Warlords: Battlecry III

aka: Cry of War, WBC3, Warlords: Battlecry 3
Moby ID: 13924

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Warlords: Battlecry III is a real-time strategy game with some role-playing game features set in a fantasy setting. The campaign mode is a story-based adventure in which you choose a main hero (his name, race and class) and play as that hero from mission to mission gaining experience points. Not only can you carry your hero from mission to mission but his retinue also will carry over gaining experience.

Other modes of play include Skirmish where you choose up to five computer controlled enemy races to compete against with several options like map size (number of temples, number of animals, resources, etc.), scenario options ( random weather, game speed, etc.) and victory conditions like raze all buildings or king of the castle to name a few. Multiplayer allows up to six players to connect to a game across a network or over the internet.

Some special features include - sixteen different races to choose from with twenty-eight different classes, retinues to follow your hero from mission to mission and role-playing game features like taking on quests to further the story along.

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  • Лорды Войны. Warlords: Battlecry III - Russian spelling
  • 呼啸战神III - Simplified Chinese spelling

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Average score: 68% (based on 19 ratings)

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Average score: 3.6 out of 5 (based on 19 ratings with 1 reviews)

Top notch RTS/RPG hybrid

The Good
Flexibility. You can choose from 16 races and 28 classes for your hero. Dynamic campaign. Strong skirmish mode. Multiple modes of command for your units. Replayabilty very strong. Units and your hero get stronger after battles, and you can use them in your next mission. You can create as many heros as you want and import them into the campaign or skirmish play at any time.

The Bad
In the campaign game the AI will keep sending 1 or 2 units to your base to be killed. Large battles can look very clumped.

The Bottom Line
Simply the best game in its class. Extreme depth and fun to play. AI does not cheat and is still a strong player in skirmish mode.Campaign mode gives you alot to do and has lots of random elements It is about 70 missions long, but you don't have to play through them all to win. Although you start with a default side for your hero if you gain allies you can use their armies in battle. Unit AI is perfect and you can set more than 10 different stances for each unit. Having a few mages to auto heal your hero is a good thing. The graphics are 2D and only a slight upgrade from Warlords Battlecry 2 so don't buy it for the eye candy. The spell effects look pretty good. Sound is good. Relaxing background music, and good voices for the heros and units. Get this game if you're a rts fan who likes a dose of rpg thrown in.

Windows · by Peter Harband (4) · 2004

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Game added by Stillman.

Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, Klaster_1, Rainer S, ZeTomes.

Game added July 8, 2004. Last modified March 11, 2024.