Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Expansion Pack

by Atari

Product Features

• Choose from two of your four companions and go on multiple quests
• Go off and kill monsters to prove yourself, or try to bribe or blackmail the guildmasters into voting for you
• Interactive henchmen with distinct personalities, situational interjections, and the possibility of romance
• Written and developed exclusively by BioWare writers and designers
• Over 500 lines of new professional voice-acting

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B8P8RG
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 20, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,506 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #79 in Video Games > PC Games > Role-Playing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Three premium expansions to your Neverwinter NightsexperienceProduct InformationRequires Neverwinter Nights Shadows of Undrentide and Hords of the Underdarkto play.  (Or Neverwinter Nights Platinum installed)In Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker in a party with a cowardly Wererat ascarred Nymph an exiled Rakshasa and a quick-tempered Azer you seem to be theonly normal one... but are you? Embark on a journey to face your nemesis outsidethe embattled ramparts of the Keep of Cyan. It is a journey that will test yourloyalties and cause you to question the very bounds of life and death. Evillurks in the war-torn keep and it's up to you to unearth it. To learn the truthyou must win the throne.Product Title Included Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Neverwinter Nights: ShadowGuard Neverwinter Nights: Witch's WakeProduct Features More than a dozen hours of highly interactive gameplay Music and voice dialog unique to each module Alternate plot paths and non-linear storytelling extend replaybility New module-specific features including interactive henchmen a ration-based rest system and unique subraces  Product OverviewNeverwinter Nights: ShadowGuardYou are the child of Okaris Magistrate f the imperial city of Ghaarak alongthe disputed northern frontier of the Sharakhan Empire.  Your astonishingwork at the Imperial Academy has drawn the attention of the ShadowGuad an elitegroup for secretive Imperial agents that know no failure.  Your veil ofcomfort will soon to be torn away and you will be left to solve the mystery ofwhat lies ahead.Features: A brand new module and game world created by Ben 'Altaris' McJunkin the community member responsible for developing the highly successful Lone Wolf series of Neverwinter Nights modules. Additional module collaboration with BioWare's own Rob Bartel and Keith Hayward. New music commissioned from community

Customer Reviews

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70 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kingmaker is short but sweet, others not so great, September 23, 2005

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Matthew Wallace (Round Rock, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

First of all, it should be noted that this is a compilation of modules created by Bioware for their digital distribution system. Atari, as the published of the original Neverwinter Nights, has the right to distribute these also, and has apparently opted to do so. You can buy Kingmaker, or a bundle of Shadowguard and Witch's Wake, at Bioware's online store, probably for less money, and just download them. The Bioware store versions have an irritating copy protection mechanism which requires that you have an active internet connection when you start the game, and each time you load a saved game, in order to verify the legitimacy of the module. The word on the Bioware Forums from Derek French, Bioware's Live Team Producer, is that this boxed version will not require a live internet connection to play. With those details out of the way, I have to say: Kingmaker is a fantastic module. It has an excellent story line, good voice acting, interesting characters, new content, new art, new music, and is fun to play. The drawback is the short length. Bioware rates Kingmaker as 5-8 hours of gameplay; I'm inclined to agree. I'd say it has some replayability: I think you could certainly replay it at least one extra time and have it be novel, as the module does provide a lot of mutually exclusive choices. Kingmaker is basically all you'd expect from a great module, except that it is short. Witch's Wake is a remake. It has a handful of new goodies, but it is essentially a repackaging of a free module. You can download the original, free Witch's Wake. It lacks the music track and the subrace system, but the core of the game is the same. Shadowguard I'm going to have to be extremely critical of. I would recommend anyone interested in Bioware modules avoid it. The module itself is excellent, but it plays like the first chapter of an epic book. The second chapter is not for sale, nor has there been any indication that it will be. As such, when you complete the module, your almost certain reaction will be: what happens next?! It is well done, with memorable PCs and good production values, and that makes it all the more painful when the story ends abruptly just as the conflicts created are escalating. In conclusion, if you want Kingmaker, and the Internet-connection requirement is not a deterrant for you, go buy it from the Bioware store. If you can't download it or despise the copy protection mechanism, then only buy Kingmaker if you are a rabid NWN fan... the short length will likely be a disappointment to anyone else buying it on CD.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced Expansion?, June 17, 2006

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D. Kou - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

Amazon is selling this expansion for $19, which is somewhat expensive. For new player who never play NWN, Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Compilation Pack is a better deal. It includes Kingmaker plus original game and two other expansions for $20. For experienced player who already have SoU and HotU, you could buy the modules directly from BioWare. Shadow Guard + Witch's Wake cost $5 total and Kingmaker costs $8. The download not only saves you money, but also saves you the delivery time.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable But Calibast?, July 9, 2006

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Serene (Marina, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

I'm a lady gamer and enjoyed Kingmaker a lot. I downloaded the digital download version from Bioware's website, which DOES require a live connection to save and load. Overall, the mod was fun, but I found the romance with Calibast (who is a dwarf with flame on his head), something called an Azer, a little over the top. I prefer my romanceable henchmen to be more than just comic relief. Still the game was fun and engaging, and I would recommend it if you are waiting for NWN 2 to come out and are experiencing a lull.

4 stars. Read the mod requirements carefully to make sure you have the required software and hardware before installing.