World of Warcraft Big Box — Horde Cover (Windows/Mac, 2004)

World of Warcraft · 2004

Overview

Original 2004 World of Warcraft retail big box with the scarcer Horde cover art (orc in the circular frame, tauren with halberd) — the less commonly stocked sibling of the Alliance night-elf/dwarf cover.

World of Warcraft install discs (retail packaging; wiki lists a 5-DVD set)
World of Warcraft Game Manual
Blizzard product catalog
1–3 World of Warcraft Guest Passes
Free one-month subscription (with registration)

Details

Franchise: World of Warcraft
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Edition type: Big Box
Released: 2004-11-23
Original price: 49.99

Collector note

Launch-era retail variant with Horde cover (orc + tauren). Alliance night-elf/dwarf cover was far more widely stocked; Battle Chest and catalogs reused Alliance art only. Same software contents as the Alliance-cover Standard Edition.

Facts

Vanilla WoW launched with two cover variants: Alliance (night elf + dwarf) and Horde (orc + tauren).
Horde cover was stocked less often at retail; later Battle Chests and catalogs showed only the Alliance cover.
US street date announced as November 23, 2004 at $49.99 MSRP with one free month of subscription.
Standard box contents: install discs, printed manual, Blizzard catalog, and guest pass(es).

Related collector boxes

World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Windows/Mac, 2007) · World of WarcraftLater Battle Chest reused Alliance cover art only
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Big Box (Windows/Mac, 2008) · World of WarcraftLater expansion retail big box

Sources

Box art · Warcraft Wiki
World of Warcraft Standard Edition · Warcraft Wiki
World of Warcraft street date November 23, 2004 · Blizzard / GamesIndustry.biz
World of Warcraft Horde cover listing · eBay
Did you know there was a Horde release version… · Reddit r/wow

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Game: World of Warcraft

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