World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Also known as: WoW:BC

We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto... unless Kansas is full of elves, dwarves, and winged people

The new instances are thoughtfully laid out, with interesting boss fights that require you to play your race, class and skills well. No more running people through, engagements with monsters in the instances are touchy and intense. And the gear you can earn is sinful. No longer can the hybrid classes clamor about not having cool armor and weaponry. Blizzard paid loving attention to you in TBC, and the stats on a piece of uncommon, green gear can easily better the hard earned purples of the past - and we say that with some regret. Replacing tier two epics with a green made us feel a little dirty...

TBC has its share of bumps but on the whole it fits seamlessly into the world, story and fabric of the original. Lush and vibrant, it is everything an expansion should be: a furthering of a much loved and honored world. We found ourselves barely able to stop playing long enough to write this, and plan on delving right back in as soon as we can. Brava, Blizzard, you've continued the world - and the addiction - impeccably.

You'll love
  • Rich, gorgeous world and back story
  • Challenging for an experienced player
  • Dodging monsters 10 levels higher
You'll hate
  • Cool stuff earned too infrequently
  • Waiting in line to kill something
  • Fei Fei
 
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Jan 16, 2007
Published by: Blizzard
Developed by: Blizzard
Franchise: Warcraft
Min system requirements: PIII 1.6GHz or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 3.5GB HD space, 64MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
1 player MMO
9 AWESOME
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