Power metal band Blind Guardian wrote the song "Sacred Worlds" as the theme for the game and also make an appearance as characters.

[10] An add-on titled Ice & Blood was released 2 October for European PC players only.

As these events unfold, the T-Energy goes increasingly out of control and changes into a destructive force that mutates creatures, destroys cities, and renders entire regions uninhabitable.

The campaign selection you make will determine whether your story involves healing the land, or intensifying the chaos.

The player will select the path they want to follow at the beginning of the game, and this choice determines the ultimate goal of their character.

There are 7 playable fixed-gender classes, each of which has different class-specific equipment and animations that are dependent on the weapons being wielded.

Players can modify their characters further by allocating stat points, choosing from a range of overarching skills which improve their special powers (combat arts), allow them to barter with NPCs or use different types of weapons.

The console versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were delayed until 2009 with the discs being pressed in April 2009 for a May release.

Expanding the world of Ancaria, Ice & Blood features two new regions, a new playable character and many new items, enemies, weapons and missions.

[21] In January 2009, Sacred 2 received a "Gold" certification from the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU),[35] indicating sales of at least 100,000 units in the German market.

[37] The PC version of Sacred 2 received mixed reviews with an average critic score of 71% at GameRankings,[38] and 71 out of 100 at Metacritic.

[39] While the design, world map and multiplayer were praised, common criticisms were directed at the visuals and technical glitches, as well as the lack of character customization and mostly female, gender-fixed classes.

[citation needed] In August 2009, Deep Silver announced their plans for a sequel with a working title Sacred 3.