| | |  | All Games | Home » » » World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack | | | | | | | Description: | | Fans of World of Warcraft, prepare for Blizzard Entertainment's next installment -- World of Warcraft: Wrath of King Lich. In this latest expansion, something is afoot in the cold, harsh northlands. The Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth. The necromantic power of the plague and legions of undead armies threaten to sweep across the land. Only the mightiest heroes can oppose the Lich King and end his reign of terror. 
The tuskarr, a walrus-like race of nomadic fisherman, inhabit the icy Borean Tundra. View larger. | 
Half-giant warriors, the vrykul, once inhabited the land. View larger. | 
You'll enjoy exploring Northrend and all its environments and dungeons. View larger. | 
Explore Northrend and battle the Lich King with World of Warcraft's first hero class character -- The Death Knight. View larger. | 
One of many new environments, Dragonblight is an arctic wasteland surrounded by dense forests. View larger. | 
Many strange and terrifying creatures inhabit this frozen continent. View larger. | Enter the Death Knight
This expansion adds a host of content to the already massive existing game world. Players will achieve soaring levels of power, explore Northrend (the vast icy continent of the Lich King), and battle high-level heroes to determine the ultimate fate of Azeroth. As you face the dangers of the frigid, harsh north, prepare to master the dark necromantic powers of the Death Night -- World of Warcraft's first Hero class. No longer servants of the Lich King, the Death Knights begin their new calling as experienced, formidable adversaries. Each is heavily armed, armored, and in possession of a deadly arsenal of forbidden magic. If you have a World of Warcraft account with a character of at least level 55, you will be able to create a new level-55 Death Knight of any race (if on a PvP realm, the Death Knight must be the same faction as your existing character). And upon entering the new world, your Death Knight will begin to quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way. This expansion allows for only one Death Knight per realm, per account. New Environments in Northrend Await
Journey through the remote, diverse lands of Northrend and explore Dragonblight, Grizzly Hills, Borean Tundra, and Howling Fjord. Named for bones of perished dragons and majestic shrines to the fallen creatures, Dragonblight is an arctic wasteland surrounded by dense forests. Not everything is frozen in Northrend. The lush mountains of Grizzly Hills are the ancestral home to the furbolgs, who have grown accustomed to relative peace. Although their tranquility is being challenged by trappers, goblins, and ice trolls, Grizzly Hills remains a vast and dangerous wilderness. The southwestern tip of Northrend is home to the sprawling Borean Tundra. The Horde has established a dominant presence in this icy portion of the continent and has formed a bond with the tuskarr, a walrus-like race of nomadic fisherman. Magical energy is afoot in the region, and it has caused increased tension. High above the Great Sea at the southeastern tip of Northrend lies the Howling Fjord. Ancient mythology holds that a race of half-giant warriors, the vrykul, once inhabited the land, founding a prosperous civilization. They mysteriously vanished, leaving deserted villages and abandoned temples. In present times, the Alliance and the Horde have come to Howling Fjord to confront the Lich King. Strangely, this has prompted the return of the vrykul, who are attacking the Alliance and Horde settlements. Howling Fjord presents a difficult challenge on two fronts: withstanding the vrykul's onslaught and battling the evil Lich King. A Multitude of Monsters
Strange and terrifying creatures inhabit the frozen continent of Northrend, such as Nerubian Viziniers, Plague Eruptors, Shoveltusks and Flesh Giants, to name just a few. Half-spider, half-humanoid, the viziniers utilize sorcery and high intelligence to emerge as the rulers of Nerubians' underground kingdom. The Plague Eruptors are walking corpses created by the Lich King's evil experiments to spread horror and chaos across the living world. Massive curved antlers make it easy to identify the Shoveltusks. These grumpy beasts are very dangerous, territorial, and best left alone. The Flesh Giants are nothing short of nightmarish abominations. Cobbled together from the pieces of giant body parts, the Flesh Giants employ tremendous strength to carry out the Lich King's wishes. The World of Warcraft: Wrath of King Lich expansion pack allows you to engage in epic siege warfare. The pack presents the first Hero class and allows you to transform your Death Knight's look with character customization that even include hairstyles and dances. You'll enjoy exploring the Northrend and all its environments and dungeons, filled with some of the deadliest creatures -- and greatest treasures -- on all of Azeroth.
| System Requirements | | Minimum | Recommended | | Operating System | PC: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (with latest Service Packs)
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or newer | | CPU | PC: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlong XP 1500+
Mac: PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor | PC: Dual-core processor, such as Intel Pentium D or AmD Athlong 64 X2
Mac: Intel 1.8 GHz processor or better | | Graphics Hardware | PC: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transfor and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM, such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce2 class card or better
Mac: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 64 MB VRAM, such as ATI Radeon 9600 or NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4600 class card or better | PC: 3D Graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capabilities with 128 MB VRAM, such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
Mac: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM, such as ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 class card or better. | | Memory | PC: 512 MB (1 GB for Vista)
Mac: 1 GB | PC: 1 GB (2 GB for Vista)
Mac: 2 GB | | Hard Drive Space | 15 GB of free space | | All Platform Requirements | Keyboard and mouse, required for controls. Other input devices not supported. Active broadband Internet connection required to play. |
| | | Features: | |
• This expansion pack REQUIRES the original World of Warcraft game and The Burning Crusade expansion pack in order to run
• World of Warcraft: Wrath of King Lich expansion pack for PC and Mac opens the new continent of Northrend
• Death Knight is Warcraft's first hero class and is available for any player with at least a level-55 character
• Northrend offers new environments, including Dragonblight, Grizzly Hills, Borean Tundra, and Howling Fjord
• New creatures inhabit the icy continent, such as Nerubian Viziniers, Plague Eruptors, Shoveltusks and Flesh Giants
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.56 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.32 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.43 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Release Date:
| November 13, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 185 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Mac / Windows XP | | Media:
| CD | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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 No King Rules ForeverMar 03, 2010
No King Rules Forever
Another World of Warcraft expansion draws to a close. Yes, this review is written at the very end of the expansion (with all additional content now released and completed) and is therefore perhaps the most accurate.
Having played World of Warcraft since well before the first expansion (The Burning Crusade), it would be true to say that I have been here since the beginning and that I've seen the MMO grow and change and develop in various interesting ways. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King was undoubtedly a giant leap forward for Blizzard's (in)famous game.
So, about Wrath of the Lich King:
First of all, it is important to note that players must first purchase the original World of Warcraft -and- The Burning Crusade -and- level a character from 1 to 68 before being able to experience Wrath of the Lich King content. This might seem like a challenge, but that's what EXPANSION means. Wrath of the Lich King is not a separate entity from World of Warcraft. Instead, Wrath was an addition to a pre-existing virtual world.
As far as expansions (and indeed, MMO's in general) are concerned, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King represents the very top of the line. My experience with games like Guild Wars, Aion Online, Second Life, and Perfect World all bear one commonality: Poor User Interface. The controls are constantly jumpy, the combat mechanics are not smooth, and the plot is typically weak.
World of Warcraft, by contrast, offers an incredibly smooth and adaptable user interface with an intricate plot that involves players from the first quest. Blizzard Entertainment has only enhanced these already-impressive features by adding in Wrath of the Lich King new cutscenes and plot-advancing quest lines that give the expansion a much stronger narrative feel.
If Wrath of the Lich King was a step forward, the upcoming Cataclysm expansion is the next step. Anyone interested in online gaming must inevitably choose World of Warcraft as their game of choice.
WoW In more than one wayFeb 18, 2010
Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack for the online role-playing game World of Warcraft is just about everything i heard that it would be, the quests for the new class, Death Knight, are a lot of fun, and the the basic back story of the Death Knight is pretty cool too.
World of warcraft of the Lich King Expansion packFeb 06, 2010
if you been play world of Warcraft this next game very hard. But would take a lot long to get level 80 but if play everyday be easy. I can't wait for next game come out and add to this game.
Blizzard keeps getting betterJan 31, 2010
I've played WoW since a few weeks after its release, I stopped playing for a year only to get hooked back on WotLK. Blizzard keeps finding ways to make the game more appealing to everyone and there's always something to do. Whether I've got a day off with nothing to do or a few minutes before work I can always pass some time with this game. The storylines are great, the game is really easy to learn, and you will get hooked.
Many things change, many stay the same.Jan 27, 2010
After 2 years, I journeyed back down the rabbit hole to see what's going on.
A patch that came down the tubes fiddled with the leveling mechanics; it supposedly takes 1/2 the time to get from level 1 to level 60 now. I haven't seen any of it, and I'm still stuck up against the same brick wall in the 40-45 range.
There is a TON of new content, including the new class that new players don't get to touch until they get a character to 55. I borrowed a friends account and tried it out. I wasn't particularly impressed with the new mechanics of the class, but I have seen a marked drop in the number of requests for rolls that used to be filled by other classes, so I do know they are all out there somewhere.
I find this expansion bittersweet, as Blizzard are at the end of their lore rope as set out in Warcraft III Battle Chest (That's both the original and the expansion, which people still play online. Yes, I just shamelessly plugged WC3, so what.) The latest patch (3.3) adds Icecrown Citadel, in which players inch ever closer to fighting the big bad Arthas himself. (Again, hearsay, stuck in my leveling efforts.)
In the end, it's very much like the product I put down 2 years ago, and it's great fun. It can also sneak up on all your free time and devour it. If you've got time and a spare $15 for the subscription, go for it. If you have friends, doubly so, WoW is very much a social game, and Northrend is a lot more fun with two people.
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