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World Of Warcraft Battlechest (PC/Mac) | 
 enlarge | From: Blizzard Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: £24.99
Buy New: £13.89
You Save: £11.10 (44%)
New (22) Used (2) from £13.89
Rating:  7 reviews
Platforms: Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Genre: fantasy-strategy-games
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 7.8 x 1.3
EAN: 3348542214309
ASIN: B000WDZT9M
Release Date: October 19, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Awesome... although incredibly time-consuming! January 24, 2008
Mr. F. Ghillani (UK)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Where to start? How about the the original Warcraft game and how awesome it was. It was an innovative Strategy game that was launched back in the 90's, with a great storyline and awesome missions. You even had the option of choosing the human (alliance) or the orcs (horde) races. The second edition "Tides of Darkness" had enhanced graphics and gameplay, and came out during the same decade. It and was a blast. The 21st century version of the game came out as Warcraft III, followed by an expansion. The most incredible features of Warcraft III included awesome 3D graphics, new races (dwarves, undead, elves...), "neutral" armies/enemies, online play, and most importantly, as you should know, the usage of heroes - which I believed sparked the idea of creating an online RPG (Role Playing Game) with just heroes... --> which is WOW!
World of Warcraft is enormous... in fact it could almost be considered too big. I remember reading a review where someone mentioned the size of the world of WOW territories put together amasses to the size of Switzerland. Just give it a thought for a moment. Switzerland - the whole country!! Whoever embarks on this RPG adventure should be aware that this is not a game that can be finished. That is the whole point of online RPG's (MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). There is no set "objective" in this game, other than enjoying it, and that depends on what sort of gamer/person you are. This means you might find different ways of enjoying this game compared to other people, but rest assured there is an infinite variety of options in WOW to achieve that.
What I enjoy most is exploring every single corner of the land in order to reveal what the map looks like. In doing this, you will encounter roads and paths full of different creatures and monsters leading to a variety of caves, mountains, wells, villages, cities, watch posts, houses, and an ongoing etcetera. Eventually, you will come across NPC's (Non Player Characters) who sell goods and give quests. Upon completing quests, you will gain experience, and upon gaining experience you will become stronger. Quests can be anything from a humble task of carrying goods form one place to the other, to killing a specific number monsters. This is a rewarding experience as you will get money and/or items (weapons, armor, etc) that evolve your character in skills and performance. Ultimately, you will interact with other players and will eventually form a virtual friendship with them, help each other in quests and trading items.
This is all too good though. The problem for most users who are "in love" with the game is that they spend too much time on it, literally. Some people I know have spent so much time on it because they could not get unhooked, that they ended up losing touch of friends and living an unhealthy lifestyle: they slept very little and in wrong patterns because they'd stay up all night, they'd eat very badly (mostly microwaveable meals or take-aways because they could not be bothered to spend time cooking) and they did not exercise whatsoever. I've even heard of some people ending their relationships over this game.
When I started, I had the 14-day trial on the original edition of WOW, and on the 8th day I quit. I saw it was becoming too addictive for me as I wanted to improve my character as much as I could and would try to do every single quest. I found it hard to stop playing as there is always something to do right in front of you, like killing that one last raptor which will finish a quest, or mine that copper vein over there... you don't realise bit everything in WOW leads to something else, and by the time you realise you'll have played for 2 hours and not even done something you wanted to do in the first place.
I have rejoined because 5 of my best friends are playing it and have invited me to experience playing this game with friends, which is supposedly more fun as you know the people you are playing with (and there is no trust issue).
I think the trick in WOW is to enjoy every bit of land and every moment you play. If you just aim at becoming level 70 you will not enjoy the game and by doing this you will have missed the whole purpose of any game. Do not hurry towards achieving higher levels by boring yourself with quests and actions you would not do normally. Do not belong to a group/clan that uses you or does not give you game satisfaction. Do not forget you are in front of a computer!
Cutting a long story short: have fun, enjoy the game in your own way, do not play too much otherwise you'll end up boring and stressing yourself out of it and end up angry. Do not worry about your level as there will always be someone better than you and there is nothing you can do about that - just comfort yourself in the knowledge that, probably unlike them, you've got a life!
Regarding this battlechest, i think it is incredibly good value! it comes with two awesome and really helpful fun-to-read strategy guides too!
Great game - out of date books? November 16, 2007
C. Verspeak (London)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
WoW is the world's most popular online RPG. If you're wondering whether to try it, I say 'go for it'. Read the rave reviews on the product pages for the game and the Burning Crusade, and believe the hype. It is as rich and varied as people say it is.
I would hesitate to recommend buying this pack though. Although it seems like a bargain price, the game, the expansion, and guides to both, for around 25, I am suspicious of the inclusion of the books.
UNLESS both have been extensively revised in recent months, and I have not heard anything to this effect, they will both be largely irrelevant.
I bought the guide to the Burning Crusade expansion pack a few days after its release. Because of the constant 'tuning' process inherent in MMO's, and introduction of new content to keep the game fresh, the book was largely irrelevant within a few months. I can only imagine how much the guide to WoW itself must be dated by now.
A lot of the basic information will still be accurate - guides to geography and lore for example. But anything with numbers involved, i.e. spells and abilities, loot attributes, has most likely been changed several times since the books were published. There is also a huge amount of new content in the worlds of Azeroth and Outland that will not be in the books.
So, not to say they are totally useless, but you might find yourself scratching your head a few times wondering why the descriptions given in the guides do not match what you are seeing on your screens.
My advice - buy WoW and the Burning Crusade separately, you can get them for less than 20 in the shops nowadays, and get your information on quests and so on from tha intawebz. Most of this stuff tends to get put through the tubes pretty quickly so save yourself a bit of cash.
WoW indeed! December 13, 2007
G. Furbank (Cambridge, UK)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
World of Warcraft has become famous, and in some circles infamous, for being a highly addictive game. This pack contains both the original game and the first expansion, giving you full access to the game. Also included are Strategy Guides for both games, which is a very welcome addition.
Amazon currently sells the base game and the expansion for 9.98 each, making this pack cheaper to buy, plus you get the guides throw in effectively for free making it a very worthwhile buy.
If you've never played WoW before then I suggest heading to their website, where they offer a 10 day trial. Make the most of those 10 days to get a feel for the different races and classes, then buy this pack to continue playing for the best price.
Apparently, WoW has over 7 million registered users. That many people can't be wrong, so give it a go and see if you don't enjoy it yourself.
 Great fun October 26, 2007
Ben Adams
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a great deal for a great game.
world of warcraft is a really great game that you WILL get hooked on.
This battlechest is a great deal for those who havn't played the game yet.
It gives you a chance to make a few characters and possibly get them to level 70 (the current level cap) before the new expansion, wrath of the lich king, comes out in january.
In my opinion it is a smart buy.
Why Play an imitation? January 24, 2008
Nemeton Black (UK)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The CEO of the company that makes EVE online recently said "... the reason we developed EVE was because there were so many World Of Warcraft clones out there that we wanted to go in a different direction, if you want to play a World of Warcraft type game, why not play World of Warcraft?.." So there you have it.. forget the clones play the original and still the best, World Of Warcraft.. as voted for by the CEO of EVE online ;) it doesnt get better than that !
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