Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Hints (PS2)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a role-playing game that was developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Vivendi Games for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Despite the cross platform release, the game 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 and an archer. He also relies on arcane magic. His main strengths are his ability to hit enemies from a distance while also possessing the stealth he needs 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 to the game which was necessary as a sequel was in development at the time the game was launched.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Duplicate Onyx Sword

Enable the "Cheat mode" code and then activate the invincibility and level warp to the Hall of Remembrance. Go into the Black Forge, kill the Onyx Golem and take the sword. Repeat as required.

Duplicate items

Save the game, then drop the items to be duplicated from the inventory of your current character. Press Start and then choose to change your character. Import your character from the previously saved game. The game will bring in your character with all items in inventory at the time of your save and allow you to collect the duplicates that are on the ground.
Save the game and then use a Recall Potion to return to the Elfsong Tavern. Drop all your expensive items, then import your saved player. Pick your items up and sell them.

Easy items

If you have a high level character with many good items that you would like a new character to have, start a new game with the new character. Then, load the character with all the items as the second player. Then, drop the desired items on the floor to allow the new character to pick them up. Equip everything and sell off things that are not needed. Then, save the game and restart the PlayStation2.


Here's the final boss fight of the game: