Description

World of Warcraft is a MMORPG based in the Warcraft universe. Choose from 8 races and 9 classes and head off into the World of Warcraft!

Most races start in their own part of the world... a world that could compete with Morrowind for size. As the races move out from their starting locations, they can meet the other races if they choose to move out through the world. Both races and classes have unique abilities, skills, and spells to help them survive in the world.

The game offers professions for players to learn, if they want. You have the choice of 2 major professions, such as Alchemy, Herbalism, Skinning, and Tailoring, as well as the ability to have unlimited minor professions, such as Fishing and Cooking. Progressing in these skills allows you to make more things or have better results from the skills.

The gameplay is similar to most other MMORPG games, where you must go out into the world, complete quests, kill monsters, and level up your character. And, as often is the case, you also will want to find, make, or buy better equipment as you go along. There are multiple levels of equipment from normal to artifact based on rarity.

You also can move quickly between areas by learning to ride an animal (race specific) when your level is high enough, or taking another form of transport that you can't control movement for, such as train, griffon, and more.

Join parties and guilds, fight everything from rabbits to dragons, climb mountains and swim out into the sea... the world is yours.

Alternate Titles

  • "魔兽世界" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "WoW" -- Common abbreviation

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User Reviews

Amazingly simple yet amazingly addictive Windows Matt Neuteboom (941)
WoWtastic, at least for a while Windows Marko Poutiainen (1155)
Welcome to World of Grindcraft! Windows Vaelor Bronze Star Contributing Member (376)
The Definitive MMO experience. Windows Evan Agresti (6)
Taking MMORPGs to a new level Windows Riamus (8142)
One of the best games of the past 10 years, just not great.... Macintosh Sean Johanson (4)
Incredible game balance and FUN Windows Corey Cole Bronze Star Contributing Member (12)
My most played game ever! (And I've played games for decades) Windows nullitilium (5)
You'll turn that MOM tattoo to a WOW tattoo... Windows Lord Dayin (11)

The Press Says

DreamStation.cc Windows Nov 04, 2006 10 out of 10 100
UnderGroundOnline (UGO) Windows Dec 08, 2004 A 100
RPGDOT Windows Mar 08, 2005 98 out of 100 98
PC Powerplay Windows Jun 28, 2006 95 out of 100 95
PC Action Windows Mar 23, 2005 93 out of 100 93
FiringSquad Windows Feb 08, 2005 92 out of 100 92
ActionTrip Windows Dec 01, 2004 91 out of 100 91
1UP Windows Dec 03, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Game XC (GXC) Windows Jul 01, 2005 8 out of 10 80
Eurogamer.net (UK) Windows Feb 18, 2005 8 out of 10 80

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
WOW Instance Help 2 DJP Mom (10784)
Jul 13, 2007

Trivia

A World of Warcraft gameplay video by the clan PALS FOR LIFE has spawned the internet phenomenon Leeroy Jenkins. You can read all about it in the Wikipedia article in the related links section.


This entry was contributed by Riamus (8142) and Terok Nor (10544)
 

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