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Might and Magic: Duel of Champions

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[stat=Publisher]Ubisoft[/stat]
[stat=Developer]Ubisoft[/stat]
[stat=Genre]TCG[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Online Download[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]3D[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]??[/stat]
[/list]
[/review]Might and Magic: Duel of Champions is a free to play collectible card game, or trading card game from Ubisoft. 2013 has seen a multitude of online TCG games, which has both diluted the market, but has caused some of the bigger players to really stand out. Trading card games may not be for everyone, but Might and Magic brings something to the table that other card games have fallen flat on.

The game starts with a choice of three factions. They are separated by whether or not you are into healing and protection, attack damage, or infecting and stealing life. Once you’ve figured out the path you’d like to take, your story campaign begins. The tutorial will give you the basics of the game, and takes you through a few duels with some dialogue that ties together the plot. RPG players will want to take notice to the events going on, as the story for the game is actually quite decent.

Once you’ve got the hang of the game you’ll find that this online TCG Game is actually more than meets the eye. There are a number of elements that come in to play and casting cards is not as simple as throwing them at the opponent, a lot of strategy and critical thinking goes into what cards you do or do not play. The game has three types of main cards: creatures, spells and fortunes. A PvP mode along with the ability to ‘practice’ before-hand gives you enough skills to venture into the battle arenas.

Soldier Front 2

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In Soldier Front 2, an exciting new MMO First Person Shooter from Aeria Games, you’ll compete against the sharpest shooters in a huge player community from all over the world. Rank up as you win matches to elevate your status, and earn in-game achievements for particularly awesome feats.

Multiple maps and game scenarios set the stage for hundreds of different match possibilities every time you play. There’s never a dull moment as players can find a multitude of situations every time they start up a game (just like every MMO right?).

You’ll eventually get to unlock multiple upgrade trees to change the look of your weapons and gear to distinguish yourself from the rest of the pack. The customizations are a little thin at first, but after a few hours of playing we were able to unlock quite a decent amount of goodies.

Check out Soldier Front 2, especially if you like MMOFPS games. Its very reminiscent of a little game called “Counter-Strike”.

Dragon’s Prophet

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[review] [list] [stat=Publisher]Sony Online Entertainment[/stat] [stat=Developer]Runewaker[/stat] [stat=Genre]Fantasy[/stat] [stat=Distribution]Online Download[/stat] [stat=Graphics]High[/stat] [stat=PvP]Yes[/stat] [stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat] [stat=Download Size]~7.8GB[/stat] [stat=System]PC[/stat] [/list] [/review]When Dragon’s Prophet first caught my eye, I was incredibly excited. I’ve always been a fan of the Pokemon franchise, and this free-to-play promised to mash the best aspects of that property together with dark fantasy, creating some sort of chimera brimming with awesomeness and joy. At first glance, it was one of the most promising MMOs I’ve set my eyes on in the past several months.

Then, after playing it for a few hours, I realized it’s fallen into the same trap as so many lesser free-to-play MMOs. The questing system is boring, bland, and completely uninspired. The free-to-play aspects of the game are incredibly frustrating and seem designed from the ground-up to nickel-and-dime the player, and the game takes grinding to an extreme that’d put Korean MMOs to shame. Worse, the game’s just about as polished as a rusty spoon ‘ it honestly feels like they rushed to release. That last one is what really ruins the whole experience in my eyes.

You know what’ Let’s focus a bit more on what Dragon’s Prophet does right. I want to really drive home the sense of tragedy here. On paper, it looks downright fantastic. You’ve got a top-notch user interface which provides pretty much everything a player could possibly need, a huge (and I mean huge) selection of unique dragons to choose from and level up alongside your character. Factor this in alongside the deep, complex talent trees available for each class, and you can literally tailor your entire load-out to suit your own personal play-style. It’s probably the strongest point in Dragon’s Prophet, and as such it’s a crying shame that it actually takes such a bloody long time to progress. Progression and customization aren’t the only areas where Dragon’s Prophet shines, though. The real-time combat is fast-paced, fun, and positively brimming with different combos and special attacks. It’s an exercise in quick-footedness that actually manages to put titles like Guild Wars 2 to shame. Factor in a beautiful and polished interface, and’ You know what, I’m making myself sad.

Where everything really starts to fall apart is in the design department. Enemies frequently forget the laws of physics and either move through terrain or meld with it, all the while twitching around like epileptic puppets. NPCs wig out and get stuck on every piece of decorative terrain in the room. Worse, the amount of grinding in the game is downright legendary. After you’ve gotten past the first hour or so, almost every quest feels the same. It’s just one thing after another after another after another ‘ certain stretches of the game actually rival Final Fantasy X for their long, linear corridors. Not only that, the further you get into the game the longer it takes to actually get anything done. That’s not a good thing.

The boring, uninspired design of the quest system in Dragon’s Prophet leaves little room for satisfaction or pride. If you’re grinding up levels, it’s because you either desperately want the game to be better, or because you honestly don’t have anything better to do. Seriously. Go and play Path of Exile or something. Alright, since we’re crossing over into ‘infuriated rant’ territory here, I’d say it’s about time we ended this. I wanted to like Dragon’s Prophet. I really did. When it caught my eye on Steam, what I saw was a title awash in potential and promise, with a premise which was, to my knowledge, wholly unique. Unfortunately, the unique and interesting elements in the title are overwhelmed by lazy, slapdash design and one of the worst implementations of the free-to-play model I’ve seen in months.

Maybe somewhere down the line, Dragon’s Prophet might be worth playing, instead of being an exercise in wasted potential. Maybe I’ll try playing it then. For now, I’m uninstalling.

Seven Seas Saga

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[review]
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[stat=Publisher]JOYHUBS[/stat]
[stat=Developer]JOYHUBS[/stat]
[stat=Genre]Pirate[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Browser[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]Med[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]NA[/stat]
[/list]
[/review]Seven Seas Saga is a browser-based Pirate MMORPG that allows players to build their own pirate or trader ship and conquer the Seas with trading, pirate fights, and looting pirate treasure. Seven Seas Saga features PvP among captains and ships, along with ship and crew development, firing, boarding and ramming battles and digging for treasure across the mighty seas.

The game is set in Medieval Europe, and lets players embark on a voyage along the treacherous seas of the Mediterranean. You will conduct trade, battle deadly buccaneer ships and hunt for hidden treasures. The game combines many RPG elements along with the ever popular Pirate theme to bring this RPG-ship building combo to gamers.

Galaxy Online II

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Galaxy Online II is the follow up to the sequel to Galaxy Online. That much is obvious. It is your classic sci-fi / space themed browser game where you will piece together your galactic empire one planet at a time. You begin in a small sheltered solar system that is your home, and you will use this starting area to build up enough resources and ships to where you feel you are comfortable to take on enemies.

Don’t mistake this for any regular browser-based RTS game though, Galaxy Online II offers a much more robust game-play with many intricacies that you don’t normally see in the genre. Another unique element to the game is being able to create your own unique vessels.

Entropia Universe

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[stat=Publisher]MindArk[/stat]
[stat=Developer]MindArk[/stat]
[stat=Genre]Sci-Fi[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Online Download[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]High[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]~9,8MB Installer[/stat]
[stat=System]PC[/stat]
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[/review]
As the largest free to play real cash economy MMO out there, Entropia Universe provides a unique opportunity to not only begin your adventures for free, but to build skills, equipment, and additional assets worth real world money.

As you begin your journey you will be met with one of the most advanced avatar creation systems available in any MMO. After you?ve created your avatar you will leave Genesis and venture out to the planet of your choice, each of which is developed by an independent graphic studio on the platform to give you an ever expanding amount of content to evolve with.

Hunt down the native species and find what riches they may hold, search for treasure or mine for minerals building your expertise to earn a profit by selling your claims. Hone your abilities to manufacture tools, vehicles, weapons and beyond from your PC or through the crafting application on android.

There are no classes or skill maximums for your avatar, specialize as you like or round out your abilities to use larger weapons, dig deeper for valuable minerals or craft rare items all with a single character.

Hunt in teams, socialize and trade with people from all over the world as Entropia gives you a seamless environment with no regionally localized servers. Your journey awaits you, every MMO you?ve played before now was just practice?

Features:
? Powered by the CryTEK 2 game engine
? Two way Exchange rate between in game currency and real world cash
? Multiple worlds with unique creatures and an expansive space environment
? Unique quests, missions, and dungeons to each planet
? Select player vs. player lootable zones
? Mentor system to reward both disciple and teacher
? Adjustable graphics for any PC

Neverwinter

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Neverwinter

This game is one in which I have experienced great pleasure in playing. It is based on the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop games and while elements of this are found in the game it is extremely subtle and as such can be enjoyed by anyone. I found it was incredibly easy to get sucked into this rich and detailed world and I recommend this to anyone who likes a great, solid fantasy MMORPG.

One of the things that stood out for me was the soft targeting game mechanics. I like the fact that it helps you target your enemies without being a pure hard lock-on. Instead, it just helps you center your target so you are able to launch standard left-click attacks or use your ‘encounter’ mechanics on them. Encounter mechanics are abilities that you use from your keyboard on the Q, E and R keys (W being used for movement via WASD). They can be offensive or defensive abilities and you can customize which ones you want available at any particular time.
Encounter abilities are not the only abilities you can learn. There are also at-will spamable skills which can be accessed through left and right mouse buttons and also daily abilities used on the 1 and 2 keys. Daily abilities are not actually something you can use once a day. They can be better described as charge abilities as you have to charge up a bar to use them. All these abilities are unlocked as you gain levels by spending points and most have three levels of power to them which you also upgrade.
Feats can also be gained as you gain levels. This is mainly minor buffs to your character as upgrading them will give you a small increase in defense, offense or some kind of utility, depending on what you pick.
Every now and then you will get the chance to upgrade your basic stats by a small amount as well. This stats are the stats that you roll when you create your character. So, for example, you can put an extra point into wisdom or charisma.
Character creation is an enjoyable process in which you pick your species, class, appearance and roll your initial stats. The appearance customization is pretty detailed and allows you to create a fairly unique character without overloading you too much with nitty-gritty details.
Which species you pick actually matters a little in relation to class as certain species are better at certain things, for example, an Elf makes a wonderful cleric. However, there is nothing stopping you making a Half-Orc cleric at all.
The species are Half-Orc, Human, Half-Elf, Elf, Tiefling, Halfling, and Dwarf with another species coming soon.
The classes are Trickster Rogue, Devoted Cleric, Control Wizard, Great Weapon Fighter and Guardian Fighter with another class coming soon.
The game revolves around the usual MMO fare of the ‘go there, kill that’ sort of questing but the way everything is laid out makes it all really fun instead of the typical monotony experienced in other games. You get a sort of ‘OK, let’s DO THIS!’ feeling instead of just thinking ‘Ok.. fine let’s do this.’. This may partly be due to the fact that action is very fast paced and intense with trigger fast reaction speed needed to dodge in and out of the fight and land your hits precisely. Also, everything flows very smoothly from fight to fight with very little boring travel times involved.
All in all this game is definitely one of the best games to have come out recently and definitely one I am going to continue playing in my free time. And that is the best recommendation I can give!

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The Repopulation

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The Repopulation

This sci-fi MMO is an innovative sandbox game in which players have a whole planet to shape as they please through building nations and warring other nations in order to gain great swathes of territory. Use of political systems to keep the citizens of cities happy is an integral part of the game. However other paths can be chosen if you do not want to be involved in politics. Harvesting and crafting are important aspects of the game too. Whatever you choose to do in The Repopulation, you are guaranteed to have fun.

The action takes place on the planet Rhyldan, with the only known remaining human population fighting for their very existence. The indigenous life forms did not meet their colonization efforts with open arms. Worse yet, humans have managed to splinter themselves into warring factions.
The Repopulation has so many great and innovative features it would be hard to list them all so I will list the more important and fascinating content. For more in depth details please feel free to visit their website at http://www.therepopulation.com/.
Players can form their own nations in which they can design and build multiple cities and assign mayors to run them. They can recruit an army with customisable ranks and titles. Different levels ranging between Ally and Nemesis can be set regarding other Nations. Politics and Diplomacy are a huge part of the game.
An Advanced Generated Mission system allows us to create complex multi-stage missions which are tailored specifically for your character. Players can filter which types of missions they wish to receive, so only those missions are generated for them. Missions can have branching outcomes based on a player?s actions. NPCs can talk about things that have happened to them and to other players and NPCs. Your actions will be remembered by NPCs, and they may exploit your tendencies if you let them.
There are no levels in this game. Instead you level up skills by using them (Fallen Earth style). This features 75 unique skills, and 14 tiers within each skill line. Players are not forced into combat roles. Crafting, harvesting, diplomatic or other non-combat oriented skills can operate and progress independently of combat. Skills increase automatically through use. Abilities are earned and not given automatically.
Equipment is highly customisable to change appearance or stats. The ‘Fitting’ system is similar to socketing gems or runes in other MMO’s, however most is available to you very early considering you don’t have to reach a specific level to equip things.
The sandbox elements extends to whole areas of the world changing dramatically on occasion. If a settlement gets over run it can turn into a dungeon and drastically change the content in the area.
There are three types of pets in The Repopulation; Tamed, Genetically Engineered and Robotic. Tame animals when they are young, then have them slowly grow into fully matured pets if they receive proper care and feeding. Genetically engineer species and hybrids by splicing DNA and Tissue from different species. Robotic pets can serve a variety of different combat and non-combat roles.
The Harvesting system allows players to harvest their resources in both combat and non-combat related fashions. Over-harvested areas will run dry of resources and recover slowly, rewarding players for discovering more remote locations.
There are two distinct modes of combat: Action Mode and RPG Mode. RPG Mode works like traditional RPG combat. Action Mode allows players to control the game in ways similar to a First Person Shooter. You can toggle between these modes at any time. There are several twists to make combat more interesting including Momentum, Limb Targeting, Species Mastery, Energy Shields, Cover, and Postures.  The generated special abilities system for bosses will force groups or raids to adjust on the fly when fighting bosses, rather than simply looking up spoiler information on the internet.
In conclusion, The Repopulation is an amazing leap in sandbox gaming, going beyond most titles out right now in terms of how open-ended they have managed to get it. For people who want to engage in a dynamic and almost real experience this is the perfect game for them.

Empire Universe III

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Empire Universe III is a free to play browser based MMORTS game with wonderful sci-fi elements. In the game you are put in charge of your own empire on a far away galaxy in which you must lead to prosper. You have several choices on the way to play the game, you can either be a bully and conquer every player you come across, or you could be a wealthy trader and build up riches using a more modest approach, or you can build many strong alliances to take out enemies in groups.

In Empire Universe III you have nine different races to choose from and four separate roles for each race. You can control up to five total planets while you create your empire and compete against others to lead the in-game ranking system.

Arcane Saga Online

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Arcane Saga Online is the massively multiplayer online fantasy role playing game from Netmarble and CJ Games Global. The game was previously released as Prius Online, which was shut down in 2012. The game was re-branded as is now released as Arcane Saga Online.

In Arcane Saga Online players will obtain a myriad of unique skills and execute them in awesome combos and bonuses. The combo system allows players to use their skill and timing in order to become better at combat. You will have the opportunity to learn multiple jobs for each class as you power up. Focusing on different jobs will help you along your chosen path, as either a healer, tank, DPS or PvP class.

There is an extensive focus on PvP as you must always be weary of enemies and must defend yourself in the bloodthirsty world of Prius. You will have the option to join an open PvP world or make a name for yourselve in the PvP arenas and castle siege events.

BlackShot

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[review]
[list]
[stat=Publisher]TwoWar[/stat]
[stat=Developer]TwoWar[/stat]
[stat=Genre]FPS[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Online Download[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]Med[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]750MB Installer[/stat]
[/list]
[/review]BlackShot is a tactical first person shooter game in the vein of Counter Strike and Call of Duty. While BlackShot does not add anything new to the genre, the maps and game types, along with ranking system definitely have a niche for many. The game features fast paced combat, along with multiple game modes that are sure to keep you entertained for hours.

The game is set in the near future, after an apocalyptic nuclear war that has spread across the whole world. As a player, you take on the role of a mercenary that is in a never-ending struggle for control. There are four character types in BlackShot, two of them are geared towards offensive firepower, and two of them are more defensive in nature. The game is mostly lobby-based, and after finding players to play with on a server you will join either the red or blue team and fight it out in modes such as: Team Death-Match, Team Flag-Match and Search and Destroy.

One of the most fun parts of the game is the progression system. Players can gain experience through playing the game and can level up to 60. Each level is represented by special icons and names. Players can also master each of the five different weapon types. Earning ranks in mastery grants you different rewards including temporary weapons, special gear in the shop and gun add-ons like scopes, masks, silencers, and golden weapons.

Ragnarok Online 2

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Ragnarok Online II: Legend of the Second is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG that allows players to choose from five classes and take on quests and instanced dungeons, engage in crafting, participate in PvP, and much more.

The sequel to one of the most famous fantasy MMORPGs of all-time, Ragnarok Online 2, features five different classes to choose from, each with their own sub-classes. The game has an extensive crafting system, with jobs such as: Alchemist, Artisan, Blacksmith, and Chef. A unique Card and Khara system, which gives you the opportunity to give your character special traits and abilities, along with an extensive PvP system, make Ragnarok Online 2 one of the largest sequels in the free MMORPG genre and a must play for not only Ragnarok fans, but fans of MMORPGs in general.

The Aurora World

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[review]
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[stat=Publisher]GBE Games[/stat]
[stat=Developer]Aurora Interactive[/stat]
[stat=Genre]MMORPG[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Online Download[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]Med[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]1.5GB[/stat]
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[/review]The Aurora World is a fantasy MMORPG that features eight professions with their own unique specializations and mastery system, an extensive PvE experience with entertaining daily quests, events and crafting, a robust PvP system that includes large scale Nation Wars (up to 300 players on a field), clan wars, PK system and a coliseum mode. The Aurora World also offers a unique hybrid pet/mount system known as Majinns that’ll aid players in their journey while being immersed into a world of lush environments and detailed character models; all this made possible with AI Interactive’s self-developed graphic engine.

FreeSky Online 2

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[review]
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[stat=Publisher]IGG[/stat]
[stat=Developer]IGG[/stat]
[stat=Genre]RTS[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Browser[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]2D[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]NA[/stat]
[/list]
[/review]Freesky Online 2 is a fantastic free Browser-Based strategy online game that is based on battles in the sky between fierce and powerful airships. Freesky Online 2 is very similar to many other empire building games, but what sets it apart are its advanced graphical interface and unique graphics. The game has an emphasis on Airships, which of course lends itself to some interesting above ground battles against your opponents.

At the start, players choose between one of the warring nations and are taken to your small starting city. Beginning the resource harvesting right from the start is a great way to get ahead in the game. There is a short tutorial to get you acquainted with some of the aspects of the game, and I do recommend taking advantage of that tutorial. Once you’ve got the hang of your base you will begin to complete quest-lines and building up of your base and troops.

FreeSky Online 2 is definitely a time consuming affair, as you’ll want to continuously check on your small town to make sure that everything is up and running. Completing quests are the best way to build up your city and to gather important resources on your way to glory.

Call of Camelot

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Call of Camelot features a fantasy world ravaged by evil beings, where players take up the role of heroes to save it from destruction. Call of Camelot is a browser based action role playing game that takes place in the mythical world of Camelot. The game features a heavy dose of Arthurian fantasy staples like: dragons, wizards, demons and kings.

Call of Camelot features three PvP modes which include: team-based battlegrounds, guild-vs-guild-vs-guild siege warfare, and open world encounters. You can also find instances where players can train themselves and their mounts and they work toward enhancing their equipment. You will also find an interesting feature called where you can level up while you are idle, meaning your character will still fight mobs automatically while you are logged off.

Monkey Quest

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[review]
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[stat=Publisher]Nickelodeon[/stat]
[stat=Developer]Nickelodeon[/stat]
[stat=Genre]Virtual World[/stat]
[stat=Distribution]Browser[/stat]
[stat=Graphics]2D[/stat]
[stat=PvP]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Free to Play]Yes[/stat]
[stat=Download Size]NA[/stat]
[/list]
[/review]Monkey Quest is one of the most fun and exciting virtual worlds for kids! This non-stop kids MMO game is a virtual world where you can customize your own character, go on ever-changing adventures through amazing 3D lands, band together with your fellow online monkeys to battle baddies, and defeat evil monsters!

Start with a slingshot, and keep upgrading your arsenal with bigger, blastier weapons as you fight foes, meet new friends, and become the hero of Ook in this exciting monkey game for boys and girls! Do you have what it takes to rid Ook of the diabolical Shadow Demon Ka? Join the Quest Now!