The basic genre that World of Warcraft belongs is called the massively-multiplayer online game.It is a mission-based game, where each character is sent on specific quests. Since the successful and pompous hit made by Pac-Man in the early 1980's, the World of Warcraft has become the first truly global video-game that guarantees an incredibly polished entertainment experience that appeals to different players than any game. It's virtual, three-dimensional environment has become a global entertainment phenomenon among the cyber savvy and one of the most successful video games ever made. World of Warcraft, made by Blizzard Entertainment, in less than two years after its introduction, generate successfully envying revenue with almost seven million paying subscribers as per the survey report that makes it one of the most lucrative entertainment media properties of any kind.

The World of Warcraft might require a single action, or it can involve many steps, such as gradually infiltrating a dangerous cult. The time taken to complete any mission may vary from a day to several weeks. As a character completes quests and defeats monsters, the character collects more powerful magical equipment and receives money as points that allow them to go to the next level. These characters are then set loose in a huge colorful fantasy world with all the physical features of land for instance plains, oceans, mountains, forests, rivers, jungles, deserts. Cities and of course dungeons should be an added features to make whole theme look real. The races in World of Warcraft include: Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls and Undead that are divided into two warring factions known as the Alliance and the Horde. The classes available in World of Warcraft include: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.