Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Official Perfect Guide) [Paperback]

Jim Mazurek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2000

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, sequel to the phenomenal MILLION SELLER title Baldur's Gate, is one of the most eagerly awaited RPG titles for PC this year! The Versus Books guide will be a must-have for gamers who hope to navigate their way successfully through this awesome sure-fire hit! The Versus Books guide will provide gamers with extensively detailed, color maps to explore such areas as the Abyss and the Sahuagin City. The guide allows gamers to choose their own Adventure-style navigation while revealing hidden pathways and treasure locations. Every gameplay secret is revealed without disclosing the thrilling plot!

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Versus Books (September 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970347316
• ISBN-13: 978-0970347312
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars With the good comes the bad..., November 15, 2000

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F. T. Barrett "tasselhoff" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Official Perfect Guide) (Paperback)

Overall this is the best guide on the market, quite thorough and doesn't divuldge any of the plot line (which I love). But there are a few mistakes in the book. Several instances of deviations from the game and the book appeared (would love to go into more detail but I don't want to give any of the game away). Another thing was it didn't tell you anything about some of the very small (but very important) things along the way, like near the end there is a situation between you and NPC and an Evil NPC and they don't tell you how to make it better (this NPC is very important to your character), they say nothing about it, quite annoying, and there is minimal mentioning of the stronghold quests which frustrating especially for the Paladine where you are forced to make extremely difficult decisions. But all in all this is a fantastic guide with very useful tips for battling any and all monsters and bosses. Lists of Magic items and spells, what each does and where they are (very helpful). Key item locations and solutions to those tough riddles. I suggest running throught the game once before you use this book, just to see how you do for fun, then making a run through with this book and see everything you missed. At some points this book is an extremely valuable resourse, especially when trying to sort through the dozens and dozens of side quests (they can be overwhelming at times). Excellent tool. When you get stuck (and you will) you will be glad you bought it, trust me.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots Of Info, But VERY Annoying Also, October 14, 2000

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PC Gamer (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Official Perfect Guide) (Paperback)

Do you need this guide to play Baldur's Gate 2? If you want to get absolutely everything you can out of the game, not missing any quests, etc., then it's a must. If you want occasional help because you can't figure something out, the discussion boards at Interplay are a much cheaper way to go.

This guide contains detailed information on all of the classes, a walk-through of the critical path to win the game, a walk-through of side quests, and then monster, spell, item, and lots of other statistics. A plethora of detail, so much that it's sometimes hard to find specifically what you're looking for, especially in the walk-throughs.

The book also contains a lot of phrases like "Ugh... the most frustrating piece of ( ) spell ever put in a game" and "Nalia is nothing more than a fresh lil' hotty with an attitude". Neither of those are very helpful, nor do they impart any information I really need to know to play the game. To me, they're annoying and definitely unnecessary.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide to an Excellent Game, September 25, 2000

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Paula McClanahan (Cleves, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Official Perfect Guide) (Paperback)

You can learn as little or as much as you want about this amazing game. you can get hints or all out spoilers through out the game, which is nice, because reading something that ruins the plot ruins the entire game.

the books goes into extensive knowledge about most NPC's, items, and the different quest throughout the game. i give it 4 stars, because to me 5 stars is unattainable.