by Michael Justice, Onrpg writer 

When I think of a Wonderland, I think of a magical prairie filled with unicorns, butterflies, rainbows and sunshine. While you may think of this yourself as you first step into the game, do not be fooled by it's cutesey graphics. It may look like a two year old's episode of “My Little Pony”, but it's not. If you can take the game seriously, it has a lot to offer, MMORPG-wise. It has a unique combat system, a great economy, an amazing community and a very light emphasis on experience and such. It's a great casual game that pretty much anyone can go right in and start playing.

Gameplay As I logged in for the first time back in closed beta, I remember being very questionable about the character creation. You can apparently choose a starting “character” and a corresponding element. The characters themselves are supposedly part of a story... like a boat they were all on crashed and... something or other... anyway; there's a decent amount of characters to choose from so it's not like everyone is walking around as Bob. The element you choose as well as the fighting style you pick probably is the most important thing you decide while choosing your character. All elements have physical offensive skills and offensive magic skills, so you can choose if you want to be a sword slinger or a magic magician.

After creating your character, and viewing some sequences you'll be right smack dab in the middle of the game. You'll get your first pet, a monkey, which will help you in combat! There is a bunch of other NPCs you can get as partners to aid you in battle, which I think is pretty nice. It can change the horrifyingly dull combat up a little. Now some people only play a game for the combat, however, those people probably will be disappointed in Wonderland Gold then. While Wonderland Gold does offer a unique turn-based combat system, there's only so much you can do in combat before you get instantly bored of it. I mean it's basically just pressing attack over and over again. To make up for this little bit of slack, there is a quest to get a “remote control”. This little gadget will let you legally bot... yes... legally bot in the game. Just set the orders and you're free to go! It's not very fun, but, there is a lot more stuff to Wonderland Gold than just the combat!