Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Great storyline and characters.
Fun quests.
New classes.

Cons:

Poor camera.
Confusing and chaotic combat.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Great storyline and characters
Fun quests
New classes
Terrific additions to Toolkit
Epic feats and spells
Excellent use of lighting

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor camera
Confusing and chaotic combat
Bugs and gameplay glitches
Issues with spirit meter

Expert reviews and ratings

How I long for those halcyon days of West Harbor. At least there, in the original Neverwinter Nights 2 prologue, I woke up in my own bed, meandered about a cozy hovel nestled quietly on the northern edge of the Sword Coast, looking forward to nothing...

By Gaming Nexus on November 28, 2007

Neverwinter Nights 2 was a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it offered up a compelling world, a rich story, and some decent gameplay mechanics. But on the other hand, it was plagued by all sorts of problems, including absurd system requirements...

By NZGamer on November 20, 2007

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer is a nice overall well built game expansion. They have added plenty of content to the original game and using the entirely new story created a unique and fun adventure. The game plays well but you should have...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on October 28, 2007

You awake, in great pain, at the bottom of a barrow in the center of a cage of runes, unable to move. A red wizard, Safiya, comes to get you. She cautions you to hurry and prepare yourself, there is danger about and you have far to go. Each word you...

By GameZone on October 25, 2007

Oct 18, 2007Expansion pack Mask of the Betrayer picks up from the moment D&D-loyal RPG NWN2 finished, with the King of Shadows defeated, and your character squished beneath a collapsed building. You're alive, but there's something wrong....

By Games Radar on October 18, 2007

Neverwinter Nights 2s narrative continues with the Mask of the Betrayer expansion, which turns out to follow a darker, more interesting storyline then the original campaign. Gone are the obvious comic relief characters like Khelgar, replaced with a...

By IGN Gear on October 15, 2007

Theres a sweet spot in Dungeons & Dragons around when a character hits level 7 that usually ends around 14. This is when characters start acquiring really cool powers, begin facing down more exotic monsters and get involved in adventures with a...

By GameSpy on October 12, 2007

Can you go home again? And if so, how much will you -- or your home -- have changed since you left? That's one of Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer's themes, but it's also a question for beleaguered D&D fans desperate for the...

By 1Up on October 09, 2007