Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Great fun with a friend, but we experienced some fatal programming errors (resulting in the need for restart of the entire game).

One of the best to ever come out for PS2 or any system for that matter. The gameplay and graphics are above most games coming out now for the PS2. If your into action RPG's like myself, this is the grand-daddy of them all for a console. What would have made "BG:DA" perfect would have been the ability to custom make a character, and making the game longer would have helped as well. The game is a perfect balance being not too complex nor being too simplistic. BG:DA 2 and Champions of Norrath 1&2 doesn't come close to being as good as this game. I'm still hoping one day someone will make another game like this one with more areas, longer game play, and custom characters. Until then, I'll just go back and play Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, from time to time like I still do to this very day. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is in my top 3 favorite games of all time.

This may be mindless game play to some, but it's mindless game play at it's best! I didn't see the point in writing a review, but after reading some of the gripes, I had to chime in.
1. The game isn't much of an RPG- who cares... you get to run around and kill people. The action cuts right to the chase, and there are always enemies coming at you. I don't see how that can get boring.
2. The game is repetetive, hack and slash... Not entirely true. The enemies change, and battles get harder or more intense. And the enemies come at you differently, with several traps waiting around the corner. I don't see how that's repetetive.
3. No time to build your character... this is true to a certain extent. However, if you play the game again, you get to keep your character and build onto experience points they already have. And trust me... those spells and powers look mighty grand at level 70. Some of those enemies won't have time to chase you around anymore. That's something to look forward to. Besides, why buy a game if you can't play it several times? Personally, I think it's great to have a game that you can sit down for an hour, and actually feel like you've played, rather than walked around and talked to people and bought supplies.

I have purchased this game twice and have run into the same glitch in the middle. It starts off really fun, gets you hooked then freezes right in the middle. I know it's an old game but come on. Buyers beware

Pros: great grapics, great sound, fun to play, simple to learn.
a true classic game for the PS2 in Diablo Fashion
Cons: only one i can even think of is the fact that if you play this you WILL want part 2 which is a little costly but if you buy or own this be sure to buy Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance 2 (PS2)
its an adventure spanning 3 chapters (yes that may seem short but the game can take from 10 hours to several days to beat depending on if you play little here and there or blow through it all at once) but honestly i used to own this and had regretted selling it now i have it for the 3rd time and BG DA2 and that makes this worth it especally the fact that you can play as drizzt and also can IMPORT your character into PART 2 making replay value high! its even more fun with a friend *except the platforms that you must jump across in the first chapter doing this 2 player can be annoyingly difficult just have your friend take a dive off the side there till you get through it its the Only Hard Part) but the battles are hack n slash diablo esque style fights andand the bosses *last one made quite an impresion* are awesome and well voiced by the talented voice actors 5 star all the way and worth every penny especally if you liked Champions of Norrath or Champions at Arms also sweet games.