Dragon Age II Demo Set for Next Tuesday

February 22, 2011 marks the launch of the Dragon Age II demo, and BioWare is actively recruiting an army of Champions to help hit the 1 million mark on downloads of the demo across all platforms. If the target is reached before March 1st, gamers can look forward to a free unlock of two in-game items for the entire community to use in Dragon Age II.

The items include “The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall”, which provides additional money to your hero when accessed, and “Lothering’s Lament”, which gives an XP boost when read.

Demo download progress will be tracked on a special page: http://dragonage.bioware.com/da2/demo/

At time of writing the whole Dragon Age server was down.

In the Dragon Age II demo, players will venture through the game’s prologue, choosing from three different character classes. They’ll also learn more about Hawke and hone their skills and abilities that will make them the ultimate hero. After finishing the prologue, players will enter a key new location in the world of Dragon Age, Kirkwall, befriending Isabela, a romantic interest in the game who is also a deadly smuggler. As an added incentive, upon completion of the demo players will unlock a special weapon, “Hayder’s Razor”, an ancient dwarven blade which increases health, mana, and combat abilities, in the full release of Dragon Age II.