Champions of Norath: Return to Arms

Okay, this game was released on Feb 7th and I want it. Since I' m a huge fan of RPG' s, think " Morrowind" , and this game for the PS2 is a lot like Morrowind and the graphics are pretty damn good, in my opinion, I' m already hooked! Another plus is it has the option for 4-player cooperative. Here' s a bit of info:

- It' s a continuation of the engrossing fantasy storyline of Champions of Norrath, with exciting twists and turns that require the player to choose his or her fate

- Contains two new playable races

- You can earn medals based on gameplay performance, which can then be used to unlock secret levels

- Thousands of new items, weapons, armor and magical artifacts to acquire

- All-new and beautifully detailed environments

- New spells and abilities for all classes

- Tons of new monsters to battle and NP characters to encounter

- Secret Epic items of incredible power found through unlockable side quests

- The ability to import characters from the original game and start at a higher difficulty level

- Increased level limits—take characters to level 80!

- More than 50 gameplay areas, along with a mission system containing non-linear side quests

- Multitap support for up to 4 players

- Online multiplayer options for up to 4 players



We' re talking over 100 hours of gameplay per character. Yippee!!

Let' s not forget incredibly hot chick on the adverts running in all the gaming mags.

i want to get it.im gettin this game first

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i mean im gettin it next not first sorry

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Has anyone seen the add for this game in the latest EGM??? I' d almost expect to see that add in a certain mens mag, not in a videogame mag!

Okay, I' ve played the game and I' m glad I didn' t buy it first. Why?

Well, firstly, the camera is at a bird' s eye view, so you run around fighting and collecting things looking not much bigger than an ant. What is the point of great graphics if you can' t see them in first person or even third person.

My second beef is the cooperative play - yeah you can have up to four people playing and everyone is on the same screen (no split screens), but everytime you change your weapon, or armor, or just checking to see what you have available the whole game has to be put on hold until your teammate is finished -- which really sucks when you' re in the middle of a battle.

IMO this game was a big disappointment.

If you are looking for RPG' s to play with other people then you should try the PC games. They are just so much better at this type of game than consoles. I mean Baldur' s Gate is nice, but when you compare it to the PC version it' s trash. We usually get the dumbed down hack and slash version without much depth. I' m going through World of Warcraft right now and loving it. I' m nearing lvl 30, which is halfway to the lvl max. It' s a very balanced game and grouping with people isn' t much of a problem. I know a lot of people shy away from games like this because it' s on a PC and they don' t want to mess with their PC' s game playing ability, and the fact that it costs 15 bucks a month after the first month.

In response to the following complaint I have decided to change my signature:

" by the way, yoshimitsu you might want to click the little checkbox that makes your signature disappear." -Jonah Shoemaker, Residential Dumbass

Can' t afford to upgrade my PC, plus I really like my consoles.

The main problem i have with MMORPG' s it that stupid monthly fee. However, there is hope. Guild wars is coming. It requires no monthly fee, and provides much a faster pace.

Tyler " Frag Master" Bealmear

Guild Wars=Diablo...nothing wrong with that but it' s not he same as Warcraft, or at least when I played the beta during last years E3. I don' t mind the monthly fee just as long as we keep getting more and more content and Blizzard is doing a good job with that right now.

In response to the following complaint I have decided to change my signature:

" by the way, yoshimitsu you might want to click the little checkbox that makes your signature disappear." -Jonah Shoemaker, Residential Dumbass