World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Reviews

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Aug 23, 2018

World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth sets out to win back old players and draw in new ones with an increased level cap, new zones, and a restructuring of PvP.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 20, 2018

Battle for Azeroth isn't my favorite expansion but it's definitely up there.

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Aug 25, 2018

Battle for Azeroth launches strong by renewing the conflict between the Horde and Alliance. Blizzard offers two very different experiences this expansion with each faction having their own storyline on unique island nations. It's an enjoyable expansion during the leveling experience, but endgame currently has some issues with sparse weapon drops and clutter stemming from the new Azerite gear system. There are improvements to be made here, but what's available at launch is still very good.

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Joseph Bradford
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 12, 2018

Battle for Azeroth has a lot to live up to thanks to its stellar predecessor in Legion, and for the most part it delivers.

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8.3 / 10.0
Aug 14, 2018

Battle for Azeroth is a good expansion for World of Warcraft, with not so many improvements in gameplay, but a lot of new contents to experience and enjoy.

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Jamie Sherlock
8.5 / 10.0
Sep 24, 2018

There is just so much to do, with more content being added regularly I think that Battle for Azeroth has me firmly in its grasp.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 16, 2018

And for those sitting on the fence about whether or not to jump into the action again, there's only one thing I can say: Battle for Azeroth is the perfect opportunity to come back to World of Warcraft. I have to give the folks at Blizzard credit for pouring their hearts and souls into the game once again, it definitely shows.

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8.5 / 10.0
Aug 25, 2018

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth delivers the best storytelling and world design yet, but doesn't make any additional significant improvements to the World of Warcraft formula.

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85 / 100
Sep 2, 2018

We won't know the full quality of the expansion for a couple of years, but Battle for Azeroth is off to a strong start.

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85 / 100
Sep 18, 2018

Battle for Azeroth is more of the same, and that's what many World of Warcraft fans were looking for. Doesn't invent anything new and there is much that he borrows from something that appeared previously on the game, but worth returning to Azeroth to discover the history, insular expeditions and the Warfronts.

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86 / 100
Aug 21, 2018

Even if its new loot system is a bust, Battle for Azeroth is a vibrant expansion full of wondrous new locales to explore, characters to meet, and stories to tell.

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8.8 / 10.0
Aug 18, 2018

It may not break new ground in comparison to the preceding expansion, but Battle for Azeroth provides a wealth of activities for players to enjoy and experience

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9 / 10.0
Aug 23, 2018

While War of Thorns left a bad taste for many, the expansion proper has been a delight. Some quests have questionable writing and the tropes from previous expansions rear their heads in places, but the dungeon and levelling experience is great. Depending on where the story goes, this expansion could end up near the top.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 27, 2018

To be repetitive or not to be. If like the writer of this review you are one of the people who only experienced World of Warcraft: Legion for a short time or skipped it entirely then World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is an amazing experience and you will surely enjoy the smallest of the details, but if you had enough of your share of Legion and want something more then Battle for Azeroth can disappoint you.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 13, 2018

Battle for Azeroth it's a huge and entertaining expansion, which relies on combat, PvE, PvP, and character development. Hovewer, best is yet to come.

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Unscored
Aug 18, 2018

Battle for Azeroth is off to a weak start. The new zones are beautiful, to be sure, but the climatic introduction cinematic and quests lead into a whole lot of cliché and not a lot of action. If the War has come back to Warcraft, well …I've not seen it.

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Unscored
Aug 16, 2018

If Blizzard manages to keep up the momentum it has built here, the future's looking strong for the ruling monarch of the MMORPG. I'm not entirely sure who's looking at World of Warcraft after fourteen years and only now deciding to jump in. But if you are, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better time than right now.

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Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 3, 2018

Or will Blizzard just give us more of the same, because I am completely fine with that at this point. Stories so interesting I've defected to the Horde to make sure I get to enjoy them all? I guess I can live with that.

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Unscored
Oct 4, 2018

The greatest testament to Blizzard's design in this expansion is that it's worth wading through Battle for Azeroth's seemingly endless and frustrating grind, all in the hopes of helping your group of four friends push their keystone up one more level than you thought was possible — at least, for now.

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