WOW The Burning Crusade - Review @ Gamers Temple : World of Warcraft General Discussions

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the web, here comes yet more reviews of the underhyped and rarely talked about World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. I'm sure they like it, but even if they didn't it's not like it would stop the game from selling 10 gazillion copies.

The Burning Crusade adds two new races to the game: the blue satyr-like Draeni join the Alliance and the impossibly beautiful Blood Elves join the Horde. The Draeni have come to Azeroth from another world and have made quite the entrance, arriving in a massive starship that exploded before landing and came down in a scattering of pieces over a newly discovered chain of islands to the west of Kalimdor. Some players may look at the introduction of a SciFi style backstory into the game with a wary eye, but in reality the Draeni are a more typical fantasy race than the tech-happy Gnomes. The Blood Elves were originally a race of good High Elves that were nearly decimated in the war with the Burning Legion. They have since become obsessed with the acquisition of magical power and their deep desire to take their revenge on the Legion has drawn them into the folds of the Horde. The Draeni easily fit in with the races of the Alliance, but the Blood Elves with their blond hair, fair skin, and toned physiques stand in marked contrast to the monstrous races of the Horde. One can’t help but wonder if they were added to the game to draw more players to the Horde since not everyone wants to play a green-skinned or rotting-fleshed character.



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