Empire of Sports Website
So, here it is, my first ever review. It's of a game that's yet to come out, but still... It's called Empire of Sports and it advertises itself as the world's first true multi-sports MMORPG.
After getting beta access the first thing I had to do was download the client. All of it. Even on my speed of around 2400 kbps, it still took almost half an hour.
When you actually get to play the game it's not that bad. The graphics are brilliant and the sports mechanisms are simple and engrossing. It relies quite heavily on reactions so this could lead to severe differences at the start, and you also need fast, accurate touch typing for some activities. But, with practise, it is really fun. There is great variety, but with similar systems making it simple to pick up. A lot of the missions (their name for quests), tutorials, guides, etc. Still need programming but what there is at the moment looks highly promising. There is skiing, bobsleigh, tennis, shooting, dancing, track and field and gym available at the moment with football and basketball coming soon. With tennis you need someone to play against which can be a bit of a problem, I haven't played yet! You only earn money for skiing, but you need it so much that this can also be problematic.
Bug wise I have only found one, but I have reported it and it wasn't too big anyway. The problems I listed earlier are all going to be sorted out before launch, or so I believe, so rest assured that you will be able to go to the medical centre, visit other cities and shop!
To conclude, this could be a brilliant game which I feel has been launched to beta too early. I like the theme of 2028, but would prefer it to be set in todays society and there to be more sports. I am giving it 8/10 at the moment but expect it to reach 10/10 upon launch.
Next week - Runescape!
2008-06-04 @ 17:53