Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a computer role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Black Isle Studios. It is the sequel to Baldur's Gate, and was released for Microsoft Windows in September 2000. Like Baldur's Gate, the game is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset. The game uses BioWare's Infinity Engine, used also in Baldur's Gate, Black Isle's Planescape: Torment, and Black Isle's Icewind Dale series. Baldur's Gate II opens shortly after the events of Baldur's Gate, and continues the story of... the player character, whose unique heritage has now gained him or her the attention of a new personage, Jon Irenicus. The game's plot revolves around the player character's encounters with Irenicus; and its setting is mainly Amn, in and around the city of Athkatla. The game received critical acclaim upon its release; in that year, GameSpy, GameSpot, and IGN each awarded Baldur's Gate II its "Role-Playing Game of the Year" award. It has sold over 2 million units.
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