Best MMO experience yet. WoW is good, but AO has been around for six years and remains worthwhile to play.
User Rating: 8.5 | Anarchy Online PC
As a veteran player of World of Warcraft. I have to say that Anarchy Online, despite the numerous glitches and lag issues, makes for a more enjoyable gaming session then WOW. Sure the game is still clogged with lag issues and glitches but the gaming experience itself was worth the little headache. Never before could I run for hours without stumbling across another player. The world itself is immense on a scale so epic you will easily believe your on another world just being discovered. By contrast, the cities and towns are large and often charged with activity. There is always a crowd at the Omnitech and clan capital cities. Questing is simple and painless, an atm-like machine cooks up a story and narrative based on the information you give the machine and "bamf"...instant quest for yourself or your whole group. Unlike WOW, where it felt like a chore to level myself up to higher levels, AO makes the whole game enjoyable no matter what level you are at. Not to mention the armor combinations and weapons are virtually limitless. You can choose from pistols, rifles, machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, shotguns, lasers, swords, bows...you name it you can probably find it. AO has it all. Plus, it is now free-to-play. After six years its graphics are no where near cutting-edge. But the gameplay it offers is still extraordinary in an MMO. At the very least, it is an excellent change of pace from World of Warcraft and offers an excellent example of the sort of game an MMO should be. If there is ever a sequel to AO, I will be board in a heartbeat.
