Game Top Download MMORPG 2012
10: Download Aion
Aion is a game designed to appeal to number of different player types: PvP, RvR, PvE, RP and others. Then, you’ve got the fact that NCsoft North America needs Aion to be a success on this side of the world. This first major launch since the cancellation of the company’s previous flagship title, Tabula Rasa, has a lot riding on its shoulders and NCsoft didn’t gain a reputation as one of the premiere publishers on this side of the world by letting opportunities pass them by in a pinch.
9: Download A Superhero Based Game (DC, Marvel, or Champions)
First, you’ve got Champions Online from Cryptic Studios, the people that pioneered MMOs with tights and capes, making a name for themselves with what might very well be the singular most impressive character creation system in the history of the genre.
8: Download World of Darkness
Since the announcement, the merged company has been tight-lipped about the upcoming project, which has left MMO watchers to speculate over everything from the design decisions surrounding the game to when it might see the light of day.
7: Download EVE Online
The developers of EVE have said that their original intent was, as stated above, to create a live and interactive sci-fi simulator. Ships, combat and trading were just the building blocks for a much larger concept whose next step is the long promised Walking in Stations project that will, assuming it’s been completed by 2012 (and that’s no guarantee based on how long fans have already been waiting), dramatically expand the game. By 2012, it’s even possible that the developers will have expanded into planetary exploration and / or other necessities of a full-blown sci-fi game and if they do that, they may very well have created an MMO that actually has something for everyone. Why wouldn’t it be a contender in another three years?
6: Download All Points Bulletin
The style of game is already familiar to Xbox fans who are used to jumping into GTA multiplayer and has been designed to rely on VOIP, not keyboards. Traditional MMOs require a bit too much input to be translated effectively. Action games are much more suited to that big white controller.
5: Star Trek Online
Given that, no matter how you might feel about recent business model decisions, the team over at Cryptic Studios isn’t incompetent. Quite the opposite, in fact. While some in the MMO community might disagree with some of the baseline design decisions on the game, Star Trek fans will enjoy the opportunity to explore strange, new worlds and civilizations, interact with new and old friends and shoot down some Klingons.
4: Download Final Fantasy XIV
The Final Fantasy franchise speaks for itself. It’s spawned fourteen sequels and a number of movies. Over the years, it’s become one of those franchises that, whenever a new incarnation is released, people will play. Square Enix has sold well over 80 million units from its Final Fantasy franchise and let’s not forget that even six years after its initial launch, the game’s predecessor still has a strong and loyal following of fans and was, quietly, one of the most successful MMOs ever made. Why wouldn’t a new Final Fantasy be among the top ranks of 2012?
3: Download Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Old Republic is this year’s golden child. Player and media expectations for this game are through the roof, so it really shouldn’t come as a direct shock to anyone that I feel like the game is going to have some serious staying power, climbing all the way to the number three spot in 2012.
2: Download Guild Wars 2
The original Guild Wars franchise made a name for itself by providing a product that was designed and marketed differently from their competition. They proved that the subscription wasn’t the only possible avenue for an MMORPG and in doing so gained a remarkable following.
1: Download World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft will still be a behemoth in 2012, and it says here that it will still be the biggest and most popular game on the market. Maybe Guild Wars 2 or Star Wars will be able to surpass it, but the smart money remains on the guys at Blizzard.
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