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Second round
battle in the MMORPG
Showdown 2 series.
The Match-Up
After soundly
defeating RuneScape in the first round, Sword of
the New World is once again matched up against a
fellow free MMORPG that is hugely popular. For all
the gripes and complaints that both Maple Story
and RuneScape get, there is no denying that both
games are extremely popular. On the flip side,
Sword of the New World combines innovation with
great looking graphics to assume a leadership
position in the next generation of free MMORPGs.
Thus, this match came down to a humorous 2D
cartoon world with a large fan base versus a more
innovative but less popular 3D game. Once again,
reviewers chose the better eye candy as Sword of
the New World defeated Maple Story by a larger
margin than it beat RuneScape.
Tale of the
Tape
Maple Story
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Free
to play.
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Resembles
a console platform game.
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Four
classes that each have their own themed city.
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Offers
a cash shop for special items.
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Classes
have their own themed city.
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Upset
RuneScape last year in the first round.
Versus
Sword of the New
World
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Free
to play.
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Amazing
3D graphics.
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Players
can control up to 3 characters at once.
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Every
player has his or her own family. All the
characters of a player are in that family and
they all share the same last name.
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Soloing
is a major factor in the game due to the MCC
(multiple character control) system.
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Different
combat stances offer different skills and
equipment possibilities.
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Can
use experience cards to level up characters.
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Various
forms of PvP such as family vs. family duels,
city vs. city PvP wars, and arena style PvP.
Select
Comments For Maple Story (Edited for
Presentation)
Rating: 10
Author: Arundeep3
Comment: This is one funny game! The main
reason why people hate this game is because
leveling
takes forever. It takes time and effort to play
there is a lot of fun things to do. This game has
2D graphics but
the skills looks nice. This game lacks good graphics,
but makes up for it with game play. This game is
worth your time.
Rating: 1
Author: Crazy542
Comment: Bad graphics. I think that only the 3-D
games are good. Takes forever to level after level
ten.
Rating: 10
Author: Jasenpo
Comment: This is a game. Everything your character
does is because you made them do it. Everybody
says games with graphics are what really matter but they
all have a click and watch system. With Sword of the New World,
the developers got rid
of the the clicking so you just push two buttons.
You don't even have to watch them because they
just go forever. Sword of the New World is just a
big pretty bot.
Select
Comments for Sword of the New World (Edited for Presentation)
Rating: 8
Author: zabel666
Comment: Granada (Sword of the New World) has to be the most innovative
free MMORPG on the market with stunning graphics
and whimsical music.
The game captivates you with the
"family" feature that allows you to play
three characters at once. The game also has balanced classes.
Most of the classes, however, are unoriginal
besides the Musketeer. The downside of SONW
is that it lacks a decent community and is
heavily rooted in farming. For example, one may simply leave their family to farm a
dungeon which requires no skill to level up. If you want community and whacky gameplay, play
Maple Story. If you want depth and mind-blowing graphics, play
SONW.
SONW gets an 8 from me for innovation, graphics,
and music.
Rating: 10
Author: Nacireen
Comment: Amazingly addictive and unique game play
with the multi-character control system. Also has
incredible graphics. It will take longer to get
used to than most games, especially if you have
played many other RPGs/MMORPGs as this one is
radically different. However, it is well worth the time
to get used to it.
Rating: 10
Author: fun828
Comment: Very fun with wonderful graphics. Could
have better control options for your family. Other
than
that, very fun.
The Voting
Maple Story received a total score of 4.89
Sword of the New
World received a total score of 8.25
The Result
Sword
of the New World Wins!
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