Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Interesting party conversations; overland map; some good art design; great new monster models.
Turns Neverwinter Nights 2 into an oldschool RPG, Overland map reintroduces a sense of exploration, Campaign is well suited for online multiplayer.

Cons:

Boringly generic adventure; dull dungeons; random encounters need to be tuned; pointless death system.
Interface doesnt work well with this style of RPG, Flat story loaded with mostly dull quests, The overland map needs some serious tweaking, Mostly brutal voice acting.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Interesting party conversations; overland map; some good art design; great new monster models
Turns Neverwinter Nights 2 into an oldschool RPG, Overland map reintroduces a sense of exploration, Campaign is well suited for online multiplayer

Reviewers Didn't Like

Boringly generic adventure; dull dungeons; random encounters need to be tuned; pointless death system
Interface doesnt work well with this style of RPG, Flat story loaded with mostly dull quests, The overland map needs some serious tweaking, Mostly brutal voice acting

Expert reviews and ratings

To sum it up, two apparent evil races, the Drengins and the Koraths are ravaging the galaxy, annihilating the other races they meet. The Korath made an alliance with a force known as the Dread Lords, some ultra-powerful being that were freed from...

By Gameplay Monthly on January 29, 2009

Love it or hate it, you’ve got to give Storm of Zehir points for effort. Developers Obsidian could easily have banged out a generic adventure for this expansion pack. Instead, they’ve produced a radical overhaul, one that’s not afraid...

By Games Radar on December 22, 2008

This is a game that harkens back to the good old days of adventure D&D video-gaming, where the adventure is strong, but strategic playing is stronger. You have to play wisely and smartly in this...

By GameZone on December 11, 2008

Neverwinter Nights 2 has always really been two products. Theres the single-player adventure which most people play when they open the box, and then theres the Neverwinter tools, a very powerful collection of mod tools that dedicated world builders...

By GameSpy on December 09, 2008

Obsidian Entertainment attempts to turn back the clock with Storm of Zehir, a Neverwinter Nights 2 expansion that tries hard to emulate the seminal single-player role-playing game Baldurs Gate. But even though nostalgia makes this notion appealing,...

By cnet on December 01, 2008

Storm of Zehir tries to be the square peg in Neverwinter Nights 2s round hole, with predictably lackluster results....

By GameSpot on December 01, 2008

What do you want your role-playing game to be? It's a subject that I've thought about a lot recently. While I love RPGs, the genre can drive me batty. Many push you through a story with a metaphorical Spear +3 at your back -- and that's fine...

By 1Up on November 26, 2008

By Yap Hui Bin, a freelance writerSTRING your bow and draw your sword for Storm Of Zehir (SOZ), the second expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2.You start off by selecting four members from the pre-built list or create your dream team from scratch....

By AsiaOne on January 12, 2009

Add-ons muss nicht automatisch der Geruch von billig zusammengeklöppeltem Stückwerk anhaften. Hätte Obsidian die Klasse von Erweiterungen wie Schatten von Undernzit erreicht, wäre ich glücklich. So bleibt eine Reise, die...

By OnlineWelten on January 27, 2009

Eigentlich ein Grund zur Freude und gespannter Erwartung, kann Storm of Zehir mich nicht begeistern. Diverse Schwachstellen der Vorgänger wurden übernommen und die neue Überlandkarte kann nicht überzeugen. Da sich die zahlreichen...

By GameCaptain on December 30, 2008

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