Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a role-playing game developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Vivendi Games for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Despite the cross platform release, it is surprisingly similar on all gaming devices.
The player must create a character, choosing from one of the three templates available. Vahn is a human being and an archer who relies on arcane magic. His main strengths are the ability to hit enemies from a distance and the stealth to escape difficult battles. Adrianna is an elf and a sorceress, which means that she relies on magical attacks and on spells. Kromlech is a dwarf and a fighter. He is the closest thing the game has to a regular RPG tank, a guy who can take a lot of damage while also dishing it out.
After one complete run through the game, you can also select the legendary Baldur's Gate character Drizzt Do'Urden, who is a drow and can fulfill the dual roles of ranger and of fighter. In melee battle, he wields his signature two scimitars.
The plot is pretty standard RPG fare, with a lot of conspiracies and some Beholder meddling thrown in for good measure. The player begins as a lowly character and advances throughout the game to be powerful enough to take on the drow and even the undead. There's a cliffhanger ending the game, which was necessary, as a sequel was under development at the time the game got launched.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Easy experience
When you encounter a Boss, immediately save the game to a new file after defeating them. Then press Start and load the game file that was saved right before you fought the Boss. After the game has loaded, press Start and then go to "Characters". Import the character from the file that was saved when you defeated the Boss. You will now have a character with more experience and you can again fight the Boss and gather experience.
After you play the game for a short amount of time, talk to everyone in the tavern for easy experience. Also check back periodically; as you further advance during the first part, you can gain a lot of experience in the tavern just by talking.
Use the "Level warp" cheat to go between the Acts. Every time you go to another Act, all enemies and Bosses will respawn. Warp to the Throne Room, Ice Cave 3 and the Tower before the final stage and defeat those Bosses.
When in the crypts and fighting the zombies, you can get double experience. If there is a zombie with two arms, slash him once without cutting his arms. Then, kill him using arrows or spells. His top half will come off and chase you. Kill it and you will get experience as if you killed two zombies.
Once you have unlocked the Extreme mode, create a two player game on easy difficulty. Then create a two player game on extreme mode and import the two easy mode characters into it. Use the "Level warp" and "invulnerability" cheats and go to "tower". Head down to the "Black Forge" level and defeat the Onyx Golem. The character who kills the Golem will become level 32, and the other will become level 26.
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