Guild Wars: Eye of the North Preview
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Finally, Colin took us to the Norn Fighting Tournament. The Norn Fighting Tournament is an arena where you get to take your character and face-off against many of the characters that have been part of your travels in Guild Wars. You'll see a lot of familiar faces in the arena, and the messages you receive for victory and defeat fit with the back story of whatever character you're fighting. There are five rounds of combat to go through, ranging from easy to hard, before you get to battle the arena master-- a truly fearsome opponent. I won't spoil the fun of who he is for you, but suffice it to say he turns into a giant bear, shares his name with a Street Fighter character, and kicks some serious ass. There are also several super-rare opponents that you might end up battling. Some of these are comical well-known characters from the story that will be extremely fun for players to fight, and some are actually heroes that will join your party if you defeat them. I watched Colin defeat one of these heroes in the fifth round: Xandra, a ritualist. He was then pounded to a bloody pulp by the bear-guy in the sixth and final round... no arena crown for him.
