Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Using the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II features four new acts of hack-and-slash combat and powerful spell casting. Even more monster types will engage in real-time…

76 20 January 2004

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Historical

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is an adventure developed by Black Isle Studios, released 20 January 2004 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux and Mac.

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What Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is an adventure game developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 2004. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Snowblind engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This sequel to the hit 2002 action role-playing game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe picks up right where the original left off. The mysterious disappearance of the Onyx Tower and death of Eldrith the Betrayer had left the noble heroes trapped in an unknown setting. Yet the harbor town of Baldur's Gate is still very much part of a heinous plot to control the Forgotten Realms. Five new character types vow to stop whoever or whatever is behind this new alliance, no matter what the cost.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is the 71st of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. The next entry was Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone in 2004. Its critic score of 76 is 3 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Baldur's Gate III at 95.

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How it was received

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 54 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400, 1 GB RAM and GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB.

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What it launched against

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II launched on 20 January 2004, within three weeks of Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Pokémon LeafGreen Version. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Pokémon LeafGreen Version.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II gameplay screenshot

Dlc

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

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Remasters

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

20 July 2022

Quick answers

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II — frequently asked questions

When did Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II come out?

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II was released on 20 January 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II?

At minimum, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II needs Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400, 1 GB RAM, GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II?

The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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