Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance turns the Forgotten Realms into a cooperative action RPG of melee combat, loot, and class growth. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance turns the Forgotten Realms into a cooperative action RPG of melee combat, loot, and class growth. Combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong, while scenes, water technology, and pacing excel. Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat, and classes and endgame are limited. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. This description covers the original xbox release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Baldur’s Gate makes a fantasy adventure feel like the story of a party you have shaped yourself. Set in Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms, its games combine character building, companions and consequential decisions, with combat ranging from pausable real-time battles to turn-based encounters.
Recommended games
Related game recommendations on this platform
Original Xbox
AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance turns the Forgotten Realms into a cooperative action RPG of melee combat, loot, and class growth.
Combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong, while scenes, water technology, and pacing excel. Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat, and classes and endgame are limited. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. Overall, its main strengths are Combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong; Scenes, water technology, and pacing excel. Its material limitations are Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat; Classes and endgame are limited. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong
- Scenes, water technology, and pacing excel
Weaknesses
- Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat
- Classes and endgame are limited
Who it is for: Players who value combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect campaign is linear and late enemies repeat and classes and endgame are limited.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Scenes, water technology, and pacing excel; Classes and endgame are limited. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combat, loot, classes, and co-op are strong; Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Scenes, water technology, and pacing excel; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Campaign is linear and late enemies repeat. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
Not provided
Core information
- Publisher
- Virgin InteractivePCCWInterplay
- Release date
- 2001
- Platforms
- Original Xbox
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fantasy3D GraphicsLocal Co-opGear GrindingClass BuildsStory-drivenThird PersonMelee Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide2004
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2001
- Original XboxWorldwide2001
Game gallery
Sources
Not provided