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Now this is a Sequel!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 34 / 34
Date: February 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Clearly, Black Isle coded this puppy for the fans of BGDA1. There are hundreds of subtle hardcore additions to this sequel. Gameplay has been extended to an average of 14 hours per character getting your characters to level 27. Each character can reach level 40(ie play through game twice on harder difficulty levels) to maximize feats. Any Diablo-style player can easily squeeze 100+ hours out of this game by maxing all your characters stats, feats, weapons, and amour. They added the left-trigger mapping option. This allows you to map 4 feats to your face buttons like Xbox's D&D heroes. Each of the 5 main character classes have hidden quests that allow them to level an extra 3 levels and unlock hidden feats. Gameplay even with 2-player coop is a blazing 60fps without a single drop. You can switch between 2 melee & 1 ranged weapon on the fly. Their is a 2x zoom option for single player. There are now 2 hidden characters from RA Salvatore's Forgotton Realms novels. These include the Drow-elf Drizzt Do'Urden and his assassin arch-nemesis. Each of these characters start at level 16 max at level 40(giving you at least 2 plays through the game with each). Multiplayer options are killer(like BGDA1). You can import or delete characters in the middle of any game. So if your friend leaves...delete his character out of your 2-player game and keep playing single player. There are now 80 levels instead of 40. Usually you have 3 paths to choose from instead of the old linear level-by-level design. There in an overworld map that provides optional side-quests(7 side quests). Item creation system is like that found in Diablo2. This gives you 10,000 possibilities for armour and weapons, thus eliminating the #1 problem with the original game...no new items to discover with each successive play. Each character class plays completely different. Think Diablo2 vs Diablo. Baldurs Gate DA 2 WILL OWN YOU!!!!!

Great to play with two people!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My boyfriend and I played Gauntlet and the first Baldur's Gate, and we noticed a difference with this one right away. I like the story behind it, and the plot twists (near the end there's a twist that I never expected), but The Boyfriend doesn't so much get into the plot. I always get upset if he plays without me for a while because I miss out on what's going on. He, on the other hand, says "the point is to kill orcs - the plot doesn't matter...). So I was happy with this one because it had a great plot.

I liked the referencing to the first one - there was a job cleaning the sewers, which I thought was cute - the sewers were a mess because of the first adventurers who came through and killed all the rats. I also noticed that the music was the same in that job as it was in the first Baldur's Gate when we were in the sewers.

The music is great - all of these Baldur's Gate and Norrath games have such stunning soundtracks. I could have left it on in the background just to listen.

I liked the fact that we could share money in this game - in the first we couldn't, and I had more charisma (just like in real life!!) so he would drop things for me to sell, and I'd buy things for him because we got better prices. But with being able to share money it didn't make so much of a difference.

I loved the workshop. I made some amazing weapons - it was a lot of fun to think about what sorts of stones you wanted to add.

I also liked that your home stayed in Baldur's Gate the whole time, so you always had the same shop guy.

It took us about a month to finish the game, and I thought that was just about the right amount of time. I'm glad we had two people, though - I think it would have been a lot harder, especially at the end, with only one person.

Great game, gorgeous graphics, awesome music - what more can you ask for?

Return to Baldur's Gate.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: February 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

DARK ALLIANCE: BALDUR'S GATE 2 has a plot that begins fairly soon after the end of the original BALDUR'S GATE video game. At the end of the original BALDUR'S GATE the three heroes found themselves surrounded by giant black creatures after jumping through the "last" remaining gateway portal. The game begins with your character on the outskirts of a village being asked to help a group of travelers who were attacked by orcs. The first stage of the game is more of a prologue and it takes a little while before actually reaching the city of Baldur's Gate. Visiting an inn (one different from the first game), your character is able to talk to some people and begin going on certain quests. Ultimately, your character is to rescue the three adventurers from the first game and defeat the vampire lord.

I really enjoyed playing DARK ALLIANCE. I like action-adventure type of games and tend to play them more because of the story rather than their difficulty. I found DARK ALLIANCE to be a bit more difficult than BALDUR'S GATE. There are a couple of really tough bosses (especially the octopus-face lady in the caves beneath the one castle) which require some critical thinking and strategy to defeat.

There are a few changes in DARK ALLIANCE from BALDUR'S GATE. The player has 5 characters to choose from instead of 3. Though the game is pretty much the same no matter which character you choose, there are side quests that only each character can partake. There are also some characters in the game who won't talk to certain characters. Like the first game, each of the five characters has their own special skills and talents. Personally I liked the dwarf rogue the best because he's able to carry the most loot and has this nifty ability of being able to automatically able to disarm all traps. Another change in the game is the ability to modify weapons into special magical weapons, but it costs a lot of money and jewels to make anything really worthwhile. Another difference is that characters who shoot arrows don't have to constantly buy those arrows; once you have a bow, it remains armed all the time. This saves on both money and the amount of weight being carried around. Some of the levels are the same as in BALDUR'S GATE, but there are many more new ones. The game also takes much longer to beat. Once beating the game, an extreme mode opens up in which you can take your character from the end of your first game and start over at the beginning of the game, but with everything being extremely difficult to kill. If you choose to play extreme mode, your character keeps his experience and levels, but looses all possessions. It's fun to try, but very hard to beat some of the bosses in this mode.

Overall, I found DARK ALLIANCE to be a fun game and a good sequel to BALDUR'S GATE. Expert gamers will be bored by it, but most anyone else who likes action-adventure/role play games will probably enjoy it.

Baldur's Gate rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Im 27 years old and I've never been into these kinds of games (Im more of a sports gamer) but the first Baldurs Gate got me hooked, I couldnt wait for the second to come out and Im also hoping for a third. Ive been playing the game for a week now and I only get a couple hours out of the day to play it due to wife and baby. I gave this game 5 stars, not to compare it to any other game (I really dont know how the others are) but I gave it 5 stars based on my enjoyement playing it. I think Vivendi Universal did a great job in making the Baldurs Gate series and the graphics are better than the first, and the game play is basically the same, but I like that, it made this game that much easier to jump right into. If you never have played any of the Baldurs Gate series than pick this one up and give it a shot, its loads of fun and for the parents, this game is less graphic than most Ive seen. Take a grown-ups advice and not a 5 year old with access to a computer, THIS GAME ROCKS!!!

Better than BG1

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: January 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you loved Baldur's Gate 1...you'll love BG2. They made several improvements in the game that make it more customizable than the last version. First, the levels seem to be longer and there is a wider variety of nearly everything. More enemies, more weapons (which are can be customized for more and different powers),more characters and more missions. You can also choose to play the game in a less linear fashion than the previous one. While the levels load, tips are displayed to help with the game. Players can also hold two weapons at a time and no longer have to hold a quantity of arrows. There are also many more magical spells that the 5 characters can cast. The bottom line is that this game is great.. 5 stars easily.

Best Action RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The 1st Balder's Gate Dark Alliance was fantastic. It was my favorite Action RPG ever. This one is even better. I haven't finished the game yet, but so far it's awesome. The graphics are great. As for the lame dude who reviewed this game based on an article review without even playing it himself, get lost! People read these reviews for personal insight, not regurgitation of someone else's opinion. And for the record, PSM gave it an 8/10. Rock On Balder's Gate fans!

5 Star game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 21
Date: January 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Im just supporting the last review, I believe the guy forgot to rate it. But anyway, I've seen screen shots, videos, and seems to be lot better than BG1, which is the best "Diablo-like" game on PS2....

Awesome!

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

This game is awesome! I've been playing it for 3 days. The new characters and the graphics are great. It's alot of fun if you grab a friend and play co-op. Lots of bad guys to slay and hidden goodies. The first BG was so much fun, this is even better. I totally recommend it.

A must buy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! My husband and I have played the first BG several times, and were anxiously awaiting the sequel. We are now playing it for the 2nd time, and its very addictive, just as the first was. I love being able to upgrade your weapons with the gems, it adds more to the game, I think. I only wish there were more games out there for 2 players like this.

dark aliance

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: March 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

dark aliance was awosme!! it had awsopme graphic mostly at the cript those zombies look like they were real i mean some have no heads come after ya or no arms and no head or be cut in have and still chase you any way it just sum people i bet who are reading this are saying a kid says this he dosent know whats good well listen, if you dont beleave me whatever but you people out there who do rent i tell ya me ansd my friend stayed up all last night playin the game we couldnt stop and u have mutliple choice on wepons and amour it like somthing so advice you could on dream of it. words cant really descripe the awsomeness!! of the game the only way is to play it! imean i just wish every one new how great this game is i mean i search the web all the time llokin for the game like this i've been search for 4 years but fially sumthin pops up . this , this is like so cool so awsome so changelling but not hard or boring its so fun to beat the living crap out of the monster you just feel , you feel like your fighting it when your only one player or with a friend you just feel like your there kickin' butt! it so much fun eveyr body who dosen't like middle ages games or fighting it like nothing u ever experniced you just get so , so in to it you fighting and then a enmey hiding and pops out at you your like oh my god! then you fight it and the. and getting your tea mmate after he/she dies is easy and the things each certain people get out of them is so awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its a huge envirtoment but not too huge you can interact with most people. i just hope everyone can get an chance to this play this awsome thing you you i cant explain it its just so awsome and so.. awsome... i cant just stop and its not too addciting but its adicting

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