Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Developer(s)	BioWare
Publisher(s)	Windows Interplay (NA) Virgin Interactive (EU) Sega (JP) Mac Mac Play (NA)
Designer(s)	Black Isle Studios
Engine	Infinity Engine
Release date	Windows September 22, 2000 (NA) September 29, 2000 (EU) March 30, 2001 (EU) (DVD) July 6, 2001 (JP) Mac September, 2001 (NA)
Genre	RPG
Mode(s)	Single player 1-6 Player cooperative
Age rating(s)	ELSPA: 15+ ESRB: T OFLC: M VET: 15 CERO: C PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	PC Mac
Media	4 CD-ROMs DVD
Input	Keyboard, mouse
System requirements	Required Windows 95/98 with DirectX 3.0 (included) Pentium II 233Mhz 32MB RAM 800MB Hard Drive space for installation 4x CD-ROM drive DirectX certified sound card 4MB DirectX certified video card 100% Microsoft compatible keyboard, mouse Recommended Pentium II 266 or faster 64 MB RAM 8x CD-ROM drive Multiplayer 64 MB RAM modem-to-modem null modem IPX TCP/IP
Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is the sequel to Baldur's Gate. It is a Dungeons & Dragons game based on the old 2nd Edition rules (instead of the new d20 system).

StoryEdit

Shortly after Baldur's Gate the character is captured, jailed and experimented upon and escapes from there to a city where the character tries to hunt down the captor and the nature of the experiment.

GameplayEdit

In the game the player can import character from Baldur's Gate or make new character. There is a difficulty slider which makes the game easier or harder. The game has many optional quests, decisions and allies. The game is played in isometric view real time and has all the typical RPG things but its system is quite deep including about 10 classes which can be mixed, hundreds spells and all over 10 weapon types having their own specialization.

ReceptionEdit

The Windows version has 94% average on Gamerankings. The game is considered one of the best games ever and has many awards.

ReleasesEdit

The game has been released as part of Baldur's Gate: 4 in 1 Boxset and it has expansion Baldur's Gate II:Throne of bhaal. Other Baldur's Gate games: Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Similar gamesEdit

Baldur's Gate

External linksEdit

• Official
• Online Walkthrough

SourcesEdit

GameFAQs
BioWare
Gamerankings
Gamespot
BioWare
IGN
CERO
VET
OFLC
ESRB

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