Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

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Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance fails to live up to the potential of its replacement and the legacy of the Dark Alliance name. The game has solid level design, but combat is horribly repetitive, three are a ton of bugs, and the story is forgettable.

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4/10

Travis Northup (IGN)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a tedious co-op adventure with lots of goblins and even more bugs.

June 21, 2021 |

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The Dark Alliance revival lacks finesse, and local co-op, but give it time and it’s not without its own charms.

June 25, 2021 |

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Robert Purchese (Eurogamer)

4/10

Zoey Handley (Destructoid)

I wrack my brain trying to figure out Dark Alliance’s strengths, and I’m not coming up with much. The level design works surprisingly well for multiplayer. I was afraid looting would fall by the wayside, but every time a fight would wrap up, everyone would run off in different directions and grab chests before finally moving on. I didn’t feel like things were getting missed. Well, except for the shoes that would pop out of chests some other player would open. Those just rot, forgotten on the ground.

June 29, 2021 |

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Travis Northup (IGN)

4/10 - (Read Review)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a tedious co-op adventure with lots of goblins and even more bugs.

Robert Purchese (Eurogamer)

Recommended - (Read Review)

The Dark Alliance revival lacks finesse, and local co-op, but give it time and it’s not without its own charms.

Zoey Handley (Destructoid)

4/10 - (Read Review)

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Not Recommended	06-21-2021	There are some parts to the game that I like but it is covered with a layer of bugs, and poor control and design decisions that even at a reduced price its a deep deep sale.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Brandon Adams	3.5 / 5 stars	06-21-2021	Tuque Games must have rolled a natural 20 on their saving throw, because none of Dark Alliance's faults are able to bring the action-RPG down. It's a solid cooperative dungeon crawler that's positively dripping with D&D's iconic Companions of the Hall setting and lore. The combat may take some getting used to, and putting your party together is more fiddly than it needs to be, yet Dark Alliance remains an entertaining adventure from beginning to end.	Read review
AusGamers	KostaAndreadis	3 / 10	06-23-2021	There are so many things half-baked, broken, glitchy, or simply baffling it's almost commendable.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Charles Hartford	6 / 10	06-21-2021	With its frustrating controls, and questionable AI the enjoyment that can be gained from Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is severely limited. If a player is looking to romp through a strongly realized D&D world, and a classic story of heroes scrambling to stop the legions of evil, it may be worth keeping the game on easy just to enjoy the setting and story. However, if you are looking for a full-fledged action RPG experience there are far better offering out there.	Read review
CGMagazine	Chris De Hoog	6.5 / 10	06-25-2021	Dark Alliance lacks compelling narrative and gameplay variety, despite being steeped in lore from its source material.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Tom Quirk	5 / 10	06-22-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance isn’t a bad game, but it does feel insubstantial at the moment. The lack of character development, plot or world-building will probably turn away hardcore D&D fans. As for the fans of multiplayer action games, while the core of the experience is fairly solid, the lack of technical polish, repetitive structure and unexciting loot system will likely not satisfy for long. Hopefully over time, patches and additional content can flesh out the experience and make it the rollicking fantasy hack and slash multiplayer funfest it has the potential to be. Just make sure you don’t forget to bring a friend or three.	Read review
COGconnected	Mark Steighner	68 / 100	06-28-2021	Dear Dark Alliance: those of us that were fans of the original PS2 game and the Dungeons and Dragons franchise came ready to enjoy you. You waved your fancy pedigree and showed us your impressive environments, only to disappoint us once we paid the price of admission. So, fix the AI. Balance the single player game or ditch it entirely. Let the players create real characters that express themselves. Above all, kill the bugs. Do those things, and maybe we’ll come back, because it could be a nice little house to live in for a while.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Thorne Stone	7 / 10	06-21-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a fun action game to play with friends whose deep combat gets overshadowed by a clunky lock-on mechanic and untimely framerate drops.	Read review
Daily Mirror	James Ide	3 / 5 stars	06-22-2021	D&D Dark Alliance really brings the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life, with great monsters, tones of atmosphere and no microtransactions but is tragically held back by bugs and poor AI. The story is serviceable but I expected a little more from a D&D game based on a much-loved book series.	Read review
DASHGAMER.com	Mark Isaacson	Not Recommended	06-30-2021	It’s hard to recommend to anyone who wants to play this solo, but if you can find a group willing to give it a shot via Xbox Game Pass in particular then at least you won’t feel too guilty about giving it a go. I really wish that wasn’t the only compliment I could give it, but here we are.	Read review
Destructoid	Zoey Handley	4 / 10	06-29-2021	I wrack my brain trying to figure out Dark Alliance’s strengths, and I’m not coming up with much. The level design works surprisingly well for multiplayer. I was afraid looting would fall by the wayside, but every time a fight would wrap up, everyone would run off in different directions and grab chests before finally moving on. I didn’t feel like things were getting missed. Well, except for the shoes that would pop out of chests some other player would open. Those just rot, forgotten on the ground.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Steven McGehee	6.2 / 10	10-25-2017	Ultimately, DA is one of those games that just about goes tit-for-tat on pros and cons. With some patching, this game could really break through to another level of quality, but we’ll have to see what develops in that regard. I understand that Tuque has several things lined up for the next six months. They’re planning on new free DLC and a new expansion, Echoes of the Blood War, and that’s cool. However, I think they really need to take a hard look at the base game and make several major adjustments to it before worrying about DLC, because if the base game doesn’t get right, there might not be much of an audience to bring back in with DLC and expansions.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Matt Sainsbury	1.5 / 5 stars	06-28-2021	I just didn’t expect it could be this bad. Dark Alliance is a functionally broken product. When enemies simply ignore you as you carve their health down to zero, when there’s so little to the game that that’s all you’re doing, and when the multiplayer experience is only superior because it’s a chance to share the misery with someone else, some passable graphics and one neat checkpointing system aren't anywhere near enough to redeem this game. This is the poorest handling of a license since Superman 64.	Read review
Eurogamer	Robert Purchese	Recommended	06-25-2021	The Dark Alliance revival lacks finesse, and local co-op, but give it time and it's not without its own charms.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Giovanni Calgaro	7 / 10	06-21-2021	Dark Alliance returns after about sixteen years of oblivion. Tuque's work, which became an in-house development studio at Wizards of the Coast, despite having a rather grandiose name and glorious past, starts from scratch adopting some rather drastic (and not always winning) solutions, for the canons of the hack 'n' slash genre.	Read review
Explosion Network	Dylan Blight	3 / 10	07-04-2021	I don't know who, in my right mind, I would recommend Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance to.	Read review
Fextralife	Fexelea	7.2 / 10	06-21-2021	Though nothing like the original Dark Alliance games, this new iteration does just enough to warrant the attention of those who enjoy a co-operative dungeon crawling experience. And while I recommend waiting for a sale if you intend to play solo, the inclusion of matchmaking should allow just about anyone to find other players to party up with easily, which really feels like what this game was made for.	Read review
Game Informer	Matt Miller	6 / 10	07-02-2021	Hacking and slashing with friends is always fun, but Dark Alliance has too many problems to recommend when so many other cooperative experiences offer more	Read review
Game Rant	Paul Mason	3.5 / 5 stars	06-21-2021	This game is a worthy successor to the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance titles. Though the combat can become a bit repetitive, it's fast-paced and engaging for the most part. While playing solo, it's fun and challenging, and it's easy to see how it would flourish with a full group of players. It isn't perfect, but the over-the-top voice acting and character models, respect for Dungeons and Dragons lore, and intuitive combat make for a charming package. It's casual enough for anyone to pick up and play while retaining enough Dungeons and Dragons standards to keep experienced players of the tabletop game content. Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is a fun action RPG, that has an opportunity to open up Dungeons and Dragons to a wider audience.	Read review
Gameblog	Damien Greffet	3 / 10	06-25-2021	It's difficult to recommend Dark Alliance to anyone else than biggest fans of Forgotten Realms's lore. The game definitely lacks of polish and doesn't shine at all when you talk about its gameplay, graphics or even its multiplayer options.	Read review
Gamefa	مهدی رضایی	8 / 10	06-23-2021	Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is the kind of game that has its own audience. If you're a fan of fantasy games and of course service-centric, don't miss Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance at all. Playing this game with friends is very enjoyable.	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	5 / 10	07-04-2021	If you love co-op based games, just look elsewhere, or simply wait before Dark Alliance will get all the necessary fixes and story expansions. As of right now, you can ignore the game completely, even on Game Pass.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	6 / 10	07-11-2021	Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is an alright adventure, it’s got a fine amount of content and it’s good fun for a group.	Read review
GamesBeat	Jason Wilson	30 / 100	06-21-2021	For now, Dark Alliance feels like many D&D adventures: Sometimes, you gotta slog through some combat in order to learn more about the world and enjoy a good story.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jason D'Aprile	6 / 10	06-22-2021	Offering up four-player online action in a familiar setting, D&D Dark Alliance looks good but is chock full of problems.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	5 / 10	06-28-2021	At the moment, Dungeon & Dragons: Dark Alliance is just too rough around the edges to recommend, but some will be able get enjoyment out of it if they can work past its issues. As ever, it’s fun battling your way through dungeons with friends, collecting loot as you go – especially once you’ve powered up your characters and learned some new moves. But until the camera has been tweaked to give you a better view, enemy AI has been improved and bugs have been quashed, the action will always be accompanied by an element of frustration and disappointment. It might be a good idea to wait for a patch or two before jumping in, basically.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Eric Hauter	6.5 / 10	06-22-2021	Dark Alliance has the core of a fun game, but many design decisions and some very spotty enemy AI prevent the game from fully taking flight. While the game still feels early, there is some fun to be had running around and taking advantage of Dark Alliance's many issues. But with time, this game will become a mid-tier action adventure-which is exactly what it should be.	Read review
GamingBolt	Will Borger	3 / 10	06-23-2021	Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance has good ideas, but poor enemy variety, samey levels, bad puzzles, a shockingly poor story, the lack of local co-op, several quality-of-life issues, and numerous bugs that affect every aspect of the game make it hard to recommend to anyone, no matter how much they like the source material.	Read review
GamingTrend	Ron Burke	60 / 100	06-21-2021	Infested with bugs from start to finish, Dark Alliance is a button mashing affair that drops the 5E rules in favor of flash. The bosses are great, but the parts in between less so. Here's hoping developer Tuque can pull this out of the Deep Wastes with their post-launch plans.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Javier Gutierrez Bassols	6.3 / 10	06-29-2021	D&D: Dark Alliance is a game that is designed for those who already know the intrahistory of the Dark Elf and who know how to forgive the failures in the gameplay. With all this, if we are consistent, we are facing an enjoyable proposal, especially in cooperation with four friends.‎	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	7 / 10	06-21-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is much better with friends. There's loads of loot and fun to be had, but combat is quite sluggish.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Andrew Thornton	2 / 5 stars	07-03-2021	There’s room on the market for mindless action, especially when it can be played with friends. I’m glad a game like Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is on Game Pass because that’s the perfect way to get a group of friends playing together. I just wish that once they gathered, they had something better to play. Unfortunately, despite some parts of the game looking and sounding nice, there’s little else to recommend it. With awful AI, weightless combat, an unengaging story, and loot that feels inessential, the entire game is a slog. The biggest fans of Dungeons & Dragons may find a bit of fun with friends, but they deserve better than this.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	David Martinez	70 / 100	06-22-2021	Dark Alliance brings back the characters from RA Salvatore books, and we love that, but the gameplay is repetitive, and we found several technical issues, related to visuals, control and enemy AI.	Read review
IGN	Travis Northup	4 / 10	06-21-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a tedious co-op adventure with lots of goblins and even more bugs.	Read review
IGN Italy	Davide Mancini	7 / 10	06-21-2021	Dark Alliance is an action game with a fiery soul and brave ambitions, whose gameplay is a little bit undermined by some naive choices and a lackluster balance. It's fun in co-op and depicts with joy the D&D universe, but at day one it's still too unpolished to achieve the glory of the top action RPGs.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Chris O'Connor	3.4 / 5 stars	07-16-2021	I don’t mind the game. I’m a big fan of the more traditional D&D games, but I also don’t mind a more brainless “mash keys and progress” type game and this arguably falls far more in that latter category. If you like a bit of Dungeon delving and aren’t too fussed about character details then this could be a good choice. If you really want page after page of stats and character story then this will probably leave you wanting.	Read review
KeenGamer	James Nunn	5 / 10	06-27-2021	Dark Alliance lacks in diversity, with bugs littered throughout making it near impossible to remain immersed for more than 10 minutes at a time, if that. You will undoubtedly expect either a successful homage to Dungeons and Dragons or a high-quality action RPG with influence from that scene	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	3 / 10	06-25-2021	A tragically awful attempt to revive the Dark Alliance name, with horribly repetitive combat, empty storytelling, and a dragon horde's worth of bugs.	Read review
MMORPG.com	Garrick D. Raley	4 / 10	06-25-2021	I wanted to love Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance so badly. I grew up reading R.A. Salvatore’s novels about Drizzt and his companions. Baldur’s Gate was my first CRPG that I ever played. The original Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Dark Alliance II are probably my favorite games from the PS2 era. But sadly, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance just misses the mark in so many categories. It was a slog to get through, and there is almost no reason for me to ever pick it up again.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	40 / 100	06-27-2021	Dark Alliance is a dull and unpolished multiplayer action RPG with repetitive and glitchy combat, broken online connectivity, unbalanced solo play, and more than enough technical issues to put off anyone even slightly interested in checking it out.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Can Arabacı	4 / 10	07-01-2021	You better go and read the Drizzt books for the time and money you will spend on this game.	Read review
PC Gamer	Andy Kelly	82 / 100	06-21-2021	A furiously entertaining action RPG whose horrible monsters are a delight to slay, whether you're playing solo or co-op.	Read review
PC Invasion	Andrew Farrell	3.5 / 10	06-21-2021	Dull and clunky, this is one hell of a weak, uninspired action game that's plagued with poor design choices and technical issues.	Read review
PCGamesN	Ian Boudreau	5 / 10	06-21-2021	A cheeky take on Dungeons & Dragons lore isn't enough to carry the lacklustre combat, sluggish controls, and dodgy enemy hitboxes.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Paulmichael Contreras	6 / 10	06-25-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance has the potential to become a fun showcase for the long-running franchise. Despite the issues, none of these are game-breaking bugs, and it is a passable RPG. Now we just have to see if Tuque Games has what it takes to turn things around. Fans of Dungeons & Dragons, of which there are untold millions, will love the lore and story of Dark Alliance. Who knows if their love of the franchise will translate into enough sales to warrant a sequel? If so, then there is a lot of work to do, but we’ve seen plenty of comebacks before, and we’ll no doubt see more in the future. With any luck, in the not-too-distant future we’ll gather ‘round the virtual campfire and enjoy a higher-scored adventure in the Icewind Dale thanks to the lessons learned from Dark Alliance.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Garri Bagdasarov	8 / 10	06-21-2021	Dark Alliance is the type of game for people looking to blow off steam with their friends. It's such an exploration ride that I just wanted to keep playing it all day long. The fun combat and loot system kept me coming back even if it is a shame the story set in the D&D universe written by a prolific writer fails to live up to its potential. It's also baffling that almost no love was given to the game on the PS5 to utilize its power or even the DualSense controller. At $40 though almost all of its flaws can be overlooked for just plain old fun.	Read review
Polygon	Kazuma Hashimoto	Recommended	06-22-2021	In missions, players have two options upon clearing set areas, which are to increase the rarity of loot that will drop, or to rest at camp, which will create a checkpoint for the player and restore any used healing items. On the Legendary and Ascended difficulty	Read review
Push Square	Stuart Gipp	7 / 10	06-28-2021	Dark Alliance is a game that seems destined to be forgotten, which is a shame because there's a lot of old-school PS2-style fun to be had. Once split screen is patched in we can see ourselves going back to it regularly in order to relive those couch co-op days of yore, though the game is enjoyable solo as well if you choose your difficulty setting wisely. It's nothing to set the world on fire but it's a perfectly enjoyable throwback to dungeon crawling hack-and-slash classics that'll work for you all the more if you've got a group of friends who yearn to go back in time to a simpler experience. Future content updates will only improve Dark Alliance and we'd urge you to give it a try for yourself.	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Ciaran McGinn	3 / 5 stars	07-12-2021	The fantasy genre is one we’re all familiar with. Whether it be The Lord of The Rings or shows like Netflix’s The Witcher, the genre has found a dedicated spot in modern pop culture. But it’s Dungeons and Dragons that really brought the fantasy genre to the fore, finding favour among the nerdiest of youths and the most famous of Hollywood actors. For a franchise as massive as D&D, you’d think that its adaptations and spinoffs into modern media would hold up pretty well. It’s why I got quite excited about the recently released D&D: Dark Alliance, which seeks to throw players into an epic campaign littered with all the trimmings of D&D’s vast universe. It accomplishes this to some degree, but as a whole, it feels closer to a critical fail than booming success.	Read review
RPGamer	Paul Shkreli	2.5 / 5 stars	06-28-2021	While there is some depth and enjoyment deep within the heart of the multiplayer experience, Dark Alliance fails to provide the engrossing gameplay experience that is required in order to sustain the sort of long-term community clearly desired by the game’s creators.	Read review
Screen Rant	William Cennamo	1.5 / 5 stars	06-22-2021	Overall, Dark Alliance needs a lot of work to truly warrant a playthrough and can only be recommended in its current state to massive fans of the book series who just want to know what happens in between books 1 and 2. The game itself is a masterpiece to look at, but falls short in the gameplay department, making this a tough sell for anyone who wasn't already going to pick it up and play simply based on its source material.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Táňa Matúšová	5 / 10	06-29-2021	Just like with tabletop D&D, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance requires a party of friends to truly enjoy this buggy experience. Otherwise, it's just a source of frustration.	Read review
Shacknews	Donovan Erskine	7 / 10	06-21-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance delivers a solid D&D adventure, with exciting combat and a slew of monsters to take down. Though my experience was a bit dulled by crashes and some minor bugs, it certainly didn’t ruin the game for me. Dark Alliance fits in nicely in the pantheon of Dungeons and Dragons games.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Carri Grant Raffy Abenoja	5 / 10	07-15-2021	Overall, Dark Alliance is a fun game for quick 30-minute sessions with friends. However, I’d personally want it to stay in development for longer so developers would fix some of the game’s issues. It’s highly detailed and beautiful, but that’s the only best quality I could say about it right now.	Read review
SpazioGames	Daniele Spelta	Recommended	06-21-2021	Dark Alliance has some intriguing mechanics and a smart level design.	Read review
TechRaptor	Tyler Chancey	6.5 / 10	06-22-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance offers a decent arcade action RPG experience, but suffers from midbudget jank and some questionable combat elements.	Read review
The Angry Joe Show	Joe Vargas	2 / 10	07-01-2021	Video Review	Read review
The Games Machine	Simone Rampazzi	6.5 / 10	06-26-2021	Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is a double-edged sword. The setting and the characters are sure to appeal to an R. A. Salvatore fan, and there are hints of a fun, entertaining game here and there. But they are often overshadowed by the many issues, such as extremely poor enemy AI and questionable design choices.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Reuben Mount	5 / 10	07-09-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance fails to live up to both the potential of its placement in the D&D canon and the legacy of the Dark Alliance name. As a mediocre-to-good game, depending on whether you're alone or with friends, the whole experience is sluggish and dull in execution, and sails close to the average tabletop D&D session where you play for four hours and somehow only walk down a single corridor, but without the enjoyment that comes with that experience.	Read review
Too Much Gaming	Miguel Mendoza	3 / 10	09-08-2021	I personally find it hard to fault a game when it sports a lower than average asking price on launch, but I cannot recommend this game to anyone. It's been nothing but a frustrating experience all throughout, with no redeeming gameplay qualities. But hey, at least the cutscenes were nice.	Read review
TrueAchievements	Tom West	4.5 / 5 stars	06-21-2021	Overall, Dungeons & Dragon: Dark Alliance is a fantastic example of a third-person action RPG, offering a great amount of story and lore through varying missions. With only a few minor setbacks aside, I’d have no problem saying that Tuque Games has brought my Drizzt Do’Urden and companions fantasies to life in all of the best ways. I’ll be seeing this game through to the very end without a shadow of a doubt, and have no issue recommending it to anybody that enjoys action RPGs. Grab some buddies and head to Icewind Dale — you won’t regret it!	Read review
Use a Potion	Unknown	6.5 / 10	06-30-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a lot of fun to play with friends, but it has enough issues to see it fall short of co-op greatness as it stands. A sketchy camera, dumb enemy AI, and some balancing issues can hold the experience back, especially when playing solo.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Heidi Hawes	3 / 10	07-05-2021	As a whole, I can’t recommend Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. If you’re attempting to play it on a last gen system, it’s almost impossible to get through. Even if you’re playing it on a current gen system, it’s still not worth your time. It’s simply not fun. It’s so bland and generic that it’s a slog to get through. There are many other co-op action adventure games out there are much more entertaining, such as Diablo III or Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. And the latter isn’t even that good to begin with.	Read review
Wccftech	Rosh Kelly	6.9 / 10	06-25-2021	With some friends, you can have a lot of fun exploring Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance without needing to roll any dice, but inconsistent combat and frustrating bosses make the experience more of an ordeal than it should be, not to mention unenjoyable by yourself.	Read review
Windows Central	Samantha Nelson	3 / 5 stars	06-21-2021	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a decent brawler if you're looking for casual fun while chatting with your friends on Discord. If you're expecting much depth from the plot or combat mechanics, you'll likely be disappointed.	Read review
Worth Playing	Cody Medellin	7.5 / 10	06-21-2021	Your perception of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is going to heavily depend on how you want to play. If you want to go solo, prepare to toil away at the easiest difficulty level before taking on anything else. If you're planning to go with a team and don't mind the current restrictions, then you'll find this to be an enjoyable romp despite some occasional quirks. Considering its $39.99 price tag, Dark Alliance is worth a shot for those looking for an online co-op fix that isn't another shooter.	Read review
Xbox Achievements	Richard Walker	55 / 100	06-21-2021	Boasting solid combat marred by a woolly lock-on system and repetitive objectives, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is, nonetheless, a mostly enjoyable hack 'n' slash adventure that's best played in co-op.	Read review
ZTGD	Terrence Johnson	7 / 10	07-01-2021	In closing ill say it again, Dark Alliance is not a perfectly executed game but the fun to be had when everything works is worth enduring the little issues. It delivers a fun D&D adventure with some epic combat moments. Even with the issues that I experienced I think this is a solid game and with a bit more polish via patches will fit quite nicely among its dungeon crawler brethren.	Read review

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Set in the Forgotten Realms, the game features real-time combat and dynamic co-op gameplay, and pits the infamous Drizzt Do’Urden and his legendary companions – Catti-brie, Bruenor, and Wulfgar – against some of the most iconic monsters from the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Frost Giants, Beholders, and White Dragons roam the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale in search of the Crystal Shard— and it’s up to the companions to muster the strength to stop them from claiming and using it to destroy their home.

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