WarCraft III Reign of Chaos
$9.95		(Win98/Me/2000/XP/Mac) (Retail) (WARCR3DR)

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

Game

Ratings:

A+ from Just RPG

The Day of Judgment Has Come...

It has been nearly fifteen years since the war between the orcs and humans ended. An uneasy peace settled over the land while, for years, the drums of war were silent. Yet the kingdoms of men grew complacent in their victory - and slowly, the defeated orcish clans regrouped under the banner of a new visionary leader.

Now a darker shadow has fallen over the world, threatening to extinguish all life - all hope. The drums of war play upon the winds once again - rising urgently towards the inevitable hour when the skies will rain fire - and the world will tremble before the coming of the Burning Legion.

Game Features

Four Unique Races armed with distinctive units, magical abilities, and weapons of war.

Two nations of warriors new to the Warcraft Universe; the plague-ridden Undead and the mysterious Night Elves.

Brilliant three-dimensional graphics powered by Blizzard's own 3D engine, which offers support for multiple resolutions and customizable detail settings.

Build Legendary Heroes, whose ability to advance in levels and learn new spells and abilities makes them the core of each race's force.

Heroes can use Special Items and Equipment dropped by Neutral Units or purchased from Neutral Buildings to turn the tide of battle.

Neutral Buildings, accessible by each race's Heroes, offer a variety of wondrous magic items and fearsome mercenary units--all for a price.

Neutral Units inhabit the world of Azeroth and impede the unwarry but yield precious treasure when defeated in combat.

Full Multiplayer support, including Internet play over Battle.net®.

New Multiplayer Features including shared unit control and resource trading between players.

Improved Battle.net Features including improved ladder and clan support.

Advanced World Editor design tools allow players to create their own maps and customize many aspects of the game

Requirements:

Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP: 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent, 128 MB of RAM, 8 MB 3D video card (TNT, i810, Voodoo 3, Rage 128 equivalent or better) with DirectX® 8.1 support, 700 MB HD space, 4X CD-ROM drive.

Macintosh® OS 9.0 or higher/ Mac OS X 10.1.3. or higher: 400 MHz G3 processor,128 MB of RAM, 16 MB ATI Technologies or nVidia chipset 3D video card, 700 MB HD space, 4X CD-ROM drive.

Recommended: 600 MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, 32 MB 3D video card, DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card

Reviews:

Just RPG by Eric Arevalo

"Many players will remember the ancient battles fought between the vile Orcs and the valiant Humans in the last two Warcraft games. Now two new playable races enter into the mix, in the form of the Undead lead by the Burning Legion and the Night Elves, ancient and century old guardians of nearby Kalimdor, who must now face a past they hoped they would never relive again. For you see, the Burning Legion, composed of demons and creatures from the netherworld, has returned leading the Undead in a trail of destruction that threatens all life. An evil so sinister and malevolent to make the petty disputes between the Orcs and Humans seem like child’s play. It is up to the player to experience the outcome of adventure and role-playing through the four finely crafted campaigns (one for each race) with over 30 scenarios offered in them. The story within this game is masterfully told as it will move the player to tears at the jarring impact it will have upon you."

"Already, many quality campaigns have been released by fans due to the easy and powerful editor, as the imagination is the only limiting factor to what you are able to accomplish with it. This can only help to increase the shelf life of an already well balanced and addictive game. Although the only major flaw in this masterful game is that it is quite evident that the end of the game was rushed when you look at how well the rest of the game went. Obviously this is only a trivial matter and not of major concern since Blizzard will likely remedy this with a future expansion pack and then the continuation of the Warcraft world, in the future online game known as World of Warcraft. Blizzard Entertainment is comprised of a team of talented artists, writers, musicians that worked closely together to produce a classic example of how great a game can become when it is done right. Warcraft 3 is a rare game that transcends all boundaries and leaves the gaming world in awe of its brilliance!"

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