Tibia

"Tibia.. Cheap.. Free.. And fun as heck.."

Tibia..

You head off to Tibia's site and sign up, you get 11 worlds to choose from, more pop up as new ones fill up to higher numbers, then more worlds appear. Each world is almost 100% the same with the exceptions of people.

You begin as a little weak ''n00b'' on Rookgaard AKA ''n00b Island'' you strive to become stronger, and take out happy enemies such as rats, trolls, orcs, spiders, bugs, etc. It's an MMORPG, (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) and about 800 or so people are logged in each world at any given time, you eventually move onto a bigger, and most say better island called ''Main'', there you get a Vocation (sorceror, knight, druid, etc.) and must play your part in this world to make money, and experience points.

Graphics: 9/10

It's SNES-Style, it's not state of the art, but it's good enough to keep the game moving and have a bit of an atmosphere.

Sound: N/A
This game has no sound, but trust me, it doesn't need it.

Controls: 10/10
Simple, use your mouse to pick up stuff, attack, move, etc. Or you can use the arrows to move around.

Atmosphere: 7/10
This is the games only ''downpoint'', people can PK (person kill) you once you leave n00b island, making it kind of hard to get used to Main, you can't leave during a battle, so no logging off if someone 20 levels higher then you wants your cash, spamming is also a problem, but only in certain areas, you often can find it impossible to find where you're going, and sometimes it can get crowded, and literal ''traffic jams'' happen etc.

Overall: 9/10
I feel this game is deserving of this score because the ups to the Atmosphere are much much greater in numbers then the downs, I feel with sound the game would only become really cheesy.

Premium Accounts?
Yes, you pay about 70 dollars a year for a nice cozy account, can't get lost, and the 10% chance of losing items gets knocked down to 7%, you get to buy new items, fight new monsters on new islands, have your own server just for Premium Accounts, etc.

Free or Premium Account?
Start out with a free account, and move up if you find yourself playing several hours daily, it's worth it then, otherwise, the bonuses just for someone that uses it as a place to ''socialize'' will not find the Premium Account any better, however the gamer that will play the game, and keep playing it till they reach level 129 (highest level) will probably want the Premium Account.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 06/23/03, Updated 06/23/03