Wrath Of The Lich King Written Review

Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Publisher: Activision Blizzard

Lich King is an expansion on Blizzard's growing universe.

General Effect- 90

WoW took great care in making there menu system easy, even giving users the ability to have more than one open at once. The game has a lot of backstory that give it the depth and themes it has today.

Graphics- 75 

For the size of the game the graphics are appropriate, although for a computer game they are very primitive. Even in the loading screens you can see what the were trying to do with the art and how they did not achieve that goal.

Gameplay- 95

The controls are very strait-foreword and can be adjusted or checked at anytime in-game. The game's built in menus and the available add-ons make the game even better, although the game can get mouse heavy if you forget the hot keys.

Sound- 80

The opening theme is perfect for the game's setting, but the sound effects are boring, repetitive, and childish at best. Even considering the scope of the game, would it have been so hard to add a voice every once in a while?

Replay Value- 100

Given the things to do and the endless combination of new characters to create, it is hard to argue that this category should get a perfect score.

Difficulty- Hard

The expansion is designed to challenge players to get to level 80, not give it to them.

Overall- 85

A great addition, but pointless to those who do not play often, or are below level 55. If you fall into these categories, you should be fine with the current version.