Baldurs Gate Game Reviews

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Baldurs Gate

Rankings:

All-time

of 34,604

162

of 7814

RPG

of 455

1998

of 403

1 - 8 Players

of 499

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each game.

Overall Critic Score:3.6769

Baldurs Gate Critic Reviews

Featured Reviews

IGN

BioWare proves that they are more than capable of carrying the AD&D torch....read the complete Baldurs Gate review at IGN

GameSpot

Many role-playing gamers openly expressed their disappointment when developer BioWare Corporation announced that it was adapting AD&D's turn-based gameplay to its proprietary real-time engine. Stats-loving, rule-abiding, Gnoll-stomping AD&D...read the complete Baldurs Gate review at GameSpot

GamePro

The sweeping, five-CD saga unfolds in the richly imagined Forgotten Realms, and its exotic and treacherous locales are rendered in exquisite detail. The maps are huge, intricate, and laid out in a glorious feast of color and precision....read the complete Baldurs Gate review at GamePro

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See all (12) "Excellent" Reviews

Game Revolution

Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role playing game set in the Forgotten Realms, the most famous of all the AD&D settings. The specific location is the Sword Coast, between the two cities of Baldur's Gate and Amn. The rules are AD&D revision 2 to the letter,...read the complete Baldurs Gate review at Game Revolution

See all (3) "Very Good" Reviews

Jaded Gamer

While this may seem like a purely cosmetic change, it drastically alters the way you play. Instead of standing in place and deciding whether to fight or cast a spell, your characters can take cover, flank enemies, and set up ambushes -- and your foes...read the complete Baldurs Gate review at Jaded Gamer

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