Journey deep into the Spine of the World, a harsh and unforgiving environment teaming with merciless beasts and terrible dangers. In this exclusive adventure pack developed by award-winning Black Isle Studios, are the full versions of Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, Icewind Dale II, the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Icewind Dale, bonus CDs including Icewind Dale and Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter strategy guides, an additional level and a set of 4 character portraits for Icewind Dale II.
* The Icewind Dale: Ultimate Collection contains: Icewind Dale 2 ? 2 CD?s, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter ? 2 CD?s, Icewind Dale Bonus CD, Icewind Dale Strategy Guide, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter Strategy Guide, IWD Soundtrack, 4 IWDII character trading cards, IWDII creature list.
Icewind Dale II:
New 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Classes:
* The Barbarian – A merciless warrior of the north, call upon your greater strength, speed and rage to carve a path through your enemies.
* The Monk – A master of hand-to-hand combat and unarmed in battle, the power of wisdom is your greatest weapon.
* The Sorcerer – A natural spell caster, tainted by the blood of dragons, draw upon the raw power within to defeat your adversaries.
Character Races:
* New character races like the Drow and Aasimar add to an extensive array of character options.
* Take up a battle axe in each hand and cleave through your foes using the ultimate Two-Weapon fighting feat.
* Improved Heart of Fury Mode: Complete the game and venture into the improved Heart of Fury Mode, designed for the ultimate Icewind Dale II fan, featuring hours of additional gameplay. Be challenged by a new extreme difficulty level, garnish greater rewards and hundreds of new and powerful items only available in this enhanced mode.
* Automatic Play Balancing: Scale of Difficulty automatically adjusts to reflect your experience level. First time players will quickly master IWD II while advanced players will have more challenging encounters.
* Real Time: Real time gameplay with the ability to pause at any moment to refine your strategy.
* Hordes of Monsters/Engine Improvements: Conquer hordes of monster at every turn. Optimizations to the award-winning Infinity Engine allow you to encounter battles larger than ever before.
* New Monsters, Spells and Items: Cast over 300 screen shaking spells, clash with fierce new monsters and collect hundreds of powerful new items in your journey.
* Graphics: Supports up to 1024 x 768 resolution for superior visual effects.
* Multiplayer: Improved multiplayer support for up to 6 players for the ultimategaming experience.
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter:
* 800×600 support
* Gem bag and scroll case support, allowing players to carry more items without the clutter of nonessential equipment
* Drop away interface in game: Remove the left, right, bottom, or all of the interface with a keystroke
* Hotkey to easily find items on the ground, and doors that may be difficult to see
* Improved OpenGL 3D support
* Optimized multiplayer to reduce lag
* 6 main new areas, including Lonelywood, another of the Ten Towns in the Icewind Dale region.
* 30-40 new higher level magic items
* 40-60 new spells, for both lower and higher level characters.
* Playable during or after the original Icewind Dale.
* 10 – 20 new monsters and NPC’s, from barbarians, to new undead, as well as some special monsters.
