MMORPG.com reviewer Carolyn Koh takes a look at Dragonica Online, the side-scrolling adventure MMO from THQ-Ice.

Once, in a far off land, the Gods created a world where mankind and dragons lived in peace. Man inhabited the earth and dragons the air. Man was not content though and sought to rule the dragons, drawing them into conflict. The dragons had the upper hand until man managed to harness the power of the elements and were able to defeat them. The dragons withdrew for a realm of their own, except for one who lusted after the power of the five elements for his own, and drawing upon the forces of evil, began a new war. It took the united force of five heroes who arose to claim each element and the other dragons to defeat the forces of evil and imprison this one rogue dragon. For a time.

That's the backstory to Dragonica Online, a fast-paced, side-scrolling game with 3-D elements, quests, crafting, grouping, guilds, friends, PvP, and an in-game mail system with housing yet to come. All the main hallmarks of any full featured MMO in a free to play game.

Read the Dragonica Review