Multiplayer Game Spotlight of the Week: Baldur’s Gate – Dark Alliance

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance released in 2001 for Xbox and PS2, and was ported to GameCube and GameBoy Advance. This multiplayer, hack-and-slash RPG brings all the fun of Dungeons & Dragons to home consoles.

Xbox Back of Box Description:
Live the Fantasy
Immerse yourself in the fast-paced, dynamic world of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. In this epic action RPG, play one of three unique characters as you explore visually stunning environments like bone chilling ice caverns, marshy swamplands and forlorn tombs. Battle immense Frost Giants, brutal Dragons and hoards of other Dungeons & Dragons creatures. Use your wits, battle fiercely and emerge victorious!
-A ground-breaking adventure, bringing the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set to Xbox for the first time.
-Explosive spell effects and incredibly detailed creatures and environments maximize the power of Xbox technology, delivering a more realistic gaming experience.
-Three customizable characters, each with distinctive powers, appearances and abilities that develop throughout the game.
-Battle alone or export your character and join a friend in two-player cooperative mode.
-Explore Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance all over again, experiencing new found adventures with a different customized character or replaying in Extreme mode for ten times the difficulty and fun.
-Dolby Surround sound, real-time sound effect mixing, Hollywood voice talent and an original soundtrack by acclaimed composer Jeremy Soule.

PS2 Back of Box Description:
A New Legacy Begins
Experience the massively popular world of Baldur’s Gate as never before. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance thrusts you into an epic adventure filled with intense action, intricate puzzles and sinister intrigue; where your mastery of cold steel and devastating spells is the only thing between you and ultimate evil.
-Hack and slash your way through more than 40 action-packed levels.
-Battle over 35 vicious creatures including Gelatinous Cubes, Frost Giants and Dragons.
-Play one of three amazing heroes, each with unique powers, appearance and skills.
-Incredible single or two-player cooperative play.
-Customize your character to gain new attacks and abilities.
-Produced by the award-winning Black Isle Studios and developed by Snowblind Studios using the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set.

Be sure to check our other PS2 games in our arcade catalog!

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