Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PlayStation 2, 2001)

One of the greatest RPGs i have ever played there is plenty of spells and upgradeing of characters that makes this game great just when you think you hae beat the game your not every half way there yet 10 out of 10 on my scale one of my al time favorite games Get this game!

I got this game because I've always liked the Forgotten Realms (older versions on PC), and I knew instantly I had to buy this one!

I played this game like there was no tomorrow!!! I just couldn't walk away from it; it was that good!

It has everything; a great story-line, excellent graphics, and all the mayhem you need to get your juices flowing!

I love the fact that the screen is not cluttered with unnecessary stuff, like the character's profile, the inventory etc. I also enjoyed it because it was not in first person, which means you get to see yourself and the entire area from above (gives you better control).

If you've read the books or played earlier Baldur's Gate games, you'll know what this is all about! I heard Dark Alliance 2 features the infamous Dritzz!?

Excellent game! You won't be sorry you got it!

One of the better rpgs. It actually uses an engine that allows your character to jump and including some puzzles where jumping is key. Great spell casting system as well. This makes my top ten favorite games list.

Tons and Tons of different creatures to kill. Long game play but few characters to pick from. I bought it because it was the only place to buy it.

I'm giving this an excellent rating for wonderful game play and fantastic graphics (look at the water!), and on top of that, it's a 'Greatest Hits' so should cost you $19.99 or less if you can find it. The controls are intuitively mapped so it takes just a few minutes for a player to pick it up and feel right at home!

Baldur's Gate is a great game. Anybody who likes RPGs would love playing this one. The little village is well antimated, and the characters have real character. Too bad there aren't more characters to choose from to be. The dwarf is pretty cool though and so is the elf. There are a couple other characters you can portray, but I haven't tried them yet because they don't seem that powerful.

The graphics are great and the story line is very inventive. If you can find this game, buy it!

This game is awesome! Just when you think you are through the hard part, it throws something at you! Trying to get over the stepping stones looked so easy, but it is one of the hardest things to do! I was so bummed that the game was over, that I went out and got Baldur's Gate 2! Some of the villans are extremely hard to kill, that last one was a real bummer! But this game is exciting and fun, and you can play with 2 people without using a split screen, which I love! Hubby and I had a blast with it, but you better stay close or your partner might get p.o.'d at you! If you don't stay close, they can't move either! This game is a must for anyone who loves that dungeans and dragons kind of fun, and the second one is just as good!

This is a great PS2 title. Lots of fun, great length, great graphics, and real fun to play with a friend. A definite must own for any PS2 owner!

Its a good game dosent take to long to beat after you know what your doing but still a good game and decent story like the fact that you can chose what kind of charter you want to be

Dark alliance is definitely one of the best action rpgs out for the Playstation 2. Especially when you have 2 or more players in the game.

Looking for an excellent RPG Action game for two-players? Well good luck. They're as rare as the proverbial "hen's teeth". After searching high & low, I found this one, and I wasn't disappointed.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is based on the classic Dungeons & Dragons game format; and this game plays great as a result.
The ability to grow and update your character is really great, and reminds one of Everquest, and NeverWinter Nights. This is because both of those great games are based on the proven Baldur's Gate!

If any complaints it's that it's too short. It's 3 Chapters, with several levels in each. You could, if rushed, finish this in a day. But you'd miss alot, and it wouldn't be as much fun.
I understand Dark Alliance 2 remedies this complaint, as well as adding 2 more playable characters. This game only allows 3.

Great game. Well worth the money. A classic.

Dark Alliance 1 had its flaws, I'll be the first to admit, but what it did, it did well. The graphics were good for its time (keep in mind we're still talking early PS2 days when this beauty was made), the system (the same one used in Champions of Norrath, for those familiar) is flexible to a degree, but still intuitive enough for the causal gamer to figure out. The one-player (and consequently two-player) story modes are all too short (if you're a hardcore gamer, you can probably beat it in a single session, minus bathroom breaks). The replay is... OK, same story with either your existing (and well-geared) character or with a locked character which you have to clear a special challenge to get. (Not revealing who, but it's worth it if you're a Forgotten Realms fan.)

The sound got a little redundant from time to time, and on first playthough while getting used to the controls, you might find yourself restarting often. (Ah, that wonderful old RPG adage about saving early and often comes to mind.) The heroes don't get fleshed out at all, and rather haphazardly move about, killing enemies on their way. Also, 2P mode is flawed in that, if you and your buddy both play separately with the same character, you can't play your characters together... no twin sorceresses, no double-archers.

Those gripes aside, this (and the second) game is worth it if you can find it decently priced. (I'd say nothing over $30, and this coming from an RPG fanatic.) It's a few hours of fun here and there, and a fun way to introduce someone slowly to the concept of RPGs.

Fun game. Its my very first video game I've ever played. Husband had to talk long and hard to get me to play. Now I love it.

Classic RPG game! Once you start you can't put down. Great two player game for you and a bud too! Lots of levels of combact action that will keep you on your toes wanting more. Only problem is slow to level up character.

I bought this game because I had actually played it before, and it was awesome and lots of fun. I thought me and my fiance' could beat it together. He as been out of town for a couple weeks, and to no avail I beat the game by myself. I just couldn't wait! I beat the game with the sorceress, she is the best character I think, her fire powers are super duper...it only took me 31 1/2 hours....and you would think I would put the controller down...HECK NO! - Now I am playing the game as the dwarf...if you like dungeons and dragons, try Dark Alliance, you will not be sorry, you'll be hooked, best $20.00 bucks i've spent in a long time!

This game is great for two people. It allows for about 30 hours of game play with a decent story line. It is by no means a Final Fantasy 7, but is dark enough to be fun and entertaining.

This game has Diablo style gameplay, and is pretty addictive as a hack and slash. The gameplay is the key factor in this game. The graphics are decent for the game, and the FMVs. The musical score is amazing, and it does wonders immersing you into the world that the game has created. It's pretty good value since it's an RPG, but I wouldn't shell out more than $20 on this title. The replay value isn't bad either, since it's a hack and slash and is good for vegging when u need to.

Overall I had fun playing it, and would recommend it.

The game is somewhat linear in the sense that you alway know what to do next as opposed to a open concept were there is no real order of objectives (such a Morrowind). Although this may not appeal to all players I prefer such games because I don't spend all my time gaming and in open concept games I tend to make a lot less progress. Playing on the Normal difficulty setting the enemies present a challenger without being too extremely difficult to result in massive frustration. The game is, for the most part, a hack and slash game but does have a small element of Roleplaying to it with interactive character dialogues. There is a very limited selection of character classes (Fighter, Archer and Mage) but the classes are nicely worked out with ifferent benefits and abilities for each class. The equipment available in the game is not as extensive as other games (such as Diablo II for the PC) but is still fairly extensive and the game provides good scaling of equipment availability making the characters progress from poor equipment to better equipment. Best of all, for all you mage lovers, this is one of the first games that I have seen where the magic user can, for the most part, fight by using spells and rely on a weapon as a secondary backup. I love the mage class and in most games the mages are still too dependant on fighting with weapons and only using magic to supplement their attack. Well not in this game, sure you need weapons when you start out but with a little patience you can quickly make a mage that can predominantly fight with spells only.

i am a huge final fantasy fan. while waiting the 4+ years for the next installment of the series to come out, i searched high and low for another RPG game that i could play for hours. BG is what i would think of for an averge RPG - simple linear story, the leveling up system is very limited, the accessorizing (while fun to keep picking up weapons and armor that enemies drop) there was only one quality to each weapon (attack/defense), the game play was quite short in hours (however you could replay the game with your original character and keep leveling them up), and the best quality i found was that it was a 2 player Co-op RPG. in short, i enjoyed it very much for what it was, but it definetly had me wanting a lot more in every aspect.

This is a really fun game with cool special effects and graphics. You can play through with 3 different characters. Then play through again with the saved characters that you've customized with new attacks and abilities to kick some major butt!

Well seeing how I have not received the game or an e-mail that is properly telling me how I cant track my order. I find this site bullshit and useless ebay says you can track you order with the number provided you click and link and nothing happens.... I went to usps home web page and entered it in there and it said my item does not exsist if I dont hear back from the seller I will be reporting.. Also I will never be doing buisness though ebay or anyone involved with ebay again.!

Baldur's gate is the first playstation 2 game to offer a great story line and have a rpg like rating system. If only they would make more two-player games like this...

This game to me is good on so many different levels!! More than one person can play and go on guests with you. You level up to get powers and different weapons and strengths. This is one of the first games I ever really played all the way through to the end. And thats something for an ADD mom like me. Two thumbs up!!!