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Anarchy Online Special Edition

Anarchy Online Special Edition

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Chat plus Conversation Piece
Review: While scanning through the reviews for this game, wich I love, I saw that one person had said that it takes up too much time and that anybody with a social life will hate it. I have to argue. Maybe if that person would have tried actually talking to the other people there then that person would have had a much better time with it.

In my opinion, this game is a fine blend between AOL instant messenger and a game that gives you something to do and a motive to go on it. (And if somebody's a real nag, you can just add them to your ignore list and you'll never have to read another message from them again!) Also, you will be able to meet good friends to chat with without having to go door to door gathering screen names or however you get all those little names. You will also get to go to social gatherings with little digital drinks and cakes, wich will seem stupid as you don't really get to eat the cake or drink the drinks, but you get to talk with other people, wich is very fun.

Beware: for your first few weeks (or months depending on how fast of a learner you are), the most common message you will get when in a team hunting for goodies or experience will be "omg n00b". This means they have realized that you are new to the game because you don't know everything about it yet. This game does take a while to learn through, but hey at your first football game you probably asked what the hey a first down was and got laughed at for that. You just have to figure it out and that may take a while. Be patient.

Overall if it weren't for the ability to chat and make friends with people in this game, it would probably only get about 2 stars. The game itself is extremely long and very confusing, but I think its better then those AIM games, and if you want this game solely for it's chatting abilities, you can always open this game in a window, have your character sit on his or her butt, and just chat while you do something else in the background. Overall if you have some money in a credit card of some sort, a broadband connection, and a love of internet chatting, and maybe some extra time on your hands, this game is a must for you.


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