Wheel of Time acts as a prequel to the book series. However, this game is not your garden-variety shooter. Instead of the usual guns and futuristic weapons that inhabit most action shooters, the weapons are based on the Ter'Angreal. Each artifact has its own special powers and advantages. The sublime 3D graphics and cinematic-quality cutscenes are only the beginning of the highlights in this miniature masterpiece.

Wheel of Time's levels are lengthy, challenging, and well-designed. The only flaw is that enemies are either only mildly challenging or overly powerful. When you're lost in the seamless world of the game, this seems a minor quibble.

Legend is no stranger to bringing famous novels to the gaming arena. They have also created games based on novels by Frederick Pohl (Gateway), Piers Anthony (Companions of Xanth), Margaret Weiss (Death Gate), and Spider Robinson (Callahan's Crosstime Saloon). Legend takes the same care in translating Jordan's novels to the small screen.

The single-player scenario limits you to playing the Aes Sedai race, which is challenging on its own. The multiplayer scenarios allow you to play as one of three different races and alignments and feature arena and death matches. Also on the upside, the game has few bugs and is based on a clean adaptation of the Unreal engine.

Overall, Wheel of Time is another fantastic highlight from the rightfully-so-called Legend Entertainment.