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MMOG without the MMO, but freshly squeezed. Gamezilla gets to the goods that are Guild Wars in their review. We are pretty sure they wrote:

"First and foremost, Guild Wars has no monthly fee. Buy the game and that's it. This is because the developers have designed a system whereby they'll occasionally release expansion packs, not requiring a monthly fee to keep the game up and running. All of the game characters are in the same server, but the overall feeling of the game is sparely populated, because each outdoor area is instanced to include just a few players. In addition, the normal party size is four people. The gameplay is unusual in that unlike other MMORPGs, loot is not a primary focus of the game, but rather represents a small part of your advantage. Guild Wars was designed from the ground up to facilitate skillful play, both in PvE and PvP environments, and for the most part, I think they've succeeded, as it's not about how long you've played your character, but how you play your character."

Read more of the GameZilla Guild Wars Review.

An oldie, but a goodie. Phil Brierly has written a review of Dark Age of Camelot. This review is geared to the new MMORPG player. Here is brief snippet from the article: "Although Dark Age of Camelot is about 3 years old now, because of constant updates and expansions the graphics have remained very impressive. When you enter a royal chamber or large cave, fighting hug monsters, you really get a sense of scale. The textures, although not on a par with the likes of Everquest 2, are still top notch. This combined with the feeling of reality, no cartoon style graphics like World of Warcraft here, really help to immerse you within the myth of the world. When charging at full sprint speed with your huge pole-arm ready to bonk some foolish Troll who happens to get in your way, it really feels like you are there." The one page long article can be read here.

Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookies Review More Star Wars...the expansion pack for Star Wars Galaxies, called Rage of the Wookies have been reviewed by the good folks at GameZone. "Before getting into the meat of the expansion, there are a couple of things that must be noted: First, players need to have the original title and the first expansion, Jump to Lightspeed, in order to participate in this title. Rage of the Wookiees is a digital download and Jump to Lightspeed is included with all orders of Episode III at no additional charge."