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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Blizzard Entertainment · Nov 13, 2008

PC

Teen

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You've turned the tide against the demonic evils of Outland. Now the Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that will lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth. With the undead legions of the Scourge threatening to sweep across the land, you must strike at the heart of the frozen abyss and end the Lich King's reign of terror for all time

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Critic 8.8 (15 critics) · Gamer 8.3

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  • Gaming Trend

    Dick Marshall · Apr 15, 2022

    5.0
    WoW:WotLK is Pandemic yet again, but this time way, way easier. Excellent miniatures and what could have been cool mechanics like hero cards and quests feel wasted on a game that seems like it has a trivial level of difficulty on all but the hardest of settings and when harshly restricting most player character and quest options.
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  • MMORPG

    Joe Iuliani · Jan 02, 2009

    9.2
    Service not withstanding Wrath of the Lich King rates Fantastic - This game has exceeded the expectations that we have for an MMORPG. Not buying this game could be a colossal mistake. Sure, accuse of me sucking up to the potential biggest game of 2008, but I truly don't see how a game gets much better than this at the moment. Sorry Blizzard the service keeps you from a Perfect this round.
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  • Video Gamer

    Iain McCafferty · Nov 28, 2008

    9.0
    With the release of Wrath of the Lich King, it's difficult to see how anyone will loosen World of Warcraft's stranglehold on the MMO genre. With its spectacular design, dazzling polish and ever-compulsive gameplay, World of Warcraft seems destined to remain the everyman's pick of PvE-focussed MMO for the foreseeable future, and with the implementation of new PvP mechanics, Blizzard is no doubt looking to tempt back players who jumped ship to Warhammer Online and Age of Conan as well.
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  • IGN

    Charles Onyett · Nov 26, 2008

    9.0
    With Wrath of the Lich King, World of Warcraft's play style has been tweaked to be more accessible, addictive, and deeper. Any longtime player is sure to be pleased with what Blizzard's done here since it gives the higher level population a wealth of new content for play as well as improves the overall look of the world. And let's be honest, if you're going to spend hundreds of hours in a virtual space, it helps if it's pretty.
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  • Giant Bomb

    Andy McCurdy · Nov 21, 2008

    10
    It's hard to complain too much about minor omissions like those when the current content in Wrath of the Lich King is so broad and so solid. This package makes for an epic and excellent expansion to World of Warcraft, one that will certainly keep longtime players coming back. And the increased accessibility and streamlined nature of World of Warcraft 2008 compared to World of Warcraft 2004 mean that even players who gave up a long time ago will also find plenty of reasons to return to Azeroth.
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