Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Review
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It's hard not to be disappointed in Dark Alliance II. However, it's equally hard to criticise such a polished effort. On the one hand, it offers more of the great hack and slash gameplay that - for some strange reason - no one has emulated properly since the first Dark Alliance. On the other hand, the magic of the original has definitely been diluted, where it really should have been enhanced.
As it stands, this is still a highly enjoyable two-player affair, but the lack of four-player and online support - even on Xbox - smacks of a by-the-numbers attitude. Meanwhile the forthcoming Champions of Norrath offers both and it was developed by Snowblind. Whether Norrath will take Dark Alliance's mantle remains to be seen, but either way fans of the genre will have plenty to shout about. Even if they just end up shouting 'die'.
