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Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter

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Game Info

Publisher: Interplay

Developer: Black Isle Studios

Genre(s): Role-Playing Game

Players: 6

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: February 21, 2001

Summary

In the midst of the harshest winter in decades, the barbarian tribes have united under a mysterious new king and threaten to take up arms against the people of Ten-Towns. Continue your adventure in five huge new areas that add directly into the original "Icewind Dale."

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What The Critics Said

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IGN

Still the best video game music anywhere, and the narration is sheer perfection.

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Da Gameboyz

If you prefer the simple hack n' slash action almost on par with "Diablo 2," Heart of Winter might just suffice.

GameSpy

This expansion pack is worth every last cent to a fan of Icewind Dale.

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Adrenaline Vault

Being able to go back and play through the original with an increased resolution, new spells and additional items is truly fantastic, as is the number of tweaks done to the various class abilities.

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Computer Games Magazine

This add-on won't win over any new converts, but it will keep the old ones happy. That is what expansions are really all about.

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Daily Radar

So good, veterans may be tempted to replay the whole game from the beginning...a fine product. Unfortunately, the new areas add only about 15 hours of gameplay. While short for a full game, it is a tolerable length for an expansion.

GamePower

Technically speaking, one of the most important things this expansion pack does is bring Icewind Dale up to visual par with "Baldur's Gate II."

Electric Playground

The numerous engine tweaks, the engaging new story and the insane challenge of the Heart of Fury mode make HOW a very appealing expansion.

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ActionTrip

Small innovations and enhancements are sure to attract people who were thrilled with the original game, but are highly unlikely to attract anyone else.

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Gamezilla!

It only offers about 15-20 hours of play on its own. One can only fight so many undead creatures before getting tired of it. This is not a game for the casual RPG player.

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PC Gamer

Some good fun to be had here; just odn't expect an RPG revolution. [May 2001, p.80]

All Game Guide

Ultimately, the story makes the game, albeit with interspersed and occasionally annoying action sequences. But each combat has a purpose, which makes gameplay challenging and rewarding.

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Happy Puppy

What? That's it?...The above text is not a direct quote from my last date, but rather my initial reaction to finishing this fun, but brief, expansion pack.

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Yahoo! Games

Short.

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GameSpot

It's a short-lived, uninspired addition to Icewind Dale that costs nearly as much as the original game did and requires that you have the original installed; yet it offers only a fraction of Icewind Dale's value.

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