Jun 2006

Staff Review

Nicola Shepherd, HMV Head Office

Since this game was released last year it has accumulated an extraordinary following worldwide. This can be seen in the multitude of websites devoted to the game and the ever increasing number of realms Blizzard continues to put online to keep up with the growing demand. It may not be the prettiest game with the best graphics, but what it loses in this area it more than makes up for in playability.

There are various servers that you can choose to play on. The main realms are Player Versus the Environment (PVE) with an added option of battling against other players via duelling, battlegrounds or activating a PVP (Player Versus Player) flag. However, the more adventurous player may want to choose a PVP server where your character is vulnerable to attack at any time or a Role Playing server where anything goes.

This is an extremely addictive game and with the eagerly awaited expansion pack (World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade) due out later this year it just gets better. Love it or hate it, Alliance or Horde, there's no doubt at some point you've heard about it.

Feb 2004

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 tension has settled over the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the various races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and terrifying have arisen to plague the world once again. Players must explore the lands of Azeroth, forge fellowships with other players and build their strength in order to prevail. An action-packed combat system delivers fast, furious combat against multiple opponents, while minimising delays between battles to keep players on the move. Rich, evolving story and questing system will keep players engrossed as the world is regularly updated with new content.

Fully customisable character classes, innovative races, and thousands of weapons allow for a truly diverse gameplay experience that will appeal to both hard-core and novice gamers alike. A simple, intuitive user interface will allow players of various skill levels to easily join the adventure. World of Warcraft also features support for advanced graphics hardware, giving the player superlative graphical enhancements, as well as a sophisticated, massively multiplayer network architecture capable of supporting thousands of players in a world simultaneously.

hmv.co.uk Games Editor

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Staff Review - Nicola Shepherd, HMV Head Office

Since this game was released last year it has accumulated an extraordinary following worldwide. This can be seen in the multitude of websites devoted to the game and the ever increasing number of realms Blizzard continues to put online to keep up with the growing demand. It may not be the prettiest game with the best graphics, but what it loses in this area it more than makes up for in playability.

There are various servers that you can choose to play on. The main realms are Player Versus the Environment (PVE) with an added option of battling against other players via duelling, battlegrounds or activating a PVP (Player Versus Player) flag. However, the more adventurous player may want to choose a PVP server where your character is vulnerable to attack at any time or a Role Playing server where anything goes.

This is an extremely addictive game and with the eagerly awaited expansion pack (World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade) due out later this year it just gets better. Love it or hate it, Alliance or Horde, there's no doubt at some point you've heard about it.