The meat of the story is finding out whom or what is responsible for the attacks - and stopping them. The small hunting and fishing town is under attack from raiding orcs and goblins, and you (among a few other mercenary groups) were hired to repel the attacks and help save the city. (The events of the original game are referenced many times throughout the course of the sequel.) Your merry band of adventurers is traveling to aid the besieged city of Targos, looking for fame and fortune as mercenaries. The sequel takes place some 30 years after the events in Icewind Dale. However, this is a solid, if not unspectacular, hack-and-slash adventure and a good game on which to retire the classic Infinity engine. This, in and of itself, isn't a bad thing, and the new 3rd Edition rules certainly make things more interesting, but in the end there remains a feeling of "been there, done that" that cannot be expelled. If you are at all familiar with the original Icewind Dale and its two expansions, then you know exactly what to expect from Icewind Dale II - a combat laden D&D adventure with one big fight after another.
A call has gone out to all those willing to face insurmountable odds. Massive swarms of Orcs and Worg-mounted Goblins are attempting to overrun the town of Targos. The worst fear of the civilized realms has come true: the Goblinoids have united an army of misfits and they want to call the Ten Towns their own. Icewind Dale II offers a chance to revisit the frozen northern reaches of the Forgotten Realms. Also, high-level magic users will be rewarded with powerful new spells. Most of the 3rd Edition based races and classes are now playable and players will have a much easier time figuring out how their character is progressing.
The game team has spent lots of time implementing new rules from 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Black Isle Studios's sequel to Icewind Dale uses the same Infinity Engine that powered the Baldur's Gate series and Planescape: Torment.
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