The Ultimate Icewind Dale Experience

Product Information

In the northernmost reaches of the Forgotten Realms lies the frozen and untamed region known as Icewind Dale. Journey deep into the Spine of the World mountains, a harsh and unforgiving territory teeming with fearsome and merciless beasts. There you must confront an ancient evil that threatens to unleash an unspeakable horror upon the face of Faerun.  The civilized world is threatened! Answer the call to arms and face the hordes!


Products Included

• Forgotten Realms Icewind Dale
• Forgotten Realms Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter
• Forgotten Realms Icewind Dale II

Product Overview

Icewind Dale

Icewind Dale is a single or multiplayer role-playing game set in the granddaddy of all fantasy game worlds, the Forgotten Realms. Experience classic dungeon adventuring while focusing on the overall success of your entire group rather than a sole hero. Encounter a horde of new monsters to match brawn and wits against - over 50 to be exact!

While you can travel to the various cities in Icewind Dale, including the well-established city of Easthaven and the newly created outpost of Kuldahar, most of your adventuring will take place in deep, dark dungeons. Expect to find adventure in a variety of different locations, such as a lizardman lair, elvish ruins, and an ancient dwarvish settlement just to name a few. Overall there will be 11 regions with approximately 10 areas a piece, so about 100-120 different levels in the game. That is about 40-60 hours of gameplay to finish the entire game for the average gamer.

Features:

• Utilizes an enhanced version of the Bioware Infinity Engine as used in Baldur's Gate.
• Developed by Black Isle Studios, the group behind the best-selling role playing games Fallout 2 and Planescape: Torment.
• A completely new ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure with an epic storyline in the tradition of Baldur's Gate.
• Includes 3D technology developed for Baldur's Gate II that allows for incredible spell and environment effects.
• New spells, equipment and abilities provide a higher level of gameplay.
• Play as a single player or in a group of up to six people with full LAN and internet

 

Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter

Far across the icy tundra, the distant sounds of battle drums herald a new call to adventure.  In the midst of the harshest winter in decades, the barbarian tribes have united under a mysterious new king and threaten to take up arms against the people of ten towns.  Guided by the visions of a tribal shaman, the heroes of Kuldahar must journey to the secluded town of Lonelywood. There they must forestall the barbarian invasion by discovering the secret that lies locked within the frozen heart of winter.

Features:

• Continue your adventures in five huge new areas that add directly into the original Icewind Dale.
• Hack your way through a host of never-before-seen monsters to discover over 100 new items and 59 new spells.
• Raise your characters to new heights of power, reaching 20th level and beyond!
• 800x600 resolution and drop-away interface panels (developed by Bioware Corp. for Baldur's Gate II) reveal even more of the Forgotten Realms on screen.
• Improved 3D acceleration support

Icewind Dale II

Return to the frigid north of the Forgotten Realms in the sequel to the critically acclaimed Icewind Dale. Building upon the successes of the Infinity Engine used to power the Baldur's Gate series and Planescape: TORMENT, Black Isle Studios continues to refine the classic RPG gaming experience.  The worst fear of the civilized realms has come true. The Goblinoids have united into an army of outcasts and misfits and they want to call the Ten Towns their own. Massive swarms of Orcs and Worg-mounted Goblins are attempting to overrun the town of Targos, and that's just the beginning! A call has gone out to all those willing to face insurmountable odds in defense of the Ten Towns.  Will you heed the call to arms and face the greatest threat to the Spine of the World?

Features:

• A variety of new character classes like the Barbarian, Sorcerer and the Monk.
• New Player Character Races and Subraces like the Half-Orc, Drow, Tiefling and others, each with their own special abilities.
• New Priest, Druid, and Wizard Spells 
• New Random Treasure generator for enemies
• New Player Character Portraits
• New Player Character Sound Sets

Product Features

• Battle Ice Trolls, Giants and hordes of terrifying Undead
• Face more than 150 types of new monsters that will put your courage to the test in real-time combat
• Adventure through a wide range of beautifully rendered environments, from ancient ruins to volcanic caverns and icy plains
• Continue your adventure in five huge new areas that add directly into the original Icewind Dale
• Hack your way through a host of never-before-seen monsters to discover more than 100 new items and 59 new spells
• Utilize the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set
• Cast more than 300 powerful spells, clash with fierce new monsters and collect hundreds of new items on your journey
• Embark on your adventure with a pre-made party or customize each character

Windows Requirements

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Intel Pentium II 350MHz  or AMD K6 III 400MHz
• 64 MB of RAM
• 1.35 GB Hard Drive space for Ice Wind Dale 2
• 1.24 GB Hard Drive space for Ice Wind Dale
• 1.7 MB Hard Drive space for Heart of Winter (includes IWD install)
• Direct X compliant Video Card
• Direct X compliant Sound Card
• 2X DVD-ROM Drive
• DirectX 8.0 or higher