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What is World of Warcraft? And Why Dose it Make a Great Gift.

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Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a great tension now smolders throughout the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the world once again.

Overview

World of Warcraft
is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.

What is an MMORPG?

MMORPG is an acronym for "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game". In an MMORPG, thousands of players exist in the same game world at the same time.

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What is World of Warcraft?

As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of players to come together online and battle against the world and each other. Players from across the globe can leave the real world behind and undertake grand quests and heroic exploits in a land of fantastic adventure.

What does World of Warcraft have to offer?

Unlike other MMORPGs, World of Warcraft allows players to play the game at their own pace, whether it be a few hours here and there or entire weeks at a time. The quest system also provides an enormous variety of captivating quests with story elements, dynamic events, and flexible reward systems. World of Warcraft also features a faster style of play, with less downtime and an emphasis on combat and tactics against multiple opponents.

Below are some features found in World of Warcraft:

+Ten playable Races
+Nine playable Classes
+Multiple Professions each with unique benefits
+Thousands of quests to undertake and complete
+Multiple modes of transportation
+Extensive and elaborate storyline
+Four realm types for differing styles of play

What awards has World of Warcraft won?

World of Warcraft has received rave reviews from all over the world and has won numerous awards from the world's top game reviewers.

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2005 - Spike TV
Best PC Game
Best RPG
Best Multiplayer Game

Best Mac OS X Entertainment Product
"World of Warcraft is a best-selling Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) set in Blizzard's Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of heroes as they adventure, explore, and quest together across a vast world. World of Warcraft ships simultaneously for Mac and Windows on hybrid CD, is highly optimized for Velocity Engine and Mac OS X (using Shark and the OpenGL Profiler tools), takes full advantage of Mac OS X OpenGL, including the use of OpenGL shaders, and uses Core Audio to deliver Surround Sound 5.1 audio."

Best Game of the Year Award
"The thing about World of Warcraft is it offers so much of what we fundamentally love about games, all in a single experience. Just exploring the world of Azeroth can be fun and exciting. The game is conducive to cooperative gameplay, competitive player vs. player action, or solo play. It lets you have a great time regardless of whether you play for one hour or 10 hours at once..."

Best PC Game of the Year
"World of Warcraft brings together virtually all our favorite aspects of PC gaming: For those of us who love the spirit of competition, there's the player vs. player combat to look forward to. For those of us who enjoy strategy, there are complex group dynamics, deep character-advancement systems, and fast-paced combat. For those of us yearning for another great computer role-playing game, there are tons and tons of quests, and plenty of interesting backstory. It's not often that a game comes around that deserves an unqualified recommendation, but we feel this is one of them..."

Where can I buy World of Warcraft?

To purchase World of Warcraft, please visit your local retail store or order the game now at Amazon.com

World of Warcraft didn't invent the online role-playing genre, but it certainly benefits from the missteps of other titles that have come before. A mind-boggling array of improvements in graphics, gameplay, networking, and interface--really every category--makes this game the crown prince of the genre, a great starting place for newbies, and a challenge to any other MMORPG currently in the works.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade?

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, and check out more Here.

WoW: The Burning Crusage Trailer

Buy The Burning Crusade Now

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

The second expansion to World of Warcraft. This was released on November 13, 2008.

In the cold, harsh northlands...
The Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth. With the armies of the undead and the necromantic power of the plague threatening to sweep across the land, only the mightiest heroes can oppose the Lich King's will and end his reign of terror for all time.

Blizzard Entertainment's latest expansion to World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King - adds a host of epic content to the existing game world. Players will achieve soaring levels of power, explore a vast new continent, and battle other high-level heroes to determine the fate of Azeroth.

Features:
* Master the necromantic powers of the Death Knight - World of Warcraft's first Hero class.

* Quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way.

* Learn the craft of spell augmentation with the new Inscription profession.

* Brave the harsh new continent of Northrend, the icy domain of the Lich King.

* Engage in epic siege warfare, deploying mighty siege engines to lay waste to destructible buildings in your path.

* Transform your hero's look with new character-customization options, including new hairstyles and dances.

* Explore perilous new dungeons filled with some of the deadliest creatures -- and greatest treasures -- on Azeroth.

* And much, much more Here

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Trailer

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What is World of Warcraft? And Why Dose it Make a Great Gift.

Overview

What is an MMORPG?

What is World of Warcraft?

What does World of Warcraft have to offer?

What awards has World of Warcraft won?

Where can I buy World of Warcraft?

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

WoW: The Burning Crusage Trailer

Buy The Burning Crusade Now

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Trailer

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