Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Gamezilla!
    72
    It only offers about 15-20 hours of play on its own. One can only fight so many undead creatures before getting tired of it. This is not a game for the casual RPG player.
  2. PC Gamer
    72
    Some good fun to be had here; just odn't expect an RPG revolution. [May 2001, p.80]
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  3. ActionTrip
    72
    Small innovations and enhancements are sure to attract people who were thrilled with the original game, but are highly unlikely to attract anyone else.
  5. All Game Guide
    70
    Ultimately, the story makes the game, albeit with interspersed and occasionally annoying action sequences. But each combat has a purpose, which makes gameplay challenging and rewarding.
  6. Happy Puppy
    70
    What? That's it?...The above text is not a direct quote from my last date, but rather my initial reaction to finishing this fun, but brief, expansion pack.
  7. Yahoo!
    60
    Short.
  8. GameSpot
    57
    It's a short-lived, uninspired addition to Icewind Dale that costs nearly as much as the original game did and requires that you have the original installed; yet it offers only a fraction of Icewind Dale's value.

Awards & Rankings

79
#79 Best PC Game of 2001
88
#88 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 68
  3. Negative: 3 out of 68
  1. KaiEkkrin
    Jun 24, 2011
    8
    The expansion to Icewind Dale, this was criticised at launch for tedious areas with lots of the same enemies. It's true that the Gloam FrostThe expansion to Icewind Dale, this was criticised at launch for tedious areas with lots of the same enemies. It's true that the Gloam Frost is a slog. However, there are some truly exciting moments, too: the Cloak Tower (?) wizards, the white dragon. It gets an 8 for the Trials of the Luremaster expansion -- a free download if you bought this, and a wonderful little knot of storytelling.… Full Review »
  2. Magnethead
    Jul 12, 2015
    7
    This is a worthy expansion that adds enough to be justified and doesn't dissolve into a series of mage on mage high level battles with spellThis is a worthy expansion that adds enough to be justified and doesn't dissolve into a series of mage on mage high level battles with spell thrusts and boring time stops. The story is cool and even though a major part of the game is a strange, unattached quest line in an entirely different location, it's also a fine story in itself.

    If you liked the original game, you'll almost certainly also like this.    … Full Review »
  3. lifeofbrian
    Oct 11, 2014
    7
    Icewind Dale is a pretty impressive game, but the only thing that Heart of Winter really adds to that is Heart of Fury mode and a number ofIcewind Dale is a pretty impressive game, but the only thing that Heart of Winter really adds to that is Heart of Fury mode and a number of additional spells. Yes it adds its own campaign (as well as ToTL) but it is very short and the storyline is lacking compared to the original game. I'd probably give it a 7.5 as expansions go, but since some have given it an inexplicable 9 I'm giving it a 7 over an 8.… Full Review »
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