Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn (2000) (VG)

Director:

Feargus Urquhart

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

During his adventure in Baldur's Gate, the main character has discovered he is the descendant of an ancient god. But he is not the only one who knows that... |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Warner	...	Jon Irenicus (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Dawnbringer Sain / Nallabir (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Minsc / Lord Jierdan Firkraag / Kahn Zahraa (voice)
Melissa Disney	...	Imoen / Surayah (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Xan / Drizzt Do'Urden / Saemon Havarian / Gaelan Bayle (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Simyaz / Isaea Roenal / Oisig (voice)
Jim Meskimen	...	Edwin Odesseiron (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Mazzy Fentan (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Drizzt Do'Urden / Aran Linvail (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Nalia de'Arnise / Viconia DeVir / Bubbles / Raelis Shai (voice)
Michael Gough	...	Solaufein (voice)
Wayne Grace	...	Elhan (voice)
Heidi Shannon	...	Jaheira / Demin (voice)
Amber Hood	...	Dili / Lunisia (voice)
James Horan	...	Lord Logan Coprith / Grand Dule Belt / Kayl (voice)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (cut) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Bioware

Trivia:

One of the characters in the game is named "Minister Lloyd Wainwright". Lloydminster and Wainwright are the names of communities in Alberta, Canada, east of Edmonton where BioWare is headquartered.

Quotes:

Yoshimo: [after Edwin is transformed into a woman by the Nether Scroll] Tell me,Edwina, would you like me to let out the seams on your robe? I'm quite handy with a needle. You do, after all, have more... bulk... in the upper chest area.
Edwina: [Slavic woman voice] Silence,you fool! Chauvinist pig!
[mumbling]
Edwina: what am I saying?
[louder]
Edwina: I mean to say IDIOT!
Yoshimo: It was only an offer, m'lady. There is no cause for anger.

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Story is unmatched!

If you get past the game's age and outdated graphics, here's what is in store for you...

BG is role-playing at it's best! What makes the game special for me is the story - one of the best story lines ever as you play through. It builds up perfectly, from humble beginnings in BG1 having trouble battling one enemy to the stage of slicing and dicing (or incinerating) mass armies in the Throne of Bhaal expansion (and having your enemies rightly fear you especially in the dialogue)...

The game itself is a rich world full of interesting characters some that follow you others that serve other purposes. With the great storyline, voice acting included and superb music (which builds up from humble beginnings to epic struggles worthy for a fight against a dragon), this game really defines the word 'epic'...

I've watched a lot of movies, played many games including Neverwinter (the successor to this series) but the story of Baldur's Gate is truly epic, and it sticks with ya. It involves you deeply; you're not just a mercenary on the side saving the world, you are saving the world from something else which you will find out! The ending of this game is also very impressive. Every time I play it through, the hard to describe feeling of 'finality' is never surpassed by any other game/movie/book I've played, watched or read...

In the end I just wish one day those guys at Bioware would make a 3D game that surpasses the feats that BGI/II accomplished as a 2D game. Just a fool's hope...