World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Reviews
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Honestly though the Burning Crusade has its shortcomings, you'll never stop enjoying the game to even think of faulting it harshly because of them. It surpasses the original in all aspects, making it a fantastic expansion that's not only recommended to previous World of Warcraft addicts, but to the novices looking for a new game to enjoy.
The second is at GameTrailers with an overall score of 9.0/10:
Blizzard continues its tradition of refining excellence, with an expansion that does more than expand the tried-and-true--and not to mention profitable--aspects of the game. Along with the new races and their respective areas, flying mounts, jewel crafting, and persistent player versus player maps, the Burning Crusade ends up being more than a mega-patch, and justifies the cost well beyond the hope of a glacial grind to the next level cap.
The third is at IGN PC with an overall score of 8.8/10:
Few World of Warcraft players would consider their experience complete without the additions that The Burning Crusade brings. The ridiculous first-day sales numbers support this. If you didn't care for the gameplay of the original game, there's nothing here that's going to change your mind. Still, players who are new to MMOs won't find a better introduction than the two new races found here.
The fourth is at IGN Australia with an overall score of 8.8/10:
The amount of time put into developing The Burning Crusade is completely justified. There are endless of hours of fun to be found, but only if you enjoyed the original. It hasn't really done anything to attract a new demographic, but in many ways that's a good thing. To overcomplicate or oversimplify the game would destroy what made it popular in the first place. Blizzard have taken what made the first game good, and improved upon it even further, without overcomplicating. It's not perfect, but then again, if it were, there'd be nothing more to add later.
The fifth is at GameBrink with an overall score of 76/100:
All in all it's a solid addition and well worth the $40 but if you didn't like it before this won't change your mind at all.
The sixth is at Gaming Heaven with an overall score of 88/100:
So how good is The Burning Crusade? For someone who plays WoW only casually the answer is quite simple: Very good. The new starting areas are a good reason to create a new character and having more choices can't be bad. Outland is also very casual friendly and the new quests are some of the best WoW has ever seen. What about the die hard WoW players? They are most likely among the 2,4 million players who bought TBC within the first 24 hours. If not, the same reasons still hold and the new raid instances are just an added bonus. Buying TBC is a win-win situation for everyone, except maybe for the friends who will miss seeing you outside of your house. Highly recommended!
And the seventh is at Cheat Code Central with an overall score of 5/5:
Burning Crusade is the kind of game that single-handedly lowers a school's attendance record, and would have business managers everywhere handling sick-day calls, if they weren't stuck at home trying to reach level 70 before their boss finally fires them.
