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Best Expansion Pack

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Expansion packs are an excellent way for developers and publishers to support their fans by providing new content and features for them to enjoy. However, the best expansion packs don't just add new content; they also enhance the original games. And all the expansion packs nominated here do an outstanding job of taking their original games and making them even better:

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC)
Publisher: THQ Developer: Relic

This expansion adds a ton of new content, including two new playable races, a big new single-player campaign, and plenty of multiplayer options. Dark Crusade offers plenty of value and is a great reason to get hooked on Dawn of War all over again.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC)
39%
(5,528 votes)
Publisher: THQ Developer: Relic

This expansion adds a ton of new content, including two new playable races, a big new single-player campaign, and plenty of multiplayer options. Dark Crusade offers plenty of value and is a great reason to get hooked on Dawn of War all over again.

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Civilization IV: Warlords (PC)
27%
(3,880 votes)
Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Firaxis Games

Warlords adds plenty of good stuff to an already great game. Yes, it adds six new civilizations, but the real stars of the show are the expansion's new scenarios, which let you turn Civ on its head by playing as...the barbarians?

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Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (PC)
21%
(3,021 votes)
Publisher: LucasArts Developer: Petroglyph

The Forces of Corruption expansion pack not only adds an interesting new playable faction to Petroglyph's fast-paced Star Wars-themed strategy game, but also makes several enhancements to the already-great original game.

EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer (PC)
7%
(998 votes)
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment Developer: Sony Online Entertainment

Echoes of Faydwer adds a sizable chunk of new content to a solid and mature online role-playing game, including a new playable race of fairies and plenty of higher-level content for veterans.

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
0.5%
(71 votes)
Publisher: Vivendi Games Developer: TimeGate Studios

Defeating the forces of Armacham was only the beginning. The F.E.A.R. - Extraction Point Expansion Pack takes you to the next chapter - now Alma is looking for retribution. The game kicks off where the original game ended – with a bang. The First Encounter Assault Recon Team (F.E.A.R.) returns to battle the now free Alma and her paranormal minions across a destroyed city. New locations, weaponry and enemies combine to take the F.E.A.R. franchise to new levels of action and suspense.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine (PC) 1% (107 votes)
Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC) 1% (83 votes)
Guild Wars Nightfall (PC) 0.4% (57 votes)
The Sims 2: Pets (PC) 0.3% (37 votes)
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC) 0.2% (31 votes)
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