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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

2000 video game
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Summary

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's instance of is recorded as Shadows of Amn — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Shadows of Amn — screenwriter (P58): Lukas Kristjanson wrote the screenplay for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[4].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's composer is recorded as Shadows of Amn — composer (P86): Michael Hoenig[5].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was published by Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): Interplay Entertainment[6].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was published by Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): Black Isle Studios[7].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was published by Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): MacPlay[8].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's genre is Shadows of Amn — genre (P136): role-playing video game[9].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's based on is recorded as Shadows of Amn — based on (P144): Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd edition)[10].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was produced by Shadows of Amn — producer (P162): Feargus Urquhart[11].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's developer is recorded as Shadows of Amn — developer (P178): BioWare[12].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's part of the series is recorded as Shadows of Amn — part of the series (P179): Baldur's Gate[13].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's designed by is recorded as Shadows of Amn — designed by (P287): James Ohlen[14].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's designed by is recorded as Shadows of Amn — designed by (P287): Kevin Martens[15].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.23037[16].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's Commons category is recorded as Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[17].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's platform is recorded as Shadows of Amn — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's platform is recorded as Shadows of Amn — platform (P400): macOS[19].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's platform is recorded as Shadows of Amn — platform (P400): Linux[20].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's platform is recorded as Shadows of Amn — platform (P400): Classic Mac OS[21].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's game mode is recorded as Shadows of Amn — game mode (P404): single-player video game[22].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's game mode is recorded as Shadows of Amn — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[23].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's game mode is recorded as Shadows of Amn — game mode (P404): co-op mode[24].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's software engine is recorded as Shadows of Amn — software engine (P408): Infinity Engine[25].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was distributed by Shadows of Amn — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[26].
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was distributed by Shadows of Amn — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): Interplay Entertainment[6], Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): Black Isle Studios[7], and Shadows of Amn — publisher (P123): MacPlay[8]. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was produced by Shadows of Amn — producer (P162): Feargus Urquhart[11]. Shadows of Amn — screenwriter (P58): Lukas Kristjanson wrote the screenplay for it[4].

Publication

Publication dates include September 24, 2000[28], September 29, 2000[29], September 22, 2000[30], December 1, 2000[31], September 1, 2001[32], and October 15, 2001[33]. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's genre is Shadows of Amn — genre (P136): role-playing video game[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Shadows of Amn — part of the series (P179): Baldur's Gate[13]. Recorded distribution format include Shadows of Amn — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[26], Shadows of Amn — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[27], and Shadows of Amn — distribution format (P437): digital download[34].

Subject and Themes

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn's part of the series is recorded as Shadows of Amn — part of the series (P179): Baldur's Gate[13].

Reception

Reviews include 93.97%[35], 95/100[36], 9.4/10[37], 9.2/10[38], and 9/10[39].

Why It Matters

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

BioWare bird's-eye view Black Isle Studios Canada CD-ROM Classic Mac OS computer keyboard computer mouse Grey DeLisle Interplay Entertainment isometric view Jim Cummings Kath Soucie Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Wizards of the Coast

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . AllGame. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . Q207708. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . gry-online.pl. Retrieved . gry-online.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . Inside Mac Games. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wine appdb id → —
    Techraptor game id → baldurs-gate-ii
    Behind the voice actors video game id → Baldurs-Gate-II-Shadows-of-Amn
    Lutris game id → baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn
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