Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

 Game Boy Advance
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
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  1. Marc
    Mar 21, 2004
    6
    There aren't alot of hack and slash action RPGs on the GBA. This is a decent port of the old PS2 classic. Though considerably scaled down...it is still fun. Poor sound though. But...its a portable.
  2. GerardG.
    Apr 25, 2004
    7
    It's a shame that the characters you can play with all look and sound the same. Also, when you've played the game one's or twice there is not much fun about it anymore, since the levels and creatures don't chance (like in Diablo 2 PC). But the graphics look nice and gaining levels is also cool.
  3. JoeyG.
    Sep 16, 2006
    7
    This game is fun. I'm a little disappointed in the fact that you don't fight the dragon though one of the best GBA games
  4. Yojimbo2015
    May 6, 2023
    7
    Entertaining Dungeons & Dragons isometric RPG that makes a nice change from the usual Japanese-style Final Fantasy clones.

Awards & Rankings

24
#24 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
22
#22 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
17
#17 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. GBA Central
    80
    Other than EA’s "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," there isn’t a finer action RPG on the handheld. There are slight gameplay and graphical issues, sure, but it doesn’t take much persistence to overcome these, and the positives far outweigh the negatives.
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  2. Worth Playing
    87
    With the deep character growth system in place here I could have been content with twice that amount of game time.
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  3. Deeko
    85
    Though the overall adventure is a bit short and the amount of items and weapons isn’t as great as those found within the console version, the Gameboy Advance version is still a highly polished game and is one that action gamers and RPG fans alike will simply eat up.
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