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Average Ratings
Addiction Level9/10 Based on 14 ratings
Graphics8.6/10 Based on 15 ratings
Value for Money7.8/10
Reviewer Rating8.3/10
Overall Rating8.5/10 Based on 25 ratings
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expert review of World of Warcraft for PC

By Crazykid Rank: Corporal on 19th Dec 2005

Crazykid's Ratings
Addiction Level0/10
Graphics8/10
Multi-playerYes
Value for money2/10
Overall value2/10
no Crazykid's recommendation

Good Points

The Graphics. The huge world.

Bad Points

Unfriendly players. Boring play. Cost. Mindless.

General Comments

The pitch of the World of Warcraft PC game is you are put into the world and may join the hordes or the alliance. You must then build your levels through quests, and then perhaps attack the other team of players, and what is also claimed to be a place to make friends and to form relationships.

The game can be found almost everywhere, and it is hyped tremendously, often hogging displays, and is commonly seen in Game and GameStation etc.

What I must say is that the game is beautiful, and much work has been put into making each of the character models unique with huge customizable options available, and bright colours used to pull the casual gamer in. The world is filled with lush landscapes and textures, but of course it can't compare to single player games such as Morrowind, due to it being run off servers where millions are logging on.

As I outlined before, the aim of the game is to build levels through quests which may be to collect an item or such-like. The main Experience points are found in visiting areas, and repeatability killing monsters, which re-spawn regularly. This is where the game falls down for me, it has a lack of depth and the constant leveling. Boredom soon sets in and you wish you were playing something which would require some thought.

There are more "Powergame" methods on the game, including trade skills, such as alchemy, tailoring and cooking; all examples of what your character can learn to make things which are to be sold for gold. Of course they are undervalued and you get more for selling the resources. This has led to players harvesting all they can find and selling them.

You could be drawn in to play more, due to the number of races and classes available. This expands the life of the game somewhat, but again it gets tedious.

Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and Undead.
Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.

World of Warcraft claims to be an RPG game, but I have seen no role-playing in the time I was there. All I came across were ignorant people who ran around killing people chanting "Owned u noob", and if any roleplay was ever attempted to occur, you received insults, indifference, or people wondering what you were on about. While I was there, I despised the fact that people talked about levels and RL matters, and that was a huge reason as to why I quit the game.

Overall I find the game shallow with no substance, and even with its graphics, you don't get to enjoy them due to the lag.
It costs 8 pounds a month and 30 - 35 pounds to purchase the software?
I'd have to give it a thumbs down.

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1 Comment on Review by Crazykid for World of Warcraft for PC

  1. ZackMan Rank: 2nd Lieutenant on 19th Dec 2005

    I have never played the game but I found this review helpful. From what the review states I don't think I will buy the game.

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