THE GOOD: .Choice of 3 characters .Extensive choice of different weapons and armor .Controls are easy to master .Millions of enemies to kill .Different enviroments
THE BAD: .A bit too short .A bit more freedom would have been better.
SUMMARY: Hats off to Interplay, they managed to bring Baldurs Gate from the PC over to the console. In Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance, you have a choice of three characters. Firstly yo uhave a Human archer, a Drave warrior and a foxy elvish sorceress. You have come to Baldurs Gate looking to find yourself a fourtune, but the little fourtune you had was taken from you when a gang of thieves knock you out and take your gold. Yo uescape with your life and begin by tracking these thieves down with help from a few contacts. However, yo uare eventually drawn into a battle to save the whole of Baldurs Gate.
During this, yo uwill have a excellent range of weapons and armour to either find or purchase...
THE GOOD: Kick ass hack`n slash. There`s so many weapons and armour. It`s challenging. An amazing fantasy rpg to while away the hours when mates come over.
THE BAD:
SUMMARY: This is a great game. Most fantasy RPGers will find this game challenging and enjoyable. This game isn`t like in depth rpgs like Final Fantasy, but is easy for anyone to get into, even for people who don`t like rpgs. It`s great fun on two player as you and your mates will probably find that you play this for hours on end. It`s great fun picking up loads of spare armour and weapons, and then selling them to get better stuff. The graphics are really realistic, and it`s cool killing masive creatures like yeti and Hyeana beasts and seeing them lying in a pool of blood afterwards. It`s also cool killing things like zombies and skeletons. In conclusion hack`n slash fans will probably love this game.
SUMMARY: If you're looking to rent a fun game to pass a bit of time, this is right up your alley. It's full of great gameplay and an overall enjoyable game, but it just isn't worth buying. After beating it the first time there's a good chance you'll stick it back in the case and throw it on the shelf, where it will sit forever (just as mine is doing).
You choose to play as one of three characters: A Dwarven Warrior excelling in hand-to-hand combat, an Elven Sorceress that can work a bit of magic, or an Arcane Archer that uses none other than a bow as his primary weapon. What's that? You want someone different? Tough luck, you choose from those three, and only those three. Plain and simple.
Once you get to romping around in the sewers and fighting foes...
Synopsis Baldur's Gate is probably considered one of the most prized games for a computer gamer... how about the console gamers? Would this appeal to them the same way or is Baldur's Gate best remained on the big PC?
Interestingly enough, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance does not play at all like a Baldur's Gate, but still holds elements of the game that gives it the license. Due to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance being on the console world, it becomes a more linear game that progresses much faster than the vast and drawn out worlds of Baldur's Gate. Baldur's Gate holds many great qualities, and many of this will be reminiscent to gamers. However, I couldn't help but feel that Dark Alliance's Diablo-like gameplay was a bit half-baked. Mind you it holds solid qualities, amazing graphics and a game that puts D&D gaming to a tee, but the overall product just was not that satisfying. Why? Well, it's not that 'Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance' has bad qualities, it's that the good...
THE GOOD: The graphics are absolutely remarkable. Black Isle Studios has really outdone themselves with this one. Sound is great, and has medival feel to it, which is a definite suprise.
THE BAD: Not a lot of great weapons, can get repetitive, and there are only three characters to choose from.
SUMMARY: Baldur's Gate has come along way since it was first released. Dark Alliance is a game that would really be a good idea to consider. The story begins when you are struck from behind by two unknown men, possibly accused for an assault earlier. Thus, what happens next, can come totally unexpected. One of the more wonderful factors about it is the fact that you can actually play a Story Mode 2-Player, which is a rarity among these kind of games. When you see the water in this game, it is exactly like reality, no wonder it has been acclaimed the best graphical game of its time. If you like medival, and love to have a wide selection of weapons, which...
THE GOOD: Good hack 'n slash game Plenty of weapons and abilities to keep you going Fairly difficult and some bosses will take several attempts to beat A good storyline
THE BAD: Quite boring on 1-player mode, 2 players are better Only 3 characters If you don't like hacking and slashing a whole lot you won't like this Easy final boss
SUMMARY: Baldur's Gate surprised me as a game. I didn't really expect too much out of it and I've never played a game by this company before. After playing a few levels I got a bit bored as there didn't seem too much to do. Then I played with my brother and the game took off.
The basic storyline is that a female warrior, who was the most feared in the land, has returned to Baldur's Gate in order to get revenge on the people she feels betrayed her when she was alive. She's somehow been brought back and you have to stop her. There's a better description of the story in the booklet.
THE GOOD: ~The graphics ~The game play ~The length ~Co-op mode ~The characters
THE BAD: ~Dumb AI ~Sometimes repetitive ~Extremely linear
SUMMARY: The PS2 is very lucky to get this great game, it's a fun and enjoyable D&D game, and should do well in your pile of games (if you have any).
The game starts you off with the choice of 3 different and unique characters. These characters are the Arcane Archer, Dwarven fighter and an Elvin sorceress. After completing the game with one of these characters you can go back to the start and play the game over with the same character or chose another one. This adds to the lastibility of the game.
The graphics are out standing considering how old the game is. Though the unfortunate thing is the camera angles, which really don't give you a chance to marvel at the graphics. The only time in where you get a close up of the graphics is when you are in a conversation with some...
THE BAD: Only three characters, swords and weapons are pretty much the same, and the view got quite annoying(birds eye view)
SUMMARY: When I first popped this game in I was skeptical. THe first mission was kind of shall we say wierd. You had to rid the basement of giant rats. But as you progressed the game got more and more in depth with new enemies.(some of which look very cool) SOme of the enemies like the giants werequite weak in the beginning of the game.For the characters there are dwarf, human, and elf. The dwarf is your basic axe swinging shorty. The human is not what youd expect... he is an archer. And the elf(woman)is a sorceress. Thats it and that is the problem. Every game usually has a good amount of characters to choose from, but 3 characters not good enough for me. But if your looking for a solid Rpg/hack'n'slash game pick this one up. But whatever you do do not pick up the sequel may appear...
SUMMARY: I've played (but never finished) the PC baldurs gate titles, and loved them. I got this one thinking it would be more or less the same thing, and it turned out to be a birds eye view dungeon exploration type game, nonetheless, I quickly loved the game.
You play as either an Elven Sorceress, a Gnome with a love for rough housing, or a Human Archer, who well....ptheeeeeeeeeew...THUNK!
*gets arrowed in the head*
Anyhow, the story is simple. Baldur's Gate is a town under crisis, and whenever Towns in the Dungeons and Dragons world are under crisis, heroes come to the rescue, enter your character, who waltzes into BG, then gets jumped by some theives. You wake up in a nearby tavern, and having been stripped of your ass kickin' materials, you take your first job (for money of course, and fame...
THE GOOD: variety of enemies, two-player feature, above par voice-acting, scores of weapons to choose from.
THE BAD: too addictive to last long, no replay value, not very original in any area, no character development.
SUMMARY: This is a decent game all around: fair graphics, good length, adequate plotline. Alone it's pretty challenging, but it also can get pretty boring due to the repetitive gameplay. Dark Alliance is best played with a friend. Each of you can choose from three races (elf, human, or dwarf) all of which possess strengths and weaknesses that compliment each other nicely on the battlefield. You're given a fair say in your character's development since you're granted a number of points for distribution after each level-up to use towards gaining new spells, abilities, or improving areas of weakness. Despite the eerie déjà vu that the game incurs, Dark Alliance does a good job of capturing all the positives of the...
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