Guild Wars Factions

 PC
  • Publisher: NCSOFT
  • Release Date: Apr 28, 2006
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
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  1. VideoGamer
    70
    While there's no denying that the Guild Wars franchise is both popular and technically superb, unless you're after dedicated PvP thrills, it's hard to see it genuinely competing with games like World of Warcraft in the long term.
  2. The A.V. Club
    67
    The campaign feels rushed: you'll be halfway to your maximum level before the story proper even starts, and the plot, about a mysterious illness that plagues the land, is clichéd.

Awards & Rankings

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#15 Best PC Game of 2006
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#43 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 120 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 147
  3. Negative: 11 out of 147
  1. NickRoof
    Apr 12, 2009
    10
    Loved it! It is true, you do reach the max level half of the way through, but that simply means you don't need to grind or quest forLoved it! It is true, you do reach the max level half of the way through, but that simply means you don't need to grind or quest for hours to get to the top. Overall the PvP is the part that shines the brightest to me. The Alliance Battles are fun and truely got me back into Guild Wars.… Full Review »
  2. JimCorbett
    May 26, 2014
    7
    My least favorite GW expansion. Everything that was great about Prophecies is still here, but it just feels like more of the same. The factionMy least favorite GW expansion. Everything that was great about Prophecies is still here, but it just feels like more of the same. The faction war could have been great but just ended up not being interesting at all.… Full Review »
  3. aatassi
    Mar 5, 2014
    7
    As good overall as Guild wars Prophecies. Better pvp then the first one. Nice maps of factions vs factions (borderlands). Fight against Shiro.As good overall as Guild wars Prophecies. Better pvp then the first one. Nice maps of factions vs factions (borderlands). Fight against Shiro. Asiatic landscapes. New continent (Cantha) different from Tyria. New classes

    Game play : 7/10, graphics : 6,5/10, back ground 7/10, lifetime : 5/10, sound : 7/10, community : 6/10, world : 5/10    … Full Review »
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