We were recently able to try out the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II. The game is the follow-up to 2001's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, which featured a traditional action-oriented approach to the popular franchise. Black Isle Studios has now taken over development of the series--the original was done by Snowblind Studios--and it has been working to build on the promising first game. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is slated to feature more playable characters, refined gameplay, and more levels. We tried out playable builds of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game to see how many charisma points the next installment in the franchise possesses.