When Champions of Norrath released, it was set to be Snowblind Studios’ crown jewel, which had wanted to make a game better than their previous smash hit, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. And despite an incredible game, it came loaded with glitches and game-stopping “A” bugs that was a result of dual-layered DVD issues. A year later, Snowblind Studios presents Champions: Return to Arms, a direct follow-up to Champions of Norrath. Return to Arms attempts to do what Champions of Norrath did, sans the glitches.

Unfortunately, while Return to Arms is the better game from a technical standpoint, it’s missing a few key elements that made Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath so great to begin with.