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Game is Fun, but beware the pre-ordering

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Game is great... However, I was promised a soulstone with the game. I am a hardcore UO fanatic and as fanatics do, I bought two games so I could have twice as much fun! Well, no, actually so I could have two soulstones. I placed my order for not one but two games. I even paid for 2-day air. I spent a whopping $71.00. I finally got my game on Friday, November 5, after having to drive to the UPS central location because it had been loaded on the wrong truck. This of course was 3 days after it was available at Best Buy. Then I find that my order only included one code for a single soulstone. I immediately sent an e-mail to Amazon.com and they said "I'm sorry, but we will need to research this situation further." At this time, I still only have one soulstone and a $30.00 box sitting on my desk that I can't help but wonder why did I buy that. No satisfaction yet. No soulstone. No cash. No gift certificate. Nothing but an "I'm sorry"...

Samurai Empire

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The game is ok its just the company that puts it out..I ordered several CD.s had to retreive the darn soul stone from Amazon Locker and then....only one code showed up!!!!!! suppose to be a code for each game that one orders..what a rip off..I dont think its worth it to get the expansion pack..save your money!!!

A fast expansion before christmas with nothing innovative

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 14
Date: October 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This new expansion will introduce japanese fiction into Ultima Online and maybe even some new fiction concerning it.
Two new professions we do not know a lot about yet will be playable, namely Samurai and Ninjas. There will also be some additions to Ultimas best feature the housing system which may make it worthwhile for people to buy it.
Graphically nothing will change and it remains a 6 year old game that lives of its good skillbased system that is very versatile.

If you have never played UO and look for an interesting system where the game is what players make of it then give it a try.

If you have played and seen it all then this expansion does not promise anything too new, as it looks like a ripoff their last expension AOS.

Samurai Empire: EA Adds New Lands and New Challenges

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For those that played the the Ultima games, the existence of the distant islands (Named Tokuno Islands now)was mentioned. EA has added the islands of legend into a nice new package for MMORPG fans.

The new landmass has something for every class of player in the game, and two new classes to play. For those veteran players that see this expansion as "same game, different graphics", it's not the truth. Monster AI has been buffed up, and new tactics will need to be learned.

Crafters have new things to make, and those with a flair for home decoration will have plenty of ways to let their creative muses run wild. Rangers and bards will meet new, tougher monsters and those that like to engage in player vs. player combat will find opponents with new skills (Ninjitsu and Bushido) to counter.

Many things that have been on player "wish lists" for a long time have also been added, including a long-awaited overhaul of the guild system that allows alliances and wars between guilds with specific critera to "win".

UO is often called "easy to learn, tough to master." Well, things just got tougher, and a lot easier to enjoy.

Samurai Empire brings new life into Ultima Online!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ever had the desire to be someone new? Ever had the desire to play out your fantasies in another world? Ultima Online: Samurai Empire allows you to do just that!

As the latest expansion to hit the Ultima Universe, Samurai Empire brings the spice and drama of the Far East to the traditional lands of Britannia. Alluded to in the first chapters of the Ultima saga, the Feudal lands take the form of three islands filled with exciting new cities and challenging monsters.

Whether your goals are to explore strange places or tame the wildest beasts, Samurai Empire has it all. Two new professions, the Samurai and Ninja, have taken their place in this new expansion.

With new craftables, tameables, professions, lands, housing, and a new and improved guild system, even the veterans who have played Ultima Online for years will be impressed. I encourage you to check it out!

Samurai Empire is Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am a long-time Ultima Online player, having played this game hard-core since Aug. 1998. I had the opportunity to beta test Ultima Online: Samurai Empire.

Ultima Online's Samurai Empire beautiful, fun... and jam-packed with new stuff. The new lands are an exotic, mysterious addition to the the Ultima Online world.

There's two new professions (ninja and samurai). There beautiful new lands to explore, lots of new creatures to hunt.. some with very nasty, new artificial intelligence.

Also, we have additional features to add an Asian flair to our customizable houses.

There's new tamables. I can't wait to tame and train the new, rideable dragon. They are powerful and well as beautiful.

Then there's the new rune beetle, a HUGE, ugly, and powerful new tamable. It can do massive magic and really nasty poisoning. I plan on taking my new ugly pet to monster spawns and on PvP adventures.

Geez, so much is new with Samurai Empire, I have to be careful not to turn this review into a book. New craftables, enhanced guild system, improved factions, new weapons, new armor, new rares, and on and on.

I have four accounts, and have already ordered my Samurai Empire for all four of them!

Samurai Empires is going to rock!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played Ultima Online for almost 6 years now and with ever expansion it keeps adding new concepts and lands to itself. In UO you can be anything you can imagine! From the lowly lumberjack to the all powerful sorcerer, and now even a stealthy Ninja! You can live anyplace you might want and with UO:SE it looks like they have rounded out the house customization system to allow you total control of your home. Even put on a roof in any shape you could want!

I have followed most of the expansions rather closely but this one I can't get enough! This is going to be the best expansion ever!

UO again adds to it's massive depth and versatility

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With tons of new craftables, and a more in-depth house customization menu, I am really looking forward to this expansion. I would buy it for the housing capabilities alone, but add to that the potential in the two new classes, samurai and ninja (you can be a ninja!), the new landmasses, the new weapons and house add-ons...
As a long time UO player, I can honestly say this expansion is a step in the right direction.

A nice addition that will open the door

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

for future expansions as we head to UO's 10th Anniversary! I've played since late beta and officialy since 10/97. No other game can take my attention my 2 7 year accounts can attest.

Congrats to the Dev team and to EA for pulling it all together in Redwood and giving us great hope for a bright future.

May the fat lady never sing!

Something Oriental :)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: October 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well to be honest i have not been in ultima online too long, about 7 months. And it is one of the greatest things that has happened to me in my life ( even though my parents say it is the worse.. lol ). Since i joined uo i have made many friends and enjoyed myself sooo much, people who say this game is dieing can go back to bashing wolves on there stupid everquest, samurai empire once again drops something fresh and exciting into the uo world, i was in on beta testing and thouroughly enjoyed playing it, fighting with the new weons and armors, tekagi, mempo etc. It almost brought me to tears when i found out the beta was closing, the new skills are okay, nto the main highlight. Bushido does nothing for me... but ninjitsu, ninjitsu is better than necromancers and paladins, mages and warriors, ninjitsu rulez!! :D.

Two Words: BUY IT ;D,

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