More Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II Reviews

Yet another trio of new reviews for the recently released Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance sequel have hit the web. The first is at Games Domain with an overall score of 4/5:

Like its predecessor, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II is all a bit dull in single-player. Many of the characters’ skills and abilities are hard to use effectively, and without a second player, your tactical options will be limited. But with a friend, Dark Alliance II’s polished, addictive and comparatively deep gameplay, along with much improved replay value, makes it one of the best cooperative games around.

The second is at 1Up with an overall score of 7/10:

Really, though, who can complain when the core gameplay is just as fun as it was before? There’s just something about raising hell and experience points in Dark Alliance II that makes it more addictive than any of the Dark Alliance clones out there. I think it’s a mixture of things: the hard-but-not-impossible challenge level, the half-decent story, and the fact that any dungeon can be completed comfortably in one sitting. This, coupled with lovely backdrops and capable animation on all the characters, means that BGDA2 is nowhere near the disaster everyone expected. In fact, it’s a decent sequel and it’s worthy competition for the upcoming Champions of Norrath.

And the third is at Gamer’s Pulse with an overall score of 43/50:

As a role-playing game, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II successfully blends elements of PC- and console-style gameplay with elements of real-time combat, quest-based structure, and character customization. As a sequel, Dark Alliance II offers little enhancement over the original, marked only by the addition of weapon customization with the workshop. Continuing the story told by the first game, Dark Alliance II provides a loosely woven story that focuses more on character development rather than typical console-style role-playing storytelling. 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.