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For those of you unfortunate enough not to be familiar with the first iNeverwinter Nights/i, iNeverwinter Nights 2/i is a massive DD (Dungeons and Dragons) style role-playing game set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms. iNeverwinter Nights 2/i combines an epic single-player campaign that makes you work through three complete stories and features online play and a robust module-making editor. As a single player, you'll be swept from the tiniest of villages into a tale of danger and war, where you'll eventually rise from a peasant to a full-fledged Hero-of-the-Realms.p table align=right width=200 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/nvrwint2-2-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibIn this epic sequel, character development has improved dramatically. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/nvrwint2-5-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibThe new graphics engine is absolutely amazing. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/nvrwint2-4-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibIf you are interested in having adventures, look no further than iNeverwinter Nights 2/i. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table One of the biggest areas of improvement in iNeverwinter Nights 2/i is with character development. Armor is made up of many different segments, allowing for an impressive assortment of characters that let you make better use of more available graphics. Build whatever character best suits your style of play -- good or evil, chaotic or lawful -- with any number of skills, feats and professions. Whether you like lobbing fireballs and researching forgotten spells as a powerful Wizard, hacking head-on through innumerable orcs as a Fighter, or slipping unnoticed through the shadows as a Rogue, you'll be able to create a character that's perfect for you. What's more, the races of iNeverwinter Nights/i all have sub-races as well, which will add a great deal of replay value as you progress. You can also choose character histories now, each of which provide different bonuses and change how others interact with you in the game world. And while you may already have an idea of what kind of character you want to play, iNeverwinter Nights 2/i includes a handy "recommended" option for those players who would rather let the game customize a character just for them.p Another major enhancement is with the addition of companions. In iNeverwinter Nights/i, you just hired henchman, and they did things for you that you didn't really have any control over. You'll have complete control over the companions you attain in iNeverwinter Nights 2/i, and they'll remain integral to the story -- they will travel and fight with you, and some may even fall in love with you or betray you. P The game follows standard DD alignment conventions, keeping track of your morality throughout the game. Depending on whether the actions you perform are good or bad, how those around you relate to you will gradually shift, which is especially significant where the members of your party are concerned. There is even an influence system similar to the one in iKnights of the Old Republic 2/i that allows you to gradually redeem, or corrupt, your party members through your actions. Design the character you want and choose your alignment, your allies, your companions, and how you want your character to develop, and then carry the battle to your enemies. Without spoiling the ending, the whole experience leads up to a cool plot twist and a massive battle that sets up the third and final act.p The new graphics engine is absolutely amazing, depicting all the fancy worlds, beautiful mapping, dynamic lighting, per-pixel lighting and more. And the multiplayer characters have been given an increase in their ways of communication with one another. And when you cast a spell effect, the other players won't have to read something to find out what you just cast -- they'll know right away and will know how to react. iNeverwinter Nights 2/i also gives you the tools you need to build your own modules, campaigns, and adventures for your friends. You can move buildings, alter terrain, script encounters, write dialogues, or create quests and items in order to create an epic adventure for you, or any other worldbuilder, to use. So if you are interested in having adventures, or building adventures of your own, you need look no further than iNeverwinter Nights 2/i.
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