Login | Register
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II cover art

Game dossier

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Available now

A Dungeons & Dragons action RPG featuring real-time combat, character progression, crafting, and cooperative play.

The briefing

About this game

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II continues the action RPG adventure in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Set around the harbor town of Baldur's Gate, the game follows five new character types as they confront a plot threatening the Forgotten Realms.

Gameplay

Using the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, the game combines overhead, real-time hack-and-slash combat with spell casting. Combat experience unlocks new feats and enhanced abilities, while a branching storyline lets players choose where to travel next.

  • Four acts of adventure and combat
  • Real-time battles against a wide range of monsters
  • Item creation using raw materials found during exploration
  • Equipment, potions, scrolls, and wands to find or purchase
  • Hidden areas and secret characters
  • Two-player same-screen cooperative play

Release Information

Released on January 20, 2004, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II was developed by Black Isle and published by Interplay. It was released for Linux, Mac, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2.