Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
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| Developer(s) | Overhaul Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Series | Baldur's Gate |
| Engine | Infinity Enhanced Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Linux |
| Release |
Windows, OS X November 15, 2013 iPad January 16, 2014 Android, iPhone, Linux December 16, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (PC) 78/100 (iOS) 63/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| IGN | 8.3/10 |
| GamePlanet | 9/10 |
| Gaming Nexus | 9/10 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4.5/5 |
| The Escapist |    |
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is a remake of the role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansion Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. The game was launched on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition was officially announced as a Beamdog exclusive that would feature some new content, widescreen compatibility, and will continue to use 2nd Edition D&D rules.
The remake was developed by Overhaul Games, a division of Beamdog and was published by Atari. The release includes remastered versions of the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansions under an enhanced version of the Infinity Engine, known as the Infinity Enhanced Engine. Overhaul Games initially planned to release in 2013, after the release of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, but due to contractual issues with Atari, Beamdog announced that the Enhanced would not be launched. On August 15, 2013 Beamdog CEO Trent Oster announced that the contractual issues have been resolved and that news regarding Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition was forthcoming. This edition was released on November 15, 2013 on PC. It was released on the App Store on January 16, 2014.
For all editions, the game follows 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, licensed by Wizards of the Coast. The game features much of the same updated gameplay presented in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, give the same updated multiplayer, including cross platform multiplayer, which allows players from different platforms to play with each other.
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