<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
and	O
by	O
MacPlay	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
in	O
2002	O
(	O
both	O
the	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
and	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
2nd	O
edition	O
ruleset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
events	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
R	O
.	O
A	O
.	O
Salvatore	O
's	O
The	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
Trilogy	O
novels	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
adventuring	O
party	O
becomes	O
enlisted	O
as	O
a	O
caravan	O
guard	O
while	O
in	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
strange	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
discover	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
threatens	O
the	O
Ten	O
Towns	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
musical	O
score	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
by	O
Overhaul	O
Games	O
,	O
entitled	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dales	I-Application
gameplay	O
operates	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
basis	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
in	O
that	O
it	O
incorporates	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
2nd	O
edition	O
ruleset	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
rules	O
 '	O
intricacies	O
are	O
automatically	O
computed	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
statistics	O
and	O
controls	O
dice	O
rolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
D&	O
D-based	O
games	O
developed	O
and/or	O
published	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
employs	O
a	O
paper-doll	O
style	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
chapters	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
journal	O
system	O
archiving	O
quests	O
and	O
notable	O
entries	O
on	O
specific	O
story-related	O
information	O
from	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poquelin	O
immediately	O
used	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
amass	O
an	O
army	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
until	O
Yxunomei	O
's	O
activities	O
around	O
Kuldahar	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Hrothgar	O
's	O
expedition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BioWare	O
Infinity	O
Engine	O
,	O
featuring	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
sprite-based	O
characters	O
displayed	O
with	O
an	O
isometric	O
camera	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
engine	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
power	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
MacPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
86%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
87/100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
nominated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
although	O
all	O
four	O
awards	O
went	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Allen	O
Rausch	O
,	O
"	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
a	O
fun	O
dungeon	O
romp	O
that	O
can	O
hold	O
its	O
head	O
up	O
high	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
match	O
its	O
big	O
brothers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Chan	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Straits	O
Times	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
he	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
positively	O
compare	O
it	O
with	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Low	O
of	O
the	O
Daily	O
Record	O
noted	O
technical	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
poor	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
and	O
occasional	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Rice	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
huge	O
,	O
engrossing	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
action	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
earns	O
its	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
of	O
any	O
self-respecting	O
RPG	O
fan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#4	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
weekly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
June	O
25	O
–	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
30th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
titles	O
that	O
"	O
dominated	O
the	O
retail	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
July	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
noted	O
that	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
"	O
selling	O
beyond	O
our	O
forecasts	O
and	O
in	O
number	O
one	O
position[s]	O
in	O
certain	O
European	O
territories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
breaking	O
Diablo	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
three-week	O
streak	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dales	I-Application
chart	O
performance	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
PC	O
Zone	O
mentioned	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
surprised	O
at	O
seeing	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
capitulate	O
so	O
easily	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
third-best-selling	O
computer	O
title	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
placing	O
above	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
145,564	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$6.8	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
lifetime	O
domestic	O
sales	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
270,000	O
copies	O
(	O
$9.5	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
franchise	O
together	O
had	O
sold	O
580,000	O
units	O
domestically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Edge	O
ranked	O
the	O
original	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
74th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
best-selling	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
title	O
,	O
released	O
since	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
sales	O
performance	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
Interplay	O
and	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
put	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
,	O
into	O
development	O
within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
focus	O
lay	O
on	O
importing	O
code	O
and	O
features	O
created	O
for	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
and	O
Trials	O
of	O
the	O
Luremaster	O
,	O
Black	O
Isle	O
developed	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
entered	O
production	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Torn	I-Application
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
designer	O
Dave	O
Maldonado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
the	O
rationale	O
behind	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
designer	O
J	O
.	O
E	O
.	O
Sawyer	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
about	O
"	O
limiting	O
risks	O
and	O
maximizing	O
our	O
chances	O
for	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
II	I-Application
shipped	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
and	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
two	O
budget	O
packages	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
entitled	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Collection	O
and	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
re-released	O
again	O
in	O
2002	O
alongside	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
in	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
called	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
sequel	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
again	O
re-released	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
expansion	O
packs	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Beamdog	O
's	O
Overhaul	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
