Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (Expansion Pack) (Mac) review:
4 stars (You cannot miss this!) - Hordes of the Underdark takes you on a long beautifull journey; it is the Bioware game you always wanted, while The Shadows of Undrentide could be for some somehow a disappointment, with this game you do not take that risk . In quality, it's up there with classics like the Baldur's Gate and Diablo games.
Nice Prestige Classes and the ability to advance to "Epic" levels, nice in game items.
There is a good Mac community on the Bioware site, a lot of modules made by players and Bioware, guarantees you tons of hours of playing.
A must have in my opinion.
Remember this is an expansion.
4 stars (I liked the Udrentide better but still a great expansion.) - I like The Shadows of Undrentide better than this expansion but this one still has a lot to offer. You go the through about 4 different levels of Underdark fighting hoardes of new enemys. You can level up to level 40 which is great (undrentide is 20). This is a great expansion pack. Again the only problem is if u played NWN on a less powerful computer, the system requirements are:Macintosh computer running OSX v10.2.8 or higher, 800MHz G4 or faster processor (1.2GHz or faster recommended), 256MB RAM, 32MB or higher (NVIDIA GeForce 2/ATI Radeon recommended) video card, 1.2GB free hard drive space, 8X CD-ROM drive, local area network, with TCP/IP protocol or established internet connection for multiplayer (56 Kbps modem or faster required). So if you meet those requirements and own NWNs buy this expansion. Also purchase The Shadows of Undrentide as well.
5 stars (Finally, the single-player NWN experience is realized) - This is the Bioware game we all were waiting for. In quality, it's up there with their classics like the Baldur's Gate games. The added general features are also much worth the admission: several interesting Prestige Classes and the ability to advance to "Epic" levels above level 20, as well as more detailed models and builder tools. As a Mac user, you don't get to directly experience the added toolset flexibility, but the many modules and online games that use it will make it worthwhile.An excellent expansion. |
