By Matthew Rorie
Design by Randall Montanari

Dungeon Siege and its expansion, Legends of Aranna, elicited some mixed opinions from the computer RPG gaming crowd. Although they were immensely popular, selling over half a million copies between them, many people who played them were disappointed with the relatively small amount of interactivity you had with the game, as the AI for your party would often take over and fight battles on their own. For Dungeon Siege II, Gas Powered Games has gone back to the proverbial drawing board, and while the sequel retains the same obsessive-compulsive item-hunting of the original, the combat system has been overhauled, allowing your characters to switch spells on the fly and use a comprehensive skill and power systems, which lets you customize your party members as you see fit.

And, of course, there's a huge new storyline to delve into as well, which will probably take you anywhere from 25 to 50 hours to complete, depending on how many of the 40+ side quests you choose to do, and that's just on the first difficulty level. Luckily for you, GameSpot's Game Guide to Dungeon Siege II is here to help, with a complete walkthrough for the title, including all of the sidequests, as well as tips on party composition and battle tactics.

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