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World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Game Review (PC)
By Emanuel Avram
Published: January 19, 2009
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Changes in many areas make World of Warcraft's second expansion: Wrath of the Lich King one of the best expansion packs ever for a game. Blizzard did an excellent job as we got used to, learned from the past mistakes, and created a polished game once more. However, because of this war of the clones, many of us got to play tons of similar MMORPGs since WoW was first launched, and I fear no matter how many tweaks Blizz comes up with, they won't be able to keep up unless they have a new creation. But this won't happen for some time, so in the near future, Blizzard's epic franchise is safe and sound, with an 11 million subscriber population in their pockets.
Gameplay: 92
Quests are better than ever before, the Death Knight is a superb class to play, vehicles are a welcome addition to the game and Blizzard has found a way for those obsessed enough to collect thousands of gold coins to spend all their money... on useless titles and mounts... All hail mighty 3 person transporter mammoth - it can be yours for just 19999g 99s 98c! Players feel more immersed into the main story, and don't have to complete all the end-game content in order to see Arthas. Let's hope dual spec will be available soon...
Graphics: 86
If many consider Burning Crusade to be Warcraft in space mostly because of its wacky architecture and sunny warm red and purple colors everywhere you look, the Northern part of Azeroth is back to more cool colors and moderate, yet impressive design. Probably Howling Fjord impressed me the most; it's a breath of fresh air and a pleasure to quest in.
Multiplayer: 92
It's still unchanged, many enjoy this game as always, but I can't help myself feeling a bit distant to all of the people. You quest together, you act polite, you do your job in the guild, kay thanks bye... Difficult 40 man raids done for the first time without guides or addons brought a bit more closeness amongst players but it might just be my nostalgic opinion... Also, I don't like the fact Blizzard forces you to be a jack of all traits, master of none, and do a little bit of everything in order to keep up instead of letting you choose.
Sound: 92
Awesome soundtrack as always, but it feels like there are fewer songs and they repeat more. That's my only complaint. EAX hardware sound support is still buggy thanks to a change in the sound system that allowed in-game voice chat. Win some, loose some. Sounds are the same quality Blizzard got us used to, and more voice acting has been added to some quests and most raid bosses.
Hardware: 83
Minimum and recommended requirements have been increased a bit, due to some newly added magic effects and shaders, but not by a significant amount. The most resource you'll need is RAM - you have it, things will go smooth... The game runs very good, and there aren't any major bugs to report. If you have any problems, it could be your addons...
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