Best Expansion Pack
Expansion packs are an excellent way for developers and publishers to support their fans by providing new content and features for them to enjoy. However, the best expansion packs don't just add new content, they also enhance the original games. And all the expansion packs nominated here do an outstanding job of taking their original games and making them even better:
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United Offensive takes the already frenetic gameplay from the excellent Call of Duty and raises it another notch. This expansion will make you look for cover as you experience its harrowing battles, and the new multiplayer modes elevate the online gameplay to the same class as Battlefield 1942.
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The Ace expansion features a slew of new and updated prop planes, as well as flyable jets and rocket-propelled fighters. Meanwhile, the yet-to-be-topped flight modeling and air combat are as sharp as ever.
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Thrones and Patriots adds six new nations and four thrilling new campaigns, as well as a host of tweaks and balances that make the original Rise of Nations even better.
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The best thing about Jump to Lightspeed is that it finally makes Star Wars Galaxies actually feel like Star Wars. Prior to Jump to Lightspeed, too many players were stuck on the planetary farm and dreaming of becoming a pilot. With Jump to Lightspeed, they're dreaming no longer.
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Rainbow Six remains the gold standard for tactical shooters, and Athena Sword gives fans plenty of fodder to chew on until Rainbow Six 4. In Athena Sword, you can almost feel the warm Mediterranean sun bearing down as you hunt terrorists in southern Europe.
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And the Winner is...
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