bit-tech Shopping: Eidos Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Collector's Edition

• Action/Adventure
• Fighting
• Role Playing Games (RPG)

• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2 Months

Strengths: Limited Edition Video Game | Comes with two free in-game items (Ring of Acheronia and Drinking Cape) | Leather Map, Bonus DVD and More

Weaknesses: The System Requirements are Downright Brutal for PCs more than a year old

Summary: This has been without a doubt the best MMORPG I have ever played. Think of it as an adult version of World of Warcraft -- gone are all the cartoonish graphics and animations, replaced with much more realistic graphics and characters. Thousands of possible avatars can be created thanks to the advanced character creation screen, giving you the chance to create a character that has a distinct look, adding scars and tattoos and more. The game is very fun.. assuming you have the computer to handle it. This game is a resource beast -- if you don't have an up-to-date computer, you will run into a lot of speed bumps that will bring your gaming experience to a crawl. Computers older than a year may even find it hard to load the game, much less play it.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 20 Days

Strengths: superb graphics, great gameplay, nice storyline

Weaknesses: addictive

Summary: Hi, I'm Chris, and I have a Age of Conan problem. I played WoW before this, but it is no comparison. Age of Conan definately lived up to the hype for me. I haven't reached "end game" yet but so far the gameplay has been fantastic. The graphics are amazing, much better than other games I have played. I would definately recommend this game, unless of course, you have an addictive personality like myself.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 20 Days

Strengths: +great combat+true to life world+true to Conan lore

Weaknesses: -hardware requirements-UI decisions

Summary: Overall, this game is a lot of fun. The unique combat and beautifully designed world really shine in this game. The destiny quests are also a lot of fun and really implement a brand new way to tell a story into an MMO. Plus, all Destiny Quest lines are voice acted!However, some of the decisions the team implemented made the game frustrating. Things like the UI, poor quest content past Tortage, and poor gameplay experiences if you don't have a power gaming PC all detracted from the overall product. However, overall, a really solid product.