So i bought it yesterday and spent roughly 5 or 6 hours playing. it plays pretty well. havnt tried the 2 new factions yet *though I actually play the table top game and hate them both*
It plays pretty weel though I must say the Air units dont seem to fit to well. its nice having a unit that ignores terrian and is rather fast but value wise they are inexpensive for as much damage they can do. theres a few new powers added to the races as well. Khorne Beserkers now have a "Fear" attack that causes units around them to run away for a little while. *only played chaos so far*
the map campiegn is back and works fairly well but it gets repetative on a few maps. adding Gateway maps where you have to control more then half the critical points to win is a nice objective based mix but usually your stuck going up against 2 bases to your 1 and have to rely on special characters you earn from different territories.
They seem to get a thrill out of ingame cinimatics to the point that everytime you attack the main camp of an opponent you get a small movie of ingame action for about 4 minutes of them talking. nice but over played. speaking of movies. the intro's to the DoW games always rocked, this one was half-assed in game work rather then CG into's in the past.
my final standing. 4 1/2 out of 5.
Pros: they stuck with what works, added some and kept it still within the same realm of play.
Cons: coulda used a graphic tweak and more thought into the air units.
It's a buy if you like the DoW series. if your not, theres Supreme commander, and soon to be Star Craft 2
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