Home > Video Games > PC  $29.67   MPN: 72113 UPC: 020626721134 Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal) Features : Explore unseen lands as you take part in an epic conflict that will define your future, and create your legend Play the full version of Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn, you will face deadly foes armed with your wits, skills and magic -- collect allies and form a party that takes you into the hostile land of Amn for treasure and glory Also features real-time gameplay and the ability to pause at any time -- plus all-new multiplayer games for up to 6 players In Baldur's Gate II - Throne of Bhaal, you'll uncover the mysteries of Watcher's Keep, explore new dungeons, and use the all-new character called the Wild Mage Platforms : Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Windows 95 Release Date:  12 August, 2003 Manufacturer:  Vivendi Universal Availability:  Usually ships in 1-2 business days List Price:  $19.99   Accessories: PC Gamer [1-year] Games for Windows: The Official Magazine Similar Products: Icewind Dale Ultimate Collection Baldur's Gate Original Saga with Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion Pack Baldur's Gate Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Compilation Pack (DVD-ROM) Icewind Dale 2     Customer Reviews   THIS GAME IS AWSOME! Rating: 5 ok forget what you hear people say about the graphics if you call these dated then you might as well never look at a drawing or peice of art work again. as ALL the graphics were hand drawn before being implemented into the game engine sure they are not the lastest 3d graphics , but to this day I would say they are still very very impressive graphics. aside from graphics this si one of teh best playing games of all time with over 200+ hours of things to do , and a well developed story that developed the characters better than any modern game has to date. i don't think FF even holds a candle to this game series. and teh second game is the best in the series. on thing this game offers that just lacks intodays RPG's is romances, in this game the romances are far better developed and involving than any other game i ahve ever seen. the opnly down side is they only offer one romance character for girl players whil ethey offer about 3-4 girls for guy players . other than taht all the romances are well done. one other thign this game has done better than any sucessors is it offers the most pen adn paper like dnd experience avaible with up to 6 characters that can be in your party at once, and over 15 availble characters to meet and add to your 6 man party the game really get's you into the story and gets you to feeling for teh cahrs like no other game i have played. las but not least the game as a realatively easy to navigayte interface compared to other rpg's of it's time, and it's itner face influenced many modern rpg's such as neverwinter nights and the Temple of elemental evil. if youc ang et this game do so you wont be disapointed especially fi youa re a fan of dnd based rpg's this is one of the best ! Life changing! Rating: 5 Lets start off by saying that I'm NOT a fan of computer games. Usually that is. Before I played Baldurs Gate I had never really been into anything other than nintendo and that was when I was 10. Then one day I saw a friend of mine playing BG at his house and I did show a tiny bit of interest because he told me it had this "middle ages" feel to it. Then I thought nothing of it. But one day he came to my house with the game and literally forced me to install it on my own computer and I did, and well, a few days later I had stopped calling my friends and stopped going out on weekends. This was just a few weeks before BG:2 Shadows of Amns came out and my boyfriend bought it for me almost immediatly. Well, as much as I had loved BG and let my life revolve around it, the fact was that SoA had even more of an effect on my life. When I started playing it I dropped out of school, talked about nothing else and well, turned into this weird recluse that no-one wanted to be around anyway. But it was worth it! SoA gave me the best time of my life, lol. I have a collage degree now but it took me longer to get it thanks to BG. And I'm fine with that. SoA is without a doubt the best game of all time. It is magical. I don't care about graphics and such stuff, all I care about is the storyline and the charachter and BG is definitly better than any book you could possibly read (and I've read thousands so I know what I'm saying here). Since I finished it I have played most of the Black Isle games too and I love them all but this one is the best - I just bought BG and SoA again since I was always lending mine (trying to get people to play them, and some just didn't want to give them back) and I guess after 8 years it will be wonderful to live this adventure again! WHEN cRPGs TOUCHED THE SKY... Rating: 5 This was the LONGEST the MOST FUN game I have ever played! And, mind you, I am not an easy customer (feel free to browse through my reviews, you will see what I mean...) The original BG series was excellent in all of storyline, gameplay, music and stability. Now, nowadays, sequels usually mean a graphically-improved expansion (at best). BG2 is a rare exception of the sequel clearly SURPASSING the original. And in the case of such great original, this means a lot! Words fail to describe the perfect harmony of brilliant ideas, emerging story-line and detailed coding that makes this game an unsurpassable classic! This COLLECTION contains all the sequels, patched with the latest fixes. Do not let the slightly outdated graphics discourage you. They were cutting edge only some years ago - and you will be able to unleash their full potential even on mid-range PCs! I have yet to meet anyone who has played it and not raved about it! Hard-core D&D funs will find the character building, fighting checks and balances and overall experience very close to the actual pen-&-paper games. Casual computer gamers will notice none of the tedious stuff of other cRPGs as the gameplay runs smooth and beautifully. You even have the choice to turn it into either a turn-based or an action game by tweaking the auto-pause options! I am telling you: this is how computers games should be! You will let yourself get lost in the deep dungeons of the labyrinthic story; you will be laughing out loud to the humorous dialog; you will be surprised as to who is a double and triple-agent. There is an evil beyond imagining unleashed and only you with your party can stand in its way. Party members offer a multitude of unpredictable balancing points and diverging story-lines of their own: side quests, conflicts and love affairs enrich the story in so many original ways! An unsurpassed classic! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!