A great expansion, however this should be the last one.
--Graphics--
The graphics engine for WoW is getting a little out dated, but it still looks great. The new land of Northrend is a huge improvement from Outland. Not the same old color used over and over for the terrain and walls. This time, Northrend is really colourful and it's great to look at!
8/10
--Gameplay--
The gameplay has stayed basically the same. You have your character that runs around doing quests, gaining levels and getting gear. In this expansion, many new features have been added like siege weapons, level 80 cap and WoW's first "Hero Class", the Death Knight. I find that the Death Knight is one of my favourite classes. Their spells are cool and you need some strategy to use them, so it takes some sort of skill. However, it is easy for them to get too overpowered. The Death Knight's starting place is actually very, very fun to play in. I'm not going to spoil anything, but it involves wars, killing people while flying through the air and even fighting fellow Death Knights. Overall, the Death Knight is a great addition… however, there is way to many Death Knights playing. So if you are trying to look for a party for level 58-70 raids/dungeons, 99% of the people are Death Knights.
Northrend's quests and dungeons are also somewhat better then Outland's. I find that Northrend's quests are better because of different varieties. In Outland, most of the quests consist of killing a certain amount of things or collecting items. However in Northrend, some quests consist of controlling tanks to blow up undead armies or flying through the air on a dragon, fighting people in your way. Overall… Northrend > Outland
9/10
--Music--
Blizzard has fixed their old mistake and has given all the new areas and loading screens brand new tunes. They are just as good as all the others and they all fit in nicely with each area they are in.
8/10
--Story--
Obviously, the Lich King has been introduced into the game through this expansion. He is finally sending his armies against Azeroth and it's up to you and everyone else to stop him. He even tries to send his Death Knights against Azeroth, however once he betrays them, the Death Knights follow their own path to take the Lich King down. There is a lot more to it, but it's nice to finally see Arthas in WoW.
9/10
--Overall--
I find Wrath of the Lich King was a superior expansion to the Burning Crusade. The Death Knight class is fun to play and Northrend is a lot more fun then Outland. However, I think this expansion should be the final one. Too many people are complaining about this expansion, so less people are playing. If Blizzard wants to keep making money off this, they should end the expansions with this and continue on with their regular patches… or maybe they can even stop making patches and just make the game FREE.
8.5/10