It may not have the best graphics in the world, but when it comes to an enjoyable gaming experience; Warlords Battlecry III easily beats many other RTS games. Graphics, bells, and whistles are something that have been pushed down players throats over the past few years. "If the graphics suck, the game sucks" attitude is something that I see more and more as PC hardware push the envelope so far, it falls right off the table. Players and reviewers need to focus more on the experience and value of a game, not it's pretty dressing. I would say that Battlecry III is one of the better RTS / role playing games of this year. The sheer amount of hero and army race possibilities make this a long lasting and in-depth game. The hero system in this game, and the ones before it, give it a real role playing feel as you develop the hero. Each race has it's own subtle strategy for going about a smooth victory. This is what makes this game better than most other RTS games. You can't simply use the same units and tactics to win. You have to really get a feel for the different races to play well. Not only that, it helps to know how your enemy operates. Throw all that in with a decent story and you have a game that I would take over Warcraft 3 or Warhammer 40k any day of the week. The Gamespot review seems disappointed that no real changes where made to improve the game. Battlecry II was a great game that didn't really need much improvement. Battlecry III added a hand full of new units and a few new races, which is all that really needed to be done. I think that they were hoping it would look like Warcraft 3. The funny thing is, this game proves that Warcraft 3 isn't the end-all-be-all of RTS games.
I have been a huge fan of WB series ever since the first one. In my opinion, the only series to really successfully implement the Hero notion in an RTS, aside from the newer Spellforce games. But these heroes you level... Read Full Review
My friend got me hooked on this series with Warlords Battlecry 1, and I have to admit that I was kind leary about this game when he introduced it to me. I didn't think it would be that great of a game, since I had never ... Read Full Review
