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By Danny "Ralsu" Gourley



style="font-weight: bold;">About This List

Please refer to the href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/Top10F2P">Top Ten
Free-to-Play Games Portal to find out how to get a game you
make or like on this list.



Week in Review

I intended to try Cabal
Online

this week. When I went to the official site and clicked on the download
link, a popup message warned me that the client for for Europe only.
Then text next tot he download link warned me a second time that the
file for was European gamers and would not work for people outside of
Europe. That ended my attempt right there. I'll be glad to href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=26372">hear
from European gamers who have tried it. [Editor's note: style="font-style: italic;">Ralsu has since found out how to
download the version for North America. Look for more on
Cabal Online to come.]



The next game on my list was Deco
Online
, an offering from JOYMAX, the makers of style="font-style: italic;">Silk Road Online.
It turned out to be a pretty happy accident, as I was very impressed
with Deco.
I've only played the first 10 levels, which is essentially the combat
tutorial, so I am cautiously optimistic about the game. I dropped it in
at #6, just under DOMO to start out. As I play more, I can adjust as
needed.



With Deco moving onto the Top Ten, numbers 6-10 all moved down one
spot. For Requiem:
Bloodymare
,
that means moving off of the list. Don't discount that gory title,
though. You and your gamer friends should at least play it for a week
or two. It's pretty cool.



The List


Next week, I will continue playing Deco.
look for my first impressions from that. Meanwhile, I keep playing some
betas of other games, most of which I can't write about yet.



Here are my Top Ten Free-to-Play Games for this week.



Disclaimer:
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed are those of the author
and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of
the Ten Ton Hammer network or staff.


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colspan="4" rowspan="1"> style="color: white; font-weight: bold;">Top Ten
Free-to-Play Games

July 11, 2008 style="text-align: center; width: 75px; background-color: rgb(114, 105, 62); font-weight: bold; color: white;">Rank style="text-align: center; width: 75px; background-color: rgb(114, 105, 62); font-weight: bold; color: white;">Previous style="text-align: center; width: 105px; background-color: rgb(114, 105, 62); font-weight: bold; color: white;"> style="width: 334px; background-color: rgb(114, 105, 62); font-weight: bold; color: white;">Game

1

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

2

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/30839"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/30839/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Mythos
- ( href="http://www.mythos.com/">www.mythos.com style="font-weight: bold;">) Flagship Studios,
Inc.

  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/329">Mythos
    Portal

Mythos
isn't as dark and moody as Diablo,
but it leaves gamers with that same "must click once more" feeling.

2

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

1

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/31567"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/31567/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Mabinogi - ( href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/">http://mabinogi.nexon.net)
NEXON
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/856">Mabonogi
    Portal

It's neat that a game tries to give a meaningful feeling for aging.
Characters in Mabinogi
grow up and change a little. Sadly, it happens a little too fast for a
casual gamer.

3

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

4

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/35119"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/35119/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Rohan: Blood Feud - ( href="http://www.playrohan.com/" target="_blank"> style="font-weight: bold;">www.playrohan.com style="font-weight: bold;">) YNK Interactive
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/906">Rohan
    Portal

Rohan
is pretty and has a strong foundation. I almost wish it were
pay-to-play so it would get better support from gamers and more
attention from the media.

4

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

3

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/30840"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/30840/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Wakfu - ( style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wakfu.com/"
target="_blank">www.wakfu.com style="font-weight: bold;">)
Ankama
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/1017">Wakfu
    Portal

Strategic games like Wakfu
are not for everyone. But for those of use who like them, we really
only need one solid game. Could this be the one?

5

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

5

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/32333"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/32333/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Dream of Mirror Online - ( style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"
href="http://domo.aeriagames.com/">http://domo.aeriagames.com style="font-weight: bold;">) Aeria Games &
Entertainment
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/997">DOMO
    Portal

Dream of Mirror
Online
really bucks the tradition of games from Asia
getting a poor English translation.

6

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

N/A

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/37572"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/37572/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Deco Online -
( href="http://www.joymax.com/deco/" target="_blank">http://www.joymax.com/deco/ style="font-weight: bold;">) JOYMAX
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/1155">Deco
    Online Portal

Deco Online
uses soft textures and a pastel color pallette, which could lead people
to believe it is another ill-developed game for children. What I have
seen so far is a solid, polished game that I--a 31 year old--enjoy

7

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

6

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/33602"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/33602/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Dungeon Runners -
( target="_blank">http://www.dungeonrunners.com style="font-weight: bold;">) NCSoft
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/110">Dungeon
    Runners Portal

Dungeon
Runners

can now be purchased for just $20. Getting the retail box grants
players the Bling Gnome and six months of subscriber access. But you
can still download it and play it for free.

8

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

7

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/30841"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/30841/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Warrior Epic -
( href="http://warriorepic.com/">http://warriorepic.com style="font-weight: bold;">)
Possibility Space

  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/691">Warrior
    Epic Portal

Warrior Epic
looks to be a
more sophisticated dungeon crawler. The art is impressive, but the
public will have to wait for open beta to find out about the execution.

9

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

8

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/30838"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/30838/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Magic World
Online
- ( href="http://mwo.enjoymmo.com/" target="_blank">http://mwo.enjoymmo.com style="font-weight: bold;">)
Goldcool Games
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/983">Magic
    World Online Portal

Magic World Online
is on this list because of the story. Period. People who enjoy a story
and don't require cutting-edge graphics should download the game today.

10

style="text-align: center; width: 75px; color: rgb(188, 188, 188);">

9

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/36886"> style="border: 0px solid ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt=""
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/36886/preview"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;">Runes of Magic -
( href="http://www.runesofmagic.com/">www.runesofmagic.com style="font-weight: bold;">)
Frogster
  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/1234">Runes
    of Magic Portal

Runes of Magic
was just another pretty game until I got into the lore of the starting
area. Rather than slapping cliched and recycled plot pieces together
for the sake of a game, the developers seem to have put a lot of effort
into making the world feel real.



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