One of the best RTS games hits the MMORPG and now the Warcraft name is King of 2 Genres!
The gameplay of WoW is spectacular and very deep. Nothing new to the MMORPG world, but done with such detail that it will suck you in and keep you playing for hours. There are tons of quests to do, although they are a lot of the same old kill x number of y monster or bring me 10 of something. It does get repetatie and frustrating when you and ten other people are doing the same mission and waiting for enemies to spawn. What really makes the gameplay great is actually the people you play with. If you can find a group of people that are just fun and want the same thing out of the game as you do (RPG, Questing, just exploring or hanging out which a lot of people do) you will love going to play everyday.
The graphics are very colourful and will instantly remind you of the top down world you cam eto know in the original Warcrafts. The worlds are massive and clean. The level design is a bit repetative, with all the caps being laid out basically the same. But when you are dealing with worlds this big, that is no big deal.
The audio is pretty simple, a bit of music, a bit of voice acting. The sound effects of the world, birds, animals, water, fighting, are well done. Nothing really spectacular here to talk about.
The replay value is obviously very high for games like this, especially with the expansion pack coming out in the next 6 months or so. They are always changing things up and added things like fairs. The community is what will keep you coming back though, so don't play by yourself, find groups or clans to add to the experience.
World of Warcraft is a massively addictive game that is one of the best I have ever played.