World of Lordcraft
New online MMO titles are popping up almost weekly with two new additions; World of Lordcraft and EmpireCraft recently coming into the fray as free web strategy games.
For World of Lordcraft, its a closely linked browser version of the existing Blizzard title World of Warcraft.
While not released by Blizzard, it will be interesting to see if any legal action is filed given this game is very, very similar to the existing software oriented MMORPG.
Regardless of this, serious browser gaming fans will be impressed by the graphics, gameplay and options available in Lordcraft. With additional races, classes and most importantly battle grounds and battle modes – big strategy fans will love it.
Given the restrictions on 2D java gaming, this is a fairly good effort and will attract a strong following in the coming months. It will need to work hard, given Evony continues to lead the way, Grepolis Game from Innogames continues to grow as does others such as Adventure Quest Worlds.
Another newbie to the gaming scene is EmpireCraft, probably aimed more at younger more simplistic oriented gamers, this interface, graphics and gameplay are very basic and will not appeal to professional MMO gamers wanting a long, addictive expereince.
