Ever since you could remember yourself, your foster-father Gorion has been taking care of you, treating you like his own son, and teaching you everything you know. Even though your true origin is still shrouded in mystery, you feel that the little town Candlekeep is your home, and Gorion is your strong, loving father. But your happiness is shattered to pieces once Gorion takes you on a journey. You are attacked by a group of assassins. From what they say you understand they are after you. You barely escape, but Gorion dies in battle. The people of Candlekeep won't let you in, because they are afraid to attract to themselves the wrath of those who are trying to kill you. Only Imoen, another orphan child who was brought up by Gorion and whom you treat as a sister, is willing to be by your side. You have nothing, no place to call your home, just your companion and the wide world in front of you. And thus your journey begins...

"Baldur's Gate" is a role-playing game that uses the rule set of Advanced Dungeons & Dragon (AD&D). You create your hero by choosing one of the available classes (fighter, thief, mage, priest, ranger, and druid, including sub-classes, dual- and multi-class characters), his (or her) alignment, weapon proficiency etc. For the combat system, a special engine called Infinity Engine is used: the battles are turn-based, but are so fast-paced that the player has an illusion of fighting in real time. You can pause the battle at any time and assign commands (such a spells) to your party members. You can also freely move them around during battles. Set in the universe of Forgotten Realms, "Baldur's Gate" is the first part of the saga that lets you explore various towns and wilderness, undertake many side-quest, and find companions for your long journey.

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Alternate Titles

"柏德之門" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
"博德之门" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"Ворота Бальдура" -- Russian Spelling
"Wrota Baldura" -- Polish Title
"Vorota Baldura" -- Russian Title
"Bode zhi Men" -- Chinese Title
"Battleground Infinity" -- Working Title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Baldur's Gate
	Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)	Windows	$9.97
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User Reviews

A dream comes true	JazzOleg (53211)
Despite the hate from the hardcore community this is great rpg.	Zovni (8828)	unrated
Excellent game based on 2nd edition rules	Cyric (50)	unrated
A fantastic adaption of the AD&D world.	faceless (405)
Excellent standard setting RPG game for years and years to follow!	OlSkool_Gamer (101)
Despite a few irritating flaws, a fun adaptation of pen and paper AD&D	Entorphane (370)
A deeply compelling adventure from the northlands of Canada	Chris Wright (69)
I really wanted to like this game. I really did. But I don't.	Mirrorshades2k (275)
A groundbreaking RPG	Christopher Sutler (7)
Great as an intro to AD&D	emmamomocat (30)	unrated

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The Press Says

UHS (Universal Hint System)	Jun 22, 2000		100
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jan 23, 1999		100
IGN	Jan 18, 1999	9.4 out of 10	94
Game Over Online	Jan 15, 1999	93 out of 100	93
GameSpot	Jan 20, 1999	9.2 out of 10	92
Pelit	Jan, 1999	91 out of 100	91
Svenska PC Gamer	Jan, 1999	90 out of 100	90
Power Unlimited	Feb, 1999	8.7 out of 10	87
GameSurge	Aug, 1999	85 out of 100	85
FiringSquad	Jan 16, 1999	80 out of 100	80