Dragon Age II
| Dragon Age II | |
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| Developer(s) | BioWare |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Mike Laidlaw |
| Programmer(s) | Jacques Lebrun |
| Artist(s) | Matthew Goldman |
| Writer(s) | David Gaider |
| Composer(s) | Inon Zur |
| Series | Dragon Age |
| Engine | Lycium |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PS3) 80.37% (PC) 78.68% (X360) 77.86% |
| Metacritic | (PS3) 82/100 (PC) 82/100 (X360) 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| G4 | 3/5 |
| Game Informer | (PS3/X360) 8.25/10 (PC) 7.75/10 |
| GamePro |   |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 9.2/10 |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| OXM (US) | 9/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 94% |
| VideoGamer.com | 7/10 |
| The Escapist | |
Dragon Age II is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and OS X. It is the second major game in the Dragon Age series, and was released worldwide in March 2011.
Set in the same world introduced in Dragon Age: Origins, the player assumes the role of Hawke, a human mage, warrior, or rogue who arrives in the city of Kirkwall as a lowly refugee, becomes its legendary champion over a turbulent decade of political and social conflict, and ultimately loses everything.
The game received generally favorable reviews, with most criticisms directed on differences between Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Origins, such as the removal of the origin stories and race choices, the noticeably smaller world, and the combat system.
Dragon Age II is an action role-playing game. The player starts the game by creating a character whose family name is "Hawke". The player decides the given name, gender, appearance and combat specialty (role) of Hawke. Hawke can be either a warrior (who wields sword, axe, mace and shield), a rogue (who wields dagger or bow and arrow) or a mage (who wields a magical staff and uses magic).
The player is not only in control of Hawke. From the very start of the game, the player gains access to several companions who accompany Hawke in and out of the battle. The player may choose up to three companions to bring along. (The rest remain in reserve.) Hawke's companion characters are Bethany, Carver, Aveline, Varric, Fenris, Merrill, Isabela and Anders. The Exiled Prince expansion pack adds Sebastian Vael. These characters have their own dedicated background and plot. (For more information, see Characters of Dragon Age § Characters in Dragon Age II.)
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