This review is written by Michael Grantham from MMOSite forum.

My goodness, has this been a year for gaming or what, it is as if they just keep coming and guess what...that is right, here is another one for you.
 

Described and distributed as an adult MMORPG, for its graphic violence and controversial scenes of depravity and nudity, Shaiya Gold by Aeria games, is yet another game for you to download and play free, this holiday season. However, with the release of so many new games, both pay and free to play, the only problem facing games this time of the year, is not an overdose of festive foods, or cheesy holiday spirit, it is knowing which game to download and play next. 

However, the question is who has time to waste? Well, never fear, for that is why, I, the reviewer, am here.
So without further hesitation, let's jump on in and take a look at what this game has to offer the cyber-freaks, net nerds and button bashers alike.

Essentially, the game controls have been individualized in an attempt to step away from other MMORPG and appeal to fans of more action styled console gaming. Shaiya Gold utilizes what is commonly known as the first person shooter key setting, thus players are able to move their characters around through the WASD keys, rather than the old and outdated point and click method of moving. Furthermore, to give the game a more platform feel, players can also make their characters jump by pressing the space bar.

Beyond this, however, the game plays much like other MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft, Guild Wars and 2 Moons. This of course meaning, many actions are affiliated with the left mouse button, such as, NPC interaction, chat, trade and various other facets of the game, whilst the right mouse button is reserved for alternative actions such as secondary attacks, spells, ranged combat, skills and items. However, utilizing hot key systems, such things can be bound to personalize key bored commands, such as numeric keys 1 ?C 9. Furthermore, targeting NPC monsters can be done using the mouse and or tab button, which instantly allows players to target the monster closest to them and from there, can then choose to start with a spell, skill or simply run in for a head to head slug-fest.