Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Xbox
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77 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Embark on a new adventure for fortune, glory and power. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, the sequel to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance starts you off on a road full of danger and magic. Face a seemingly endless army of sinister enemies in over 80 levels of finger-numbing action. Master skills, spells and deadly weapons while traveling through spectacular environments. Customize your character and forge your own weapons. It's up to you to rid the lands of evil by yourself or with a friend. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 44
  3. Negative: 1 out of 44
  1. Xbox Solution
    98
    The epic adventure is worth completing numerous times with various characters.
  2. Gamer's Pulse
    86
    Even though it doesn't offer much improvement over the original in terms of gameplay and presentation, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II stands as a solid role-playing game both sides of the gate can appreciate.
  3. Xequted
    72
    The action can and will get repetitive, and playing the game through more than twice has very little appeal.
  4. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    An omelette of a game whose eggs are a bit too runny. [May 2004, p.80]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. RedEric
    9
    A good step up from the first one. The only downside is the difficulty level, not as well done as the first, to easy.
  2. L.B.
    8
    Overall a really good and fun game. I can spend hours and they feel like minutes.
  3. RichardS.
    7
    Pros: an improvement over the first episode. More characters. More ability to use magical powers which helps reduce the repetitive "press A" hack-and-slash element. Pretty graphics. Upgradeable weapons. More variety. Addicitive. Good, traditional fantasy story elements. Cons: still a very repetitive. Not enough fantasy elements, such as interaction with characters and objects. No enough information - I want to know what the beasts are I am killing and their strengths and weaknesses - there should be an encyclopaedia in the game. I hated the green jellies in the first game - they are still here. Why? Overall a very good game. Not quite as skillful and detailed as KOTOR, but a different, and fun, gaming experience.… Collapse