Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Critic reviews

• ZTGD

  Ken McKown · Aug 30, 2022

  5.5

  The visuals are rough to look at as well. This wasn’t a remake from the beginning. It’s just a remaster. 2004 graphics are harder to swallow nowadays, but it’s something that can be looked past. What can’t be looked past is the lighting in the game.

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• Nintendo World Report

  Guillaume Veillette · Aug 25, 2022

  7.0

  Ultimately, if you and a partner have played the more modern co-op action RPGs already and are looking for your next fix, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 holds up where it matters. The gameplay is fun, and the both of you might find its outmoded aspects charming.

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• Pure Nintendo

  Kirk Hiner · Aug 22, 2022

  6.0

  Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II will provide a mana-blast of nostalgic glee for those who played the original Dark Alliance hack-and-slash RPG on their GameCube, but it doesn’t offer enough excitement or variety to otherwise hold your attention.

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• Way Too Many Games

  Aaron Price · Aug 18, 2022

  6.0

  Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II is literally the same game, since it’s a direct port. All the best parts, and all the flaws, all are still prevalent in this release. It does feel a touch better thanks to upgraded hardware, thankfully no areas have slow down, while some sections early on in the sewers felt a bit sluggish originally.

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• NintendoLife

  Mitch Vogel · Aug 08, 2022

  5.0

  Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is one of those games that acts as an important reference point in realizing how far a genre has come in the last couple decades. While it was likely once considered a solid and perhaps even a little daring example of an ARPG, it’s now been resolutely left in the dust by more modern releases. Sluggish combat, drab environmental design, and low build variety all hold this one back considerably, though it’s saved somewhat by its equipment upgrade system and dark atmosphere.

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• COGconnected

  Mark Steighner · Jul 29, 2022

  6.5

  Players into the historical origins of the genres they love will find Dark Alliance 2 worth playing. Anyone comfortable with the mechanics and visuals of recent fantasy ARPGs will probably grimace a bit. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance has enough engaging story and characters to deserve a genuine remake or remaster. For the price, this version just doesn’t go far enough, even for players hoping for a hit of spit-shined nostalgia.

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