Baldur's Gate 2 is a party-based roleplaying game using the AD&D rules.

Welcome to the beautiful land of Amn, where the sun always shines and evil mages grow and prosper. One of these is the powerful sorcerer Irenicus, who takes delight in studying mortal offspring of the gods -- such as you. Remember Baldur's Gate 1? You've been revealed to be a child of Bhaal (aka Lord of Terror, Bringer of Destruction, and so on), and your battle against the evil side of your soul is the main theme in Baldur's Gate 2. At your side: The well-known companions Imoen, Jaheira and Minsc (and his hamster Boo, of course) as well as a score of new potential party members. All in all, there are 16 NPCs to join you on your journey; however, your party consists of a maximum of 6 characters.

As in Baldur's Gate 2, the frequent battles are real-time, but can be paused at any time with the space key. You may then think over tactical decisions, issue new orders or chose a spell. There's plenty of those: With over 300 magical formulae, the repertoire has almost tripled since Badur's Gate. Upon character creation, you can chose three new classes (sorcerer, monk, barbarian) and a lot of new specializations for the already existing classes; a paladin can become a dragon slayer or an inquisitor, for example. The weapon categories have been split up; instead of specializing in blades, you now have to chose between long swords, two-handed swords, bastard swords, katanas and scimitars. All in all, there are 20 weapon categories and 4 fighting skills like “two weapons”.

The backgrounds may now be viewed in the resolution of 800x600 pixels, as well as the old 640x480. The game also supports 3D accelerators for improved lighting effects.

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Alternate Titles

"博德之门2：安姆的阴影" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"Bode zhi Men 2: Anmu de Yinying" -- Chinese Title
"BG2" -- Abbreviated Title
"Baldur's Gate II: Schatten von Amn" -- German Title
"Baldur's Gate II: Cienie Amn" -- Polish Title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
	Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn	Windows	$4.99
	Baldur's Gate 2 Expansion: Throne of Bhaal	Windows	$7.87
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User Reviews

A milestone, if not the pinnacle, of CRPGs.	Windows	Zovni (8229)
Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes!	Windows	Unicorn B. Lynx (52109)
A Great Sequel!	Windows	AstroNerdBoy (40)
Throw away all your presumptions and play this game!	Windows	kbmb (400)
An excellent conversion of the classic pen & paper game.	Windows	El-ad Amir (111)
It improves on the original, but loses something in the translation	Windows	Cyric (50)
An awesome game, even for complete newbies to D&D; like me	Windows	EazyCheeze (25)
One for the D&D; crowd.	Windows	Sycada (178)
It doesn't get much better than this.	Windows	Horny-Bullant (59)
Classic role playing at its very best.	Windows	Kartanym (9825)

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The Press Says

GamePro	Windows	Nov 24, 2000	5 out of 5	100
Gameworld Network	Windows	May 04, 2002	98 out of 100	98
IGN	Windows	Oct 10, 2000	9.4 out of 10	94
WomenGamers.com	Windows	Jan 29, 2001	9.41 out of 10	94
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Mar 07, 2001	93 out of 100	93
Inside Mac Games (IMG)	Macintosh	Oct 29, 2001	9.25 out of 10	92
GameSpot	Windows	Sep 29, 2000	92 out of 100	92
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Oct, 2000	92 out of 100	92
Game Captain	Windows	Nov 15, 2000	90 out of 100	90
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Jun 19, 2006	18 out of 20	90