World of Warcraft Preview

GameSpot has put together a preview of World of Warcraft, based upon a pre-beta build they were given the chance to play. Here’s their conclusion:

Even at this early stage, World of Warcraft seems to possess a great deal of depth while, at the same time, seeming very accessible. It also seems to offer plenty of interesting choices for developing your characters, as well as numerous viable ways to do so. In fact, though the game seems to draw upon other massively multiplayer games for inspiration, World of Warcraft also seems to draw upon Blizzard’s own addictive hack-and-slash series Diablo. The game is still in a closed-test state, though Blizzard recently solicited testers for an open beta test that will begin on an as yet undetermined date. World of Warcraft will launch on a different (and presumably much later) undetermined date, which will hopefully be later this year.

In addition to the preview, you can also find eight new screenshots in their gallery.