The WhatsNext verdict
If you want a loot-heavy action RPG to play with friends on one couch, Champions of Norrath delivers a generous, visually impressive dungeon-crawling loop. Solo players may enjoy the progression, but repetitive combat and forgettable writing are hard to overlook.
What it does best
A steady rush of levels, skills, loot, and better gear
A surprisingly lavish fantasy world for the PlayStation 2
What might put you off
Button-mashing combat can become repetitive
The story is functional rather than compelling
The setup
What you are walking into
An action adventure RPG with a hack and slash (or dungeon crawler) style gameplay. Taking place in the EverQuest world you pick between a variety of classes and races and set off on an adventure that brings you across different lands, multiple dungeons, and tasks you with a multitude of quests to complete while leveling your character, finding new weapons and armour, and learning new abilities as you progress. You can share this adventure with a partner on the couch with co-operative gameplay or jump online.
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