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 in 1 Box Set - Enter a World of Intrigue, Adventure, and Fierce Combat

• Baldur's Gate
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
  

Baldur's Gate

The story takes place in TSR's best-selling FORGOTTEN REALMS. The western shore along the Sea of Swords contains a multitude of ecologies and terrains including mountains, forests, swamps, marshes, plains, cities, and ruins. Collectively called the Sword Coast, it attracts adventurers and evil alike, and is the backdrop for this epic adventure.

The region encompassed by this game is roughly bordered to the South by the Cloud Peaks, the East by the Wood of Sharp Teeth, the West by the Sea of Swords, and the North by Baldur's Gate (the largest and most affluent city in the region).

Chaos threatens to overwhelm the Sword Coast. The state of Amn is under siege to the south, the High Moor is being overrun in the north, and the region around Baldur's Gate is in turmoil. In an area known for its ample resources, a crippling shortage is slowly developing for the metal that is used throughout the Realms for everything from swords to forks - iron. When iron ore reaching the region is smelted, the resulting wares are plagued with brittleness such that they crack and break with little more than normal use. What's worse, trading caravans coming from all directions into Baldur's Gate are under constant attack from bandits and cutthroats who loot not for gold and gems (although they often take those too...), but for iron. The armed factions in Baldur's Gate can scarcely keep themselves armed and the commoners are suffering all the more. Without iron they cannot mend their tools or purchase plows - and everyone knows that if they cannot farm or craft, they will starve come winter.

Features:

• Pre-rendered backgrounds, compelling music, and game play 
• Every location is unique since our backgrounds are rendered rather than tiled
• Everything displayed in vibrant 16-bit color (
• Isometric, top-down view gives a birds eye view of the action
• 3D height maps for realistic travel over terrain - actually climb stairs, fall into pits, and traverse rocky areas
• Dynamic full color lighting effects
• Realistic day to night changes in the lighting of the world
• Rain, snow, fog, lightning, all occurring in real-time
• Dynamic changes in character appearance - as you change a character's weapons and armor, you see it on that character

Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast

Tales of the Sword Coast is an expansion pack for Baldur's Gate - new areas link into the original game
and expand your character's world. The goal is to provide balance for characters who are around level 6-7, and let them gain a couple of levels.

Continue on your travels on the Sword Coast with the next set of adventures in the award-winning Baldur's Gate role playing game series. Legends abound in the region. Almost all have at least some basis in truth and almost all speak of treasures lost and monsters to be defeated.   Are you up to the task? Will you return with even more fame than you accumulated in your previous travels? Or will you journey off, never to be heard from again - the source of your own legend, in turn...?

Features:

• Continue your adventures with the character you created in the original Baldur’s Gate™.
• Join up with old friends or meet old enemies—your actions in the original game will impact events in Tales of the Sword Coast™.
• Numerous improvements in the interface and the game system based on fan input.
• More powerful spells, talkative NPCs, and additional enchanted items to be found.
• Multiplayer support—up to 6 players via modem, LAN, or TCP/IP.
• Set in TSR’s best-selling Forgotten Realms® campaign setting, based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® roleplaying game system.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadow's of Amn

Welcome to a world of intrigue, adventure and fierce combat. Every world has conflict. Good and evil. Friend and foe. Safety and danger. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn™, you'll find yourself between these factions. This epic sequel will immerse you in a world of intrigue, adventure and fierce combat where your ability to discern the difference between these sides - with the assistance of steel and spell - determines your fate. In Baldur's Gate I, you defeated your evil half-brother Sarevok and prevented your father Bhaal, the dead Lord of Murder, from returning to the Forgotten Realms. Now, in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn™, the stakes have become much higher. Will you resist the evil within you, and forge a legend of heroic proportions? Or will you embrace your monstrous inner nature, and carve a swath of destruction across the Realms?  Your story begins anew in the exotic southern kingdom of Amn, amidst the opulence of the sinister capital city of Athkatla. Journey through the fierce, unforgiving wilderness of Amn, and through the treacherous caverns of the Underdark, in your quest for artifacts of awesome power and treasure of inestimable wealth.. even challenge dragons, if you dare. Such is the life of a legend.

Features:

• Create a new character or import your Baldur's Gate character into Baldur's Gate II and continue the epic saga.
• Supports 800x600 resolution, full-screen mode and 3D acceleration for spectacular visual effects.
• New weapons and AD&D proficiencies (including a two-weapon fighting style) create unique combat options for players.
• Real-time gameplay with the ability to pause aat any moment and custom script your characters' behavior or refine your strategy.
• Encounter hundreds of different types of monsters, thousands of NPCs and over 130 new spells in a huge and intricate world.
• New races and character kits such as the Half-Orc, Beastmaster, Undead Hunter and Assassins add to an extensive array of character options.
• Richer quests and subquests, including quests based on class, add more realism than ever-before-seen in an RPG.
• Improved multiplayer support for up to six players for the ultimate role playing experience.

Baldur's Gate II:  Throne of Bhaal

A storm of chaos and destruction thunders across the Sword Coast.  As towns are laid to waste and great cities burn, there are whispered rumors that the Children of Bhaal are responsible.  Soon the whispered rumors become panicked cries - if the prophecies of the Wise Alaundo are to be believed, there is greater suffering ahead.  And should Bhaal somehow rise again, the Earth itself will weep blood.

In the final chapter of the Bhaal saga, return to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and unravel the mysteries of a dangerous new dungeon - Watcher's Keep.  Continue with an exhilarating new adventure when you explore the unseen lands of Tethyr, encounter fierce villains, and gain powerful high-level abilities as you achieve your ultimate destiny in...Baldur's Gate II:  Throne of Bhaal.

Features:

• Complete the compelling saga and fulfill your destiny as a Child of Bhaal.
• Venture into a deadly new dungeon - Watcher's Keep and come face to face with Demogorgon, Prince of Demons.
• Cast powerful new spells like Wish and the Bigby's Hand Spells as your character climbs as high as 40th level, with an experience point cap of 8 million!
• Gain amazing high-level abilities:  new combat feats for fighters, deadly new traps for thieves, special quest spells for clerics, and 9th level spells for mages.
• Play a new character kit, the Wild Mage.
• Fight and summon awe-inspiring AD&D creatures during your search for artifacts, relics and other legendary magic items.

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or AMD K6 II 300 MHz processor
• 64 MB of RAM
• 2.03 MB of Hard Disk space for Baldur's Gate 2
• 2.6 GB of Hard Disk space for Throne of Bhaal (includes Baldur's Gate 2 install)
• 2.3 GB of Hard Disk space for Tales of the Sword Coast (includes Baldur's Gate install)
• 2X or faster DVD-ROM Drive 
• Direct X compliant Sound Card
• Direct X compliant Video Card
• DirectX 8.0 or higher
• Keyboard
• Mouse