Others say...

"Different Approach"
Guild Wars Eye of the North has a different feel to it than the previous Guild Wars games; it has some solo quests, no elite skills specific to a profession, and many skills common to all professions. The common skills are more powerful if a player spends countless hours killing monsters in the appropriate area, but they also work fairly well with '0 rank' in them. The game also adds more heroes to select from, and they come at level 20 so the player doesn't have to spend time making them strong enough to use. Overall, Eye of the North is an expansion, and it should be thought of as such -- buy it once you've tried out the other three Guild Wars games and want more, or buy it if you want a piece of armor or a skill that's only in Eye of the North.

"Guild Wars is AWESOME"
This game was purchased for my son's friend, since my son already had the game. Now they can both play online . . . they have a blast!

"Nevermind the Naysayers"
As a gamer who has loved Guild Wars but who, honestly, is not very good at it, I thought I would throw my voice in the mix: GWEN is a great continuation of the GW legacy.

I agree with other reviewers that the new mini-games (Asuran Polymock and Norn Fighting Tournament) are lame, the Hall of Monuments is not nearly as cool as it could be (although it has improved significantly since release), and some of the dungeons are rugged (SOMETIMES on par with the elite dungeons in the three campaigns, but often not).

However, it is great at doing what GW does best: fun fantasy/adventure role-playing in a rich and vibrant world. If you liked the others, you'll like this (if not, then no). What's nice and new is that the story branches into the Jurassic/meso-American Asuran line, the forested Char line, and the snowy Norn line. This way, you always have something fun to go do, even if you get stuck or bored with the scenery or whatever.

Despite all the complaints about reskinned armor... the new stuff generally looks really good and gives you a way to reward characters who have fought long and hard.

The new skills add a great dimension to gameplay, even in the other campaigns. The heroes are super-fun. Most importantly, whether you like to explore, collect, achieve, or whatever, it broadens the horizons for your characters in both serious and light-hearted ways.

The 1up review on this site is totally unfair: There was a very satisfying amount of content for me just in the main story-arc... not including all the great side quests. I've done plenty of dungeons and most of the quests by myself or with one other person... and I'm not any uber-elite player. It is generally challenging on par with the later levels of the other campaigns, but I did not get nearly as stuck and frustrated as I did at the campaigns' missions. And to call the Norn "obviously Conan-inspired" as if all of GW isn't... "Thank you, Captain Obvious." GW is a great extender of the classic sword & sorcery genre... That's why it WORKS!

GWEN is the next step for people who are having fun playing GW, and it continues the legacy of awesome.



"guildwarsfactions and eotn"
Very sweet graphics and playcontrol thats all completly customizeable. Endless good time exploring, trading, fighting, chating, missions, quests, player vs player. quick at loading. Enjoy!

"Guild Wars Eye of the North - Great story, dungeons, etc."
First EOTN is a great game! Its a great expansion to Guild Wars Prophecies and should be bought. You get some cool armor, new skills, new areas, dungeons(my fav), and much more.

GAMEPLAY: 9/10
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It has great gameplay! The skills are easy to use and its not too hard for the casual player. Also includes MINI-GAMES such as boxing and Polymock(kinda like Pokemon).

GRAPHICS: 10/10
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The graphics are outstanding. It is over x50 better than World of Warcraft's and so much better. The characters look real and the snow is PURE awesome!

DUNGEONS: 10/10
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There will probably be a lot of people say the dungeons are too hard. Well, if you have good heroes and henchmen(like Sabway), the dungeons are actually really fun and explorable! You get to play 18 dungeons and they are all types - Ice, Fire, Lava, Grass, Water, etc. Some dungeons like Slaver's Exile(which is ELITE), is very hard. But other dungeons are VERY, VERY fun and take under an hour to beat(if you know what your doing).

In my opinion, the dungeons were the best part of the game. Its something to do when your bored and you want some challenging matches.

BONUS CONTENT: 6/10
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The only thing I hate about EOTN, is its lack for bonus content. Well, boxing is OK(not addicting, more like tedious), and Polymock is OK as well. I'm a big Pokemon fan but Polymock is not too good.

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OVERALL SCORE : 9/10
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