Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is a role-playing game, the sequel to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, developed by the same Black Isle. It was released for PlayStation 2 on December 2, 2004 in the United States and for the Xbox gaming console on January 20, 2005, also in the United States.

Dark Alliance II offers two more playable characters than the original game. We now have a cast composed of Dorn Redbear, who is human and classed as a barbarian, which makes him good in melee but vulnerable to magic and missiles; Vhaidra Uoswiir, who is a drow and classed as a monk, with his fists as his only weapon of choice; Ysuran Auondril, a necromancer that is also an elf, which makes him a capable caster of spells related to death and the dead; Borador Goldhand, a dwarf classed as a rogue, with abilities like setting traps and picking pockets; and Allessia Faithhammer, a human cleric who plays a backup role of supporting spell casters. Each of the characters is offered the ability to complete one quest that takes them to a heroic class, which makes them more powerful.

Yet another unlockable character joins Drizzt Do'Urden in the form of Artemis Entreri, a human assassin that double wields the weapons Charon's Claw and Defending dagger.

The plot evolves around a vampire lord and his quest to gain control of an ancient wizard den, called the Onyx Tower. The player must complete a series of quests to stop the vampire count from attaining his objective.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Get the unlockable characters quickly

Start a new game in the North American version of the game, enable the "Cheat mode" code and then go to the last level. Enable "God mode." Fight the last boss. When you defeat him, you will unlock Drizzt and Extreme mode. Start a game under extreme mode and repeat the process to unlock Artemis.

Use the "Level warp" cheat in the North American version of the game, then go to "bgate3". You will see Randalla Brasshorn talking. After the final FMV sequence, go to "Start New Game" and press Down. You will see Drizzt's name. Repeat this in extreme mode to unlock Artemis.

Complete the game quickly

Start a new game, then enable the "Cheat mode" code. Use the "Level warp" cheat to go to the Keep Of Pale Night, then level warp to "bgate3." You will have finished the game. For great items, go to the keep dungeon, rescue the heroes from the last game, and get one of their magic items.

The final boss fight is right here: