- Publisher: Interplay
- Release Date: Sep 24, 2000
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An incredible game.
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Astounding graphics, sound, and storytelling combine to make the definitive fantasy RPG epic, one that will enthrall players for years to come.
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A diversely beautiful and deadly environment filled with amazing characters and a myriad of possibilities. For any fan of the original, this is a must have – it's just too good to pass up.
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AntagonistI'd like my life back, Black Isle.
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Great quests, solid story, very good voice acting, challenging battles, and engaging dialogue and characters make this an RPG that stands head and shoulders above the competition.
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CheckOutMay very well be the best computer-based role-playing game of all time.
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CNET GamecenterPossibly the best and biggest RPG you'll ever play.
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Outstanding writing combined with a good plot, plenty of content, beautiful graphics, and an engrossing soundtrack place Baldur's Gate II alongside some of the best role-playing games ever created.
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Da GameboyzTo me it is like a well-written novel, I just couldn't put it down.
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Daily RadarA great experience. It's as close to a perfect rendition of the D&D universe as we've ever seen.
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For the first time in a single player game, I truly felt I was playing my way through a pen and paper fantasy campaign.
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What we have here is a role-playing game in which little could be improved - the story and quests are captivating, the gameplay tried and tested, and the overall feel is professional and entertaining.
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A masterpiece of game design and development. Like its Black Isle-developed "Planescape" cousin, BG2 is a tour-de-force in computer roleplaying.
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I'm not exactly sure what Black Isle has for an expected gaming time, but I'd assume it's at least more than BG1 (over 150 hours).
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It is the kind of game you could easily find yourself dusting off two years from now and enjoying just as thoroughly.
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GamePowerIt's not just vast, but flooded with quests and side adventures. There is always something to do in this game and, after that, there's always something more.
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The best RPG action the PC has to offer.
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By far the best sequel I've ever played.
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The enormous amount of characters and choices that you face while playing the game will make it impossible to explore everything in your first go. Well, add to the fact that it will probably take about 200 hours to finish the game in your first try.
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The best conventional RPG -- carefully side-stepping "Deus Ex's" entirely different brilliance -- in recent years.
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It's a definitive role-playing experience, and the only reason it can't be called the best game in its class is because in a sense there's nothing available that compares to it.
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Epic in scope and delivery and should not be avoided by anyone, novice or veteran. This is most certainly my pick for RPG game of the year.
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This program intrigues, and delights. The characters have personalities, the game board is huge and the storyline is liable to go in almost any direction – or so it seems.
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GMR MagazineThe rare occasion when the sequel to a classic goes above and beyond its predecessor. Can't wait for III. [Feb 2003, p.94]
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It's everything you loved about the original (1998's RPG of the year), yet infinitely more refined.
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Baldur's Gate II has no peers. It commands your attention and will command your life for months. It's exactly the RPG I've been waiting for.
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PC GamerA bigger, prettier, better version of Baldur's Gate that's sure to satisfy. [Dec 2000, p.146]
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With near-seamless integration of the 2nd Edition AD&D rules, a tight storyline and a good deal of action, I really can't think of an RPG to date that betters it.
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This game could consume you too, it could change your life. Good news on one level but even if it's bad news and all your friends and family disown you, there's still a silver lining. This game is value plus for money!
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Spank!Where the game scores low is in the repeated use of cliched fantasy fodder in the shape of the narrative, nomenclature, audio and character portraits.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 1,520 out of 1654
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Mixed: 53 out of 1654
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Negative: 81 out of 1654
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