Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the Xbox

slicer15 · 01-05-2003, 01:08 PM

I have played and completed Dark Alliance on the PS2, but i think they are practically the same, so...
It is very much a hack 'n' slash game. if you enjoy walking around, killing everything, then buy it. There is a limitation to the characters you can have and to the items (no longbows or crossbows for instance, and you HAVE to wield a bastard sword with two hands).
You can have an female, elven sorceress, a male, human arcane archer or a male, dwarven fighter. It is quite cool, but not really personal roleplaying, as you cannot name or create your character. In general, the storyline is good and I found it fun to play. However, there is not much to do after you complete it, besides re-doing with a harder difficulty, so for some it can get boring quickly. But the graphics are excellent, especially the water.

Bear in mind this is all only my opinion.
Hoped it helped!

01-05-2003, 01:08 PM	#2
slicer15 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 12, 2002 Location: Banstead, Southeast England Age: 38 Posts: 1,162	I have played and completed Dark Alliance on the PS2, but i think they are practically the same, so... It is very much a hack 'n' slash game. if you enjoy walking around, killing everything, then buy it. There is a limitation to the characters you can have and to the items (no longbows or crossbows for instance, and you HAVE to wield a bastard sword with two hands). You can have an female, elven sorceress, a male, human arcane archer or a male, dwarven fighter. It is quite cool, but not really personal roleplaying, as you cannot name or create your character. In general, the storyline is good and I found it fun to play. However, there is not much to do after you complete it, besides re-doing with a harder difficulty, so for some it can get boring quickly. But the graphics are excellent, especially the water. Bear in mind this is all only my opinion. Hoped it helped!