Controls – 10/10
The controls are very easy to use, I was just able to pick up and go without having even read the manual (which I do recommend you read). One thing that I found out early on is that communication between lots of people is done through a lot of commands, and those can be a little bit hard to remember at times (epically if you are in enemy territory and you forget which particular command you should use to be able to show respect to somebody who is about to kill you because you didn't). Quite personally I think that most of those commands are quite clever and humorous, you can have a lot of fun with some of them (the best to play around with are “/silly”, “/dance”, and “/flirt”). Although most of the communication is done with those commands, most of the actual gameplay is done with very basic controls. You can use your directional pad to move, you mouse to change the angle (with the left click), and the mouse to attack your opponent (right click). The attacking is nothing special, you don't have to continue keep clicking the button (unless you are a mage), because your character will keep pounding on the enemy until either one of you is dead (and if you are not careful, it could quite well be you).
Gameplay/Plot – 10/10
This is the aspect of the game where its true colors come into play (if you are already sold with this review then don't hesitate, go out and buy the game already. Are you still reading this??? GO), anyway, this game is basically what life has turned into now that the burning legion has been defeated. 4 years after the legions defeat, all of the old fires have been rekindled, and now the horde is back at war with the alliance, keep this in mind because you don't want to be caught in the wrong area. If you are horde, you should probably try your best to stay out of alliance territory because they will hunt you down and kill you, no matter what your level is (funny story, I was walking to the Orc capital city “Orgrimmar” and I saw a level 60 dwarf hunter get ambushed by 13 level 60 Orcs of random levels, long story short, he didn't make it too far). The burning legions influence is still felt in the world, because some people still hold the legions beliefs (the burning blade, etc) and that is what a majority of your quests consist of (although I didn't really pay attention to the plot of a lot of the quests because I was just trying to get experience points). There are countless quests in this game, and you have to do lots of them otherwise it makes leveling up a real pain, simply because it would take far too long. The characters in this game consist of several parts, 2 alliances, “The Horde” and “The Alliance”. The Horde consists of Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and the Undead; wile The Alliance consists of Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves and Dwarves. There are 9 character classes to choose from; Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rouge, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior. There are countless ways to build a character, so don't let somebody try to pressure you into a character that you don't want to make, because regardless of what everybody says, nearly every character that is made (if played well enough) can be a real trump card.
Total 9/10
Somehow blizzard has managed to pull it off again; they made yet another incredible game. It has it all, great visuals, sound, controls and gameplay, and a plot that just won't quit. Although it may be a little expensive to play, it is very worth it, and you will find yourself addicted to the game almost immediately, you will be putting off your duties left right and center. You tell yourself that you will go on for just a little bit, maybe till you get your next level, and when you look at the clock next, its 3AM the next day and you have your final exam to write that morning (that actually happened to my friend). I would really recommend this game to anybody who wants to play a new MMORPG.
