Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir expansion pack announced

Atari has announced an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2, entitled Storm of Zehir. As it happens, Storm of Zehir will hearken back to some of the most memorable moments in PC RPG gaming, with a decidedly Baldur’s Gate-like take on the Neverwinter Nights convention. Learn some of the features of this expansion after the jump!

All you RPG players, rejoice! Atari has announced an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2, entitled Storm of Zehir. As it happens, Storm of Zehir will hearken back to some of the most memorable moments in PC RPG gaming, with a decidedly Baldur’s Gate-like take on the Neverwinter Nights convention.

Here are some of the exciting features slated to be a part of the game:

• Travel the Sword Coast and Samarach using the open-ended exploration of the new Overland Map. Use skills like Spot and Survival while on the Overland Map to avoid ambushes and even find hidden locales and lost artifacts.
• Create your own full party of adventurers. Devastate your foes with a squad of fireball-flinging Sorcerers, form a solid wall of steel with a party of Fighters, or strike the perfect balance in your party by spreading out the classes you choose for your characters.
• Improved party gameplay including streamlined party conversations, a new Teamwork Benefit System, and powerful party feats.
• The world’s economy reacts to your adventures and choices. And, through trading and quests, you can expand your merchant company into a massive trading empire.

Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir is slated for a Q4 2008 release. With a new expansion that promises 15 more hours of adventure, new spells, classes, creatures, and playable races, you can be sure that people will never want the adventure to end.