Bards sing tales of heroes from ages past, but never have the Forgotten Realms so desperately needed a champion. Years have passed since the war between Luskan and Neverwinter, almost enough time for the wounds of war to heal. But the brief peace the Realms have known may be at an end. Tension growing between the mighty city-states means the Sword Coast again teeters on the edge of open war.

Unnoticed, a greater danger stalks the City of Skilled Hands. Unbeknownst to the denizens of the North, deep in the Mere of Dead Men, dark forces from across the Realms have been rallied under the banner of a legendary evil. If left unchallenged, all of the North is doomed to fall under its power.

Even in this darkest hour, hope remains. A mysterious relic is borne to Neverwinter in the hands of a lone hero so that its secrets may be unlocked - secrets that carry the fate of all the North. So begins an epic tale of shattered alliances, noble acts and dark deeds to be told across the Realms for generations to come.

Under Game options, we maxed all available visual settings.

Anisotropic filtering was enabled from the "Advanced Graphics" tab, while Anti-aliasing modes were set using Nvidia's 3D control panel.

We saved a gave and then walked the exact same route (more or less), moving the camera a lot around the player. This is the worst a case scenario while playing. With FRAPS, we recorded two minutes of gameplay and got the lowest and average measurements.

NeverWinter Nights2 is a "tough" game with all visual improvements enabled. Gainward's 8800GTS GS showed superb performance with 55FPS average.

Antialiasing is not offered from within the game options. Using Nvidia's 3D control panel we enabled up to 16xQ AA. As we've seen so often up till now, the performance of Gainward's 8800GTS GS isn't as affected by AA as other cards.