Today marks the official kick-off for Dragonica in Europe as the open beta begins and the free-to-play MMO is released to the public. Players with a gPotato.eu account can now download the client for free and enter the world of Dragotaka in English, French and German.

If you're interested in trying out the 3D side-scroller, just head over to the downloads page on the official European site. More information on the launch of the open beta can be found in the press release after the jump.

Also, Chris "Pwyff" Tom recently got the chance to try out Dragonica during the closed beta, and he thoroughly enjoyed the game. You can read his thoughts on his experience here.

Dublin, Ireland 10th June 2009 – Gala Networks Europe, operator of the gPotato.eu free-to-play MMORPG portal is proud to announce the public release of Dragonica as it enters Open Beta across Europe today. Developed by Barunson Interactive, Dragonica is a free arcade style 3D side-scrolling MMORPG for PC, and is available to download play for free with a gPotato.eu account in English, French and German.

After a successful Closed Beta Test during May and positive coverage in the games media, players across Europe will be able to experience Dragonica’s vibrant world of Dragotaka playing as one of four character classes in their mission to defeat the evil Dragon Lord Elga and return peace to the land. With a level cap rised to level 60, and two job changes, players will be able to experience up to twenty distinct character classes which evolve from the four base character classes on their desktop, notebook and netbook computers.

From today European players can download and play Dragonica for free, for life, experiencing classic combo-based combat, ten player PvP multiplayer modes, a wide variety of Guild, Trade and Community features and participate in fifty player battlegrounds in the game’s 25v25 Guild Emporia Wars.

Dragonica features fully localised text, audio and cinematic videos, combined with a community of thousands of players from every corner of Europe. The gPotato Europe team will also be running a variety of in-game events to welcome and entertain players.

To play Dragonica, simply sign up for a free gPotato.eu account at the official European website at http://dragonica.gpotato.eu and download the game client from http://en.dragonica.gpotato.eu/Downloads/Client.aspx. Players who already have the Closed Beta client on their machines will automatically receive a patch to their version.