Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures*.
If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

*Link:*
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/06/05/age-of-conan-hyborian-adventures/1


*Picture:*
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/06/age-of-conan-hyborian-adventures/fp_img.jpg


*Quote:
*/"It's always a painful and futile experience to try reviewing an MMO.
For instance, there are problems with credit cards and the inevitable
fact that we forget to cancel the subscriptions after the review is
done, therefore inadvertently charging a couple of hundred pounds to
company credit card.

Most of all though, the review very quickly runs out of date as the game
is constantly updating and how much anyone enjoys the game is massively
dependent on the calibre of gamers they end up gaming alongside. That
means you're going to have to take any conclusions we offer with a pinch
of salt -- ok? Just so we're clear.

That said, //Age of Conan is a lot of fun once you get into it -- the
proviso mainly being that you do have to make an effort to get into and
jump over the initial few hours of boredom.

Game designers seem to be labouring under the impression at the moment
that MMO games as a genre have only one aim; to topple //World of
Warcraft as Lord of the Pings. To do this, they seem to think that you
need a certain gimmick or hook -- PvR gameplay or genre blending MMOFPS
action for instance. So far, that tactic doesn't seem to be doing to
well -- so it's refreshing to see that //Age of Conan bucks the trend
and instead focuses on creating just a solid and persistent world to
play in.

//Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures doesn't bring anything hugely new to
the table and the only real gimmicks it has going for it are the
franchise behind it all and the fact that you can't take two steps
without faceplanting into the second biggest pair of boobs you're ever
likely to see. It's a fun and accessible RPG though, and on that front
it can't be faulted."/
*

*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley
www.bit-tech.net