and one of the female voices sounds very seductive...some of what she says has double-meanings. Quite naughty! This voice works perfectly with the blonde cleric. It's listed as "HOW-female3",(or is it 2?) Also there's some male voices that actually don't sound dorky. The addition of limited 3rd-edition rules with the expansion is especially cool. With the proper cheat code, you can now create that elven Fighter-Mage-Thief that you always wanted to- with the Sneak Attack ability. Just use the cheat code to give him XP "supplements" so it doesn't take you a year to level up... I've found that with prudent use of the cheat codes and use of certain magic items, you can emulate many 3rd-edition prestige classes. For $$- it's certainly worth the risk. But don't try to play the sountrack during a romantic evening with your significant other-- that's NOT worth the risk!

It's an expansion! What do you expect?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All right, I will readily admit (along with a million others) that this game is too short. Wait there- don't stop reading! I'm not done yet. First of all, I would like to point out that this is an expansion, which means it continues a larger game. That it does well, and should add just as much game time as the BG expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast. Additionally, there are some new nifty features that should get any IWD fan's attention. The first and most important of these is 800x600 resolution (greater possible, but unsupported). There are also new spells, new abilities, a new experience cap, and gorgeous new areas to explore. Additionally, if you're a patient person (or a rich one with broadband), you can go download additional areas from Interplay- for free. All in all, it's a pretty fine deal.

not worth the money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As a diehard fan of CRPGs, and especially of BG1, BG2, and Icewind Dale I was sorely disappointed in this expansion pack. Unlike Tales of the Sword Coast, which proved to be a challenge, my "final save" party from IWD breezed through this easily. I finished this expansion pack on the second day. Sure there were some graphic improvements and higher experience levels, but this thing was nowhere near worth..., not for just the few quests that you get for it. The boss, or "foozle," or whatever you might call him, was a disappointment, too, much less difficult than similar monsters in BG2. If you have unlimited funds, go for it, but I would say that you should wait for it to show up in the bargain bin.

More of the same

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When it comes down to it, Heart of Winter is just a bit more of the same of Icewind Dale. It is about 1/3 as long as the original IceWind Dale. A lot of reviewers are saying that is too short. However, seeing as how the plots of Icewind Dale and Heart of Winter are kind of weak anyway, I don't see that as a big loss.

What few new features there are supposed to be didnt' really add much, in my opinion. The new weapons and new spells don't seem to do much that the weapons and spells in Icewind Dale didn't do. The best part about the game, I thought, was the final battle. I found it to be more challenging than anything in the original Icewind Dale.

Whether to buy this game depends upon whether you think that the price is low enough to pay for it.

A Worthy Expansion to an Amazing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When the original Icewind Dale came out, I was absolutely stunned by the depth and story that it contained. The combat system (same one as Baldur's Gate) is truly amazing. And this expansion only makes it better. The new resolution (800x600) is great and all of the little interface features alone make it worth the purchase. But the kicker is the raised experiance cap (30th level baby!) and the new lands to explore. All in all, if you've got Icewind Dale (or even if you don't), then you need to buy this game.

Too Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's a good game but much too short to be worth the price. I played it in about 20 hours. They speak of going up to 30th level but you would be hard pressed to do that unless you start the game at 25th level. You can count on going up 4-6 levels that's about it. Cut the price in half or add twice the content and you would have a five star game.

What Level Am I?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is the game is really(2x) great its interesting and very, very exciting. But I guess the game is too short for the players to reach their maximum level of 30, you could finish the game without even getting close to it. Please try to work on this...Thanks.

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