Icewind Dale II

Publisher: Interplay Productions

Developer: Black Isle Studios

# of Players: Multiplayer, up to 6

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 08/28/2002

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

9.0
GZ Rating

Gameplay	8.3
Graphics	9
Sound	9
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	9
Multiplayer	9
Overall	9.0

Reviewer: Michael Lafferty

Review Date: 09/06/2002

Icewind Dale II adjusts the interface and offers tremendous graphics for a wonderful RPG experience

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Avg. Web Rating

8.4

GameZone's Preview

Michael Lafferty - 05/22/2002

First Look Preview - E3 2002

Interviews

GZ Interview: Journey into the world of Icewind Dale II with Josh Sawyer
Icewind Dale II is a remarkable game that continues the adventures along the Forgotten Realm. Created by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay, this game is a remarkable role-playing/adventure tale surrounded by the 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons rules set.

News

Icewind Dale II Goes Gold!
Irvine, California, August 5, 2002 - Interplay Entertainment Corp. (NasdaqSC:IPLY), announced today that the highly anticipated Icewind Dale(tm) II has gone gold.

Interplay Announces E3 Line-up
Interplay will be showing demonstrations of Hunter: The Reckoning(r), Run Like Hell(tm), Baldur's Gate(tm): Dark Alliance(tm) and Galleon(tm).

Icewind Dale II Collector's Edition Announced
Scheduled for a simultaneous release with Icewind Dale II, the Icewind Dale II Collector's Edition features all of the amazing gameplay elements of Icewind Dale II plus completely new limited collectibles for Icewind Dale fans.

Icewind Dale II is being created internally at Black Isle Studios and offers more of the classic dungeon crawl experience, using the Dungeons & Dragons® license from Wizards of the Coast
Icewind Dale II is being created internally at Black Isle Studios and offers more of the classic dungeon crawl experience, using the Dungeons & Dragons® license from Wizards of the Coast.

Description

Icewind Dale II expands upon gameplay elements found in Icewind Dale, offering players the ability to hone their combat skills and achieve even more powerful possessions, spells, and experience. Icewind Dale II hosts a large variety of new weapons, armor and magical items and features all the spells from Icewind Dale and its expansion Icewind Dale(tm): Heart of Winter(tm). Additionally, Icewind Dale II includes over 50 new spells such as Executioner's Eyes and Aegis, bringing the total to over 300 spells. In addition, over 100 new special items can be found in Icewind Dale II's elevated "Heart of Fury" mode, first introduced in Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter. This challenging mode enhances the game's replayability by allowing players to face intensely difficult and strategic battles with their high level, battle-hardened characters.