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| World of Warcraft | |
| Developer: | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher: | Vivendi |
| Number of Players: | Unlimited |
| Release date: | November 23, 2004 (US, AU, NZ) [1] |
| Genre: | MMORPG |
| Game modes: | multiplayer |
| ESRB/ ELSPA ratings: | Teen (T) |
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The game was simultaneously released on November 23, 2004 in North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea, Australia, and New Zealand on both PC and Macintosh systems. Korea, Europe, and other Asian countries release are expected to follow shortly. At the E3 in 2003 the game won high praise, including Gamer's Pulse 's Best of Show award.
When creating a character in World of Warcraft, the player can choose from eight different races and nine different character classes. The races are split into two equal-sized factions: the Alliance and the Horde:
The nine classes are the warrior, the mage, the warlock, the shaman, the rogue, the hunter, the priest, the paladin, and the druid. Two of the classes are faction-specific: paladins for the Alliance and shamans for the Horde. Further, with the exception of the warriors, classes are race-specific.
Blizzard promised that World of Warcraft to be a revolutionary product in the MMORPG market, stating that they have made a number of design decisions intended to reduce or eliminate problems with gameplay experience that are prevalent in other MMORPGs, and that players will be able to enjoy the game without having to invest a significant amount of playing time.