EverQuest Online Adventures

by 989 Studios

Product Features

• Enter the fantastic world of Norrath, 500 years before the start of the first EverQuest adventures, for a slightly different adventuring experience in the olden times
• Travel from the land of Tunaria, and explore Norrath as you complete quests and explore a 500-mile continent
• As you complete quests, you'll make friends and forge alliances with other players online
• Work your way up to bigger and better quests, as well as deadlier dangers. Make sure you have the right people at your side!
• Work with a new magical system that combines the old Skills and Spells into a new Ability category, for easier management

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00007UHR7
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 11, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,660 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #25 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Role-Playing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The intoxicating, immersive world of EverQuest is one well known to PC game players, and now available for the first time on PlayStation2. As with a traditional console-style RPG, EverQuest Online Adventures focuses on exciting combat, questing, and character development. But unlike traditional console RPGs, EverQuest takes the adventure online (with the help of the PS2 network adapter) where you can adventure in a mind-bendingly detailed world. You create and control a single character, and your adventuring party is composed of characters controlled by human players from around the world.

The game takes place during the Age of Adventure, approximately five centuries before the original EverQuest for the PC. You will return to a time in Norrath's past, when the city of Freeport is still a new coalition of merchants, and the elves have yet to abandon their ancient homeland completely. To the west, Antonius Bayle the Second has recently been crowned ruler of Qeynos. In the eastern lands, the once great Eldarr Forest has all but disappeared, its trees withering away as the ground beneath it turns to desert sands.

The game will accommodate various play styles, from the occasional 20-minute session to the hard-core, hours-on-end playfest. EverQuest offers a massive seamless world packed with cities, dungeons, and huge underground lairs, plus unparalleled character customization that includes multiple races, 13 classes, skills, spells, and abilities. Character avatars have customizable faces, hair, and more. Online, players can team up and fight together, meet friends, form guilds, and become heroes. Multiplayer cooperative combat includes archery and magic. Alas, PlayStation2 adventurers and the legion of PC EverQuest players cannot adventure together, and EverQuest Online Adventures has no offline component--it must be played over the Internet.

EverQuest is a multiplayer online game you play via the Internet. A stable Internet connection and a PS2 Network Adapter are required. Sony Online Entertainment charges a small monthly fee for this game, separate from your Internet service provider access charges. The first month of this fee is included in the purchase price of this package. You must provide a valid credit card to register and play. After your first month, you can use your credit card to continue to play.

Product Description

EverQuest Online Adventures will send you into a world of adventure and challenge you to create your own legend! Complete quests to earn new levels of experience and talking to NPCs, until you're a master at your class -- then engage in Epic Quests that will help you build your legend! Fee required to play online - $9.99 a month with three, six or twelve month payment plans Full support for narrowband and broadband connections

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great, expansive play, January 19, 2003

By 

Amber McBratney (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EverQuest Online Adventures (Video Game)

You'll definitely want a keyboard for this one, but it isn't unplayable without one. The world is immense, and, unlike the PC version, there are no loading times whatsoever between areas, and no fear about your hardware not being up to snuff ;)

While this game is created with the interaction between players in mind, it isn't impossible to travel and play solo. Eventually, though, you will want to group up and make friends with people as you get used to the game and the areas in it. This way you can travel farther and for longer periods of time, and trust me, the world is large enough (with area expansions on the way after release) that you won't get bored with exploring it for a long while, if ever.

To add to the social aspect of the game, you can create guilds with other players, which would help you keep in touch with great players and mates. There's also a 'buddy list' option similar to an online messenger service, which allows you to add other players (if they allow it) to your list, which will let you see when they are on- and offline.

This game is designed very well for the first-time EQ player. The character creation process is simple, and once in the game it gives you short tutorials and beginner quests to get you used to the playstyle right off the bat.

Since this is an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG), you will run into a lot of people you might want to exchange words with... This can be easily done with either the on-screen controlpad-controlled keyboard, or by using any basic USB keyboard. There are pre-set statements programmed into button shortcuts for those who have no keyboard or can't type fast to give people quick answers, which is a handy feature, and one that you can customize yourself to say almost anything you want. Though people have said that it is nearly impossible to interact with others without a keyboard, I found that it wasn't as bad as people made it out to be once I learned the locations of all the keys and commands. For most, though, a keyboard would be a wise investment if you plan on getting this game for any length of time. Some players are impatient, and it is impossible to run and chat at the same time unless you have one.

This game is, like its PC counterpart, going to cost you money. Unless you have $10 US (tentative pricing) a month to waste on it, not including the cost of getting the PS2 Network Adapter (worth getting in itself, for the many online games that are actually free) and the game, then it isn't worth buying. As well if you don't plan on spending quite a few hours with it, then don't even consider it. This game is something that will take up a lot of your time, but if you are sociable and enjoy interacting with other people, then it is worth it.

I was just a beta tester in phase 2, and goodness knows I was planted in front of my PS2 for hours on end, and it wasn't even a completed game :) Think what it'll be when it's released.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great PS2 Online Only Game..., January 11, 2003

By 

Baer Bradford "Smile the Future Is Now" (Kingsport, TN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: EverQuest Online Adventures (Video Game)

...despite what the specs listed above state this game does not feature ANY one player offline mode. But, the multiplayer online is wonderful. I was in beta two and three and my wife and I went out and bought a keyboard just so we could play this game better.

The only thing wrong with this game is it could be a bit pricey. You'll need a PS2 Network Adaptor and some form of internet access, and to be honest I don't think you'll get much out of it if you don't have broadband. Also, the game is VERY HARD to play if you don't have a USB Keyboard (the PS2 pretty much supports any USB Keyboard, just plug it in before you turn on the game), this is because one of the best features of the game is the interaction you have with your fellow EQ'ers.

So a recap:
1) Only online, but very fun if you like level building and human interaction.
2) You need a PS2 Network Adaptor and preferably broadband access.
3) The game is hard to play without a USB Keyboard.

So if you have the goods get the game, my wife and I loved it.

PS: It's really cool if you get a friend or loved one to type while you battle, adds another whole level to the game.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my Playstation, March 23, 2003

By 

"happydaywarrior" (Juneau, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EverQuest Online Adventures (Video Game)

I was about to sell my Playstation 2 'cuz I was getting bored with the thing, but I got EQOA for my birthday, I fired it up, and havn't looked back since. This became the best game I've ever played in the span of about six hours. This has the role-playing elements of Final Fantasy, the free roam of Grand Theft Auto, and the community of the worst crack-addict cult worshippers ever assembled. The people, for the most part, have been great, and there's always something going on in-game to keep the interest level up. I recommend visiting their website and becoming part of the community posting on the bords there. Makes the game even better. Met more people on the boards than in-game, and it's really saved [me.]
There has been minimal problems with the server going down, but sometimes ya just have to [toughen] up and grind away for the xp. The occasional jerk also shows up in the game, but they guarentee themselves a short life in this game. The whole community is very supportive, and will help you do everything from finishing a quest to gaining that extra level. Feels good to have three people yell DING at the same time around you.
Sony is constantly putting something new in about once a week, whether it's new quests or items, as well as a new server, and soon there will be skills (fishing?!!), as well as features that makes the game a little more user-friendly. If you want to meet people all over the world (there's a french guy on my server; cool guy), and you want a new and unique experience on a console game, this is the game for you.