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EverQuest II: Desert of Flames

Desert of Flames is the first expansion for EverQuest II. It features a new land mass to explore, PvP arenas, a level increase from 50 to 60, a new climb ability and the standard new items and monsters. The…

70 13 September 2005 ESRB T

EverQuest II: Desert of Flames is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sony Online Entertainment, released 13 September 2005 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What EverQuest II: Desert of Flames is

EverQuest II: Desert of Flames is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and released in 2005. It was published by Gamania. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Desert of Flames is the first expansion for EverQuest II. It features a new land mass to explore, PvP arenas, a level increase from 50 to 60, a new climb ability and the standard new items and monsters. The major quest line for the expansion is commonly known as "The Peacock Line" - This series of 17 or so quests culminates with a raid requiring the player to group up with his guildmates to slay an entity known as "The Godking". Players can choose from a selection of rewards to be used in the weapon slot depending on their class, for example a mage would receive an item named "Wand of Second life" which can also be changed at will into a two-handed weapon - "Staff of Second life". This…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world.

How it was received

EverQuest II: Desert of Flames holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What it launched against

EverQuest II: Desert of Flames launched on 13 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

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When did EverQuest II: Desert of Flames come out?
EverQuest II: Desert of Flames was released on 13 September 2005 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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