World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)
World of Warcraft is a massive multi-player, online role-playing game set in the Warcraft universe. In it, thousands of players will be able to adventure together with a new, in-depth perspective on familiar lands, former battlefields and heroes from the legendary universe. In addition, World of Warcraft will introduce new, uncharted territories and new deadly foes.
World of Warcraft takes place four years following the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, where a great tensi
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Review by D. Maughan for World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)
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Just thought I should warn future prospective buyers through the marketplace. Do NOT buy a used copy… once a CD Key has been used Blizzard lock down that Key, and it is non-transferrable. So if you buy a used copy then you won’t be able to play.
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This game is as I have said above……..Awesome!I am a veteran of Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2, and World of Warcraft beats them both hands down.Galaxies was basically just plain boring, not enough content, too much of a grind, and Developers who just didn’t care about their players, World of Warcraft has none of those complaints.Everquest 2 was too much of a system hog (VERY high end system required just to run the game on medium settings), too elitist according to player grouping, and basically just too serious for it’s own good, it kind of felt like Everquest 2 was a second job rather than a game. Once again World of Warcraft has none of these complaints.Warcraft runs fantastic on a medium spec system, and it’s absolutely flawless on mine (1GB ram, 128MB Geforce FX5700 ultra, and a 512k B/B connection) there is no lag whatsoever, and no slowdown even when many players are gathered together spellcasting and fighting etc.The game is colourful, amazingly well drawn (the scenery is literally breathtaking at times) the quests are fun and actually yield good rewards for your chosen class (no 3 hour questing for something you can’t even use and can only sell for 2 copper coins in this game!).All in all a brilliant game, and the best MMORPG I have ever played.Kudos to Blizzard on this one!
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This game is truly amazing, the depth is bottomless with the developers continually enhancing the game and adding new ‘dungeons’ or areas for the level capped players (those who have reached the max level).If you are anything like me however TAKE CARE. This game is very hard to put down and VERY time consuming. Most of the decent things (dungeon raids etc) take a long time to organise (some needing 40 people to be in the same place at the same time), and a lot more time to do. You CAN log on and play for a bit, but to get most things done will take a solid 2-3 hours playing, and thats at a minimum. This game is so addictive that I recommended it to an acholoic friend and he has now become totally immersed. It has really helped his drink problem and now he spends most of his time glued to the PC instead of drinking. He used to go straight from work to the pub, now he goes straight home to play. The game really is that addictive. You can’t stop, and there is ALWAYS something new to do, or better to get. I have now managed to stop playing, but only until the expansion comes out, and I still dream of WOW regualarly. In summary; An excellent game, way ahead of any of it’s competition. But if you are into your fansy/MMorph and often find yourself spending more time playing than you should then HANDLE WITH CARE.
Review by A raider for World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)
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This is my first MMORPG that i’ve ever played…I enjoyed Warcraft 3 and must admit that i was aprehensive about playing this…..but i was proven wrong!This game is, in a word, amazing. I have played Morrowind but quickly got bored – with all the tedious touches (fatigue etc) which some may find “realistic” but i found to be a waste of time…This game suffers from none of these little niggles. It is very easy to pick up and play – finding quests and knowing where to go to complete them is done so in a very streamlined way so u dont spend ages running around trying to find out where to go…again making for an enjoyable gaming experience. The graphics are beautifull. Everything is smooth and is rarely repetitive…and the sound is nice and crisp. Addiction is a problem! This game has one of the rare ingredients that made old games like Tie fighter ledgendry – a must have “gotta have more go goddamit” feel…and u feel rewarded for the time you put in.People complain about a monthly fee…well it depends on how you view that. Unlike many games, you do get what you pay for with this game, so in my opinion (setting aside the issue of “is it right to have to may a monthly supplement”) the money is well spent. I would rather spend money playing a game i know i like than to pay less for a game i do not like.I do have 2 niggles with the game, and hence why i gave it 4 stars, is the social aspect of the game – many quests that offer the greatest rewards must be done by a large group of people – it is not possible to do them without, which some people may be put off by. But teaming up with characters that are helpful makes the good experience of the game soar and is very enjoyable. Forming groups is easy (as is leaving them!) and works very well and should not be viewed as a drawback to this game.The other issue is that of time! This game will take up a lot of your time…believe me…no game has had me as hooked as this game in my entire life…it is possible to spend over 6 hours playing and notbe bored at all, such is the appeal of the game.My advice to those considering this as their next gaming purchase is to buy it – the first month is free and every pre-conceived worry you may have with online only RPS’s (long loading times, lag etc) will be quickly swept aside when you start playing. It is one of the best games i have played and i know that i will be playing this for some time to come!
Review by Sasja Frahm Olesen for World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)
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What a great game! It successfully combines the winning features of my favorite roleplaying games: The wonderful sense of exploration (as in the Might and Magic series), the fast action (as in Diablo II) and great questfilled storylines (used well in many games, but most recently in Never Winter Nights). The game itself is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), which means that you play in with hundreds of other players being in the world with you. They’re not from around the globe though – there are special European servers. I haven’t tried other MMORPGs, so I can’t compare – but it gives a great game dynamic to play with lots of others. There are enough to choose your friends from, but not so many that you won’t begin to recognise some after a while (unlike, e.g. Diablo where the chances of running into the same person twice are slim). The one big disadvantage to MMORPGs is that there’s a monthly FEE for playing the game. As you install it you need to type in your credit card number. No withdrawal will happen until you’ve played a month, but each month after the first will cost around £8.The world has two warring factions that you need to choose between: The Alliance (Human, Night Elf, Dwarf and Gnome), and the Horde (Undead, Troll, Orc or Tauren). You can choose to play in a PvP world, where alliance players can attack horde players and vice versa, or in normal and roleplaying worlds where you can only be attacked by other players if you agree to it (creatures in the world will not extend you the same courtesy, though).The gameplay is very easy to get into, and quite hard to fully master – but you’ll learn as you go. Thousands of skills, items, talents, monsters, quests and environments give the world a depth and near endless possibilities, but you won’t feel overwhelmed, as you don’t need to use or understand them all to be an efficient player. The graphics are very smooth and pretty. Enjoy – but watch the time! Set an alarm clock to remind you that you have a real life too