Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning doesn't give you a pony to ride. When you first enter the game, you won't be greeted by a smiling, reassuring Elven woman who...

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning doesn't give you a pony to ride. When you first enter the game, you won't be greeted by a smiling, reassuring Elven woman who will tell you that you are the chosen one. You won't get a chance to frolic in the meadows of your pristine home, allowed to playfully learn to fight.

No, in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, war is everywhere. The local village is already burning to the ground when you first start the game. The non-player characters are all gruff Germanic characters that don't have time to teach you the basics-they simply need another body on the frontlines. You need to grab your weapon and dispatch the invading Norsemen and try to do something about that rampaging giant. The captain is dead and the king's messenger has gone missing. Welcome to the war, kid. This isn't your mother's MMO.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is a massive multiplayer online game that is a darker, more frenzied flavor of fantastical combat than you're probably used to. Mythic's Realm vs. Realm combat system, first ...

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Chris Holt, Macworld.com