<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
features	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
widescreen	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
includes	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansions	O
under	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Infinity	O
Engine	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Infinity	O
Enhanced	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overhaul	O
Games	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
contractual	O
issues	O
with	O
Atari	O
,	O
Beamdog	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
Beamdog	O
CEO	O
Trent	O
Oster	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
contractual	O
issues	O
have	O
been	O
resolved	O
and	O
that	O
news	O
regarding	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
forthcoming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
updated	O
gameplay	O
presented	O
in	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
updated	O
(	O
including	O
cross	O
platform	O
)	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
from	O
different	O
platforms	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
present	O
a	O
radical	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
multitouch	O
screen	O
allowing	O
for	O
gestures	O
that	O
can	O
result	O
in	O
zooming	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ex-Bioware	O
employee	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
Trent	O
Oster	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
I	O
describe	O
playing	O
a	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
combat	O
scenario	O
to	O
someone	O
,	O
I	O
use	O
the	O
analogy	O
of	O
a	O
football	O
playbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
think	O
about	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
in	O
this	O
light	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	O
makes	O
so	O
much	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	I-Application
almost	O
the	O
perfect	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
touch	O
interface	O
—	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
released	O
a	O
decade	O
early.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
continent	O
of	O
Faerûn	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
nations	O
of	O
Amn	O
and	O
Tethyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
return	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
-	O
Neera	O
the	O
Wild	O
Mage	O
,	O
Dorn	O
Il-Khan	O
the	O
Blackguard	O
,	O
and	O
Rasaad	O
the	O
Monk	O
-	O
who	O
are	O
once	O
again	O
recruitable	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
unique	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
-	O
Hexxat	O
the	O
Thief	O
,	O
and	O
Wilson	O
the	O
Bear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
,	O
like	O
before	O
,	O
have	O
a	O
personal	O
character	O
quest	O
that	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
travelling	O
to	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
and	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
;	O
the	O
latter	O
involves	O
the	O
characters	O
bringing	O
a	O
close	O
to	O
their	O
personal	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
from	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
are	O
once	O
again	O
available	O
as	O
romance	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beamdog	O
had	O
negotiated	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
games	O
from	O
Atari	O
and	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
for	O
approximately	O
fourteen	O
months	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
start	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
remasters	O
of	O
both	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
2013	O
release	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
his	O
Twitter	O
account	O
,	O
developer	O
Trent	O
Oster	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
making	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
either	O
remaster	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
Infinity	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
due	O
to	O
their	O
negative	O
experience	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
while	O
developing	O
MDK2	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
Sony	O
had	O
contacted	O
Beamdog	O
about	O
making	O
both	O
remasters	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
nothing	O
would	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
and	O
Beamdog	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
negotiate	O
a	O
price	O
required	O
for	O
funding	O
the	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
differences	O
in	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
UI	O
between	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
's	O
development	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
indefinitely	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
contractual	O
and	O
legal	O
issues	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Overhaul	O
Games	O
promised	O
details	O
regarding	O
the	O
remaster	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
patch	O
for	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
,	O
with	O
confirmation	O
of	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
edition	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Skybound	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
while	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
70/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Cartmel	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
magazine	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5/5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
epic	O
story	O
,	O
memorable	O
characters	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
hours	O
of	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
,	O
questing	O
and	O
adventuring	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
stands	O
tall	O
among	O
the	O
classics	O
.	O
</s>
