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92
GameSpy
The interface is very intuitive, allowing you to quickly select all units of one type, or single out one unit for assignment. Orders can be issued with one click in most cases, or you can set waypoints with multiple clicks. The mini-map gives you a view of the areas under your control (all other areas are hidden under the Fog of War), allowing you to quickly move from place to place, or assign unit movements across great distances. The game's sound is well done, with unobtrusive music that sets the tone, and the tongue-in-cheek unit responses we've come to expect in an RTS game. "Looks like a lot of work to me!" is one of my favorite peasant responses. All the voice acting is good enough to add to the flavor of the game, and the cutscene narration helps set the tone as well.
89
PC Zone Benelux
In grafisch opzicht mag deze game er zeker zijn. De wereld is volledig driedimensionaal, waardoor heuvels en bergkammen een belangrijke rol spelen in de strategische beslissingen die je afneemt. En je kunt tot heel dichtbij inzoomen, hoewel het beeld er dan neit beter op wordt.
87
PC Gameplay (Benelux)
Warrior Kings lost alle verwachtingen in en is de ideale zoethouder in afwachting van Warcraft 3 en Age of Mythology.
86
Svenska PC Gamer
Jag är inte mycket för långa invecklade motiveringar så jag ska inte ljuga för er och påstå att Warrior Kings slagfält är helt befriat från hjulspår och kaninhål. Jag ska inte låtsas att ditt svärd är så välslipat som det kunde ha varit eller att din rustning passar så bra som den borde ha gjort. Vad jag däremot vill säga är att om du beslutar dig för att rusa in i detta enastående strategispel så kommer ditt mod att bli rikligen belönat.
83
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)
Het lijkt vreemd een game te bekritiseren omdat het wil afwijken van het platgetreden pad, maar toch hadden we graag wat meer van die goeie ouwe real-time strategiegameplay gezien in de singleplayercampagne.
82
Joystick
Warrior Kings est autant réussi dans son gameplay qu'il est raté dans sa programmation. Pour en profiter, on doit se contenter de le faire tourner en 800x600, voire 640x480, ce qui est dommage vu la richesse des décors. Mais si on arrive à tolérer le lag du jeu, existant même dans ces faibles résolutions, on a droit à un grand moment de stratégie temps réel. La diversité des missions, leur côté scénarisé et le background de l'ensemble sont suffisamment puissants pour amuser le joueur longtemps.
81
GameStar (Germany)
Für die spannenden Missionen
hätte Warrior Kings
glatt einen Oscar verdient.
Wenn ich als Artos Jungfrauen
errette und Verräter
jage, vergesse ich glatt die
Mängel des Programms. Sowohl Steuerung als
auch Grafik bringen die Konkurrenten einfach
besser hin. Auch der Wirtschaftsteil ist etwas
dünn ausgefallen: Einmal in Schwung gebracht,
flutscht der Nachschub ohne mein Zutun. Das
ist andererseits prima, denn so kann ich mich
richtig auf die sehr taktischen Gefechte konzentrieren.
Ganz besonders die wirkungsvolle
Kreisformation hat es mir angetan.
Genial finde ich die Idee der drei Ausrichtungen.
Jede Mehrspielerpartie verläuft anders,
und ich weiß nie, mit welcher Kombination
mich mein Widersacher überrascht. Balanceprobleme
gibt es nicht. Allerdings fehlt den
gesichtslosen Heerscharen die Identifikationsfigur.
Für einen zweiten Teil wünsche ich mir
auch im Mehrspielermodus Helden wie Artos.
78
IGN
Warrior Kings isn't a bad game by any means. While the single player game isn't entirely un-enjoyable, it could have used a bit more scenario tuning and more work on the story. Where the game really shines is in the tactics and strategy in the multiplayer game. There's plenty to be had here. The main problem with that is that it's hard to find a game. This certainly isn't the most popular game being played over the Net. It's unfortunate, but true. If you can find a game, you'll usually find mostly nice and fun people to play with, which is actually pretty unusual for multiplayer games nowadays.
77
Strategy Informer
Overall though, this is a game I thoroughly enjoy and I find myself continually going back to it just to see if I could do it better by trying something radically different.
76
GameZone
Warrior Kings features many typical RTS features, and some new elements that are quite welcomed. This game may be a touch linear in the way the combat is carried out (as in you face the same opposition presented in the same general manner if you fail to defeat it the first go-round) in the single-player campaign mode. However, the graphics of the game are well done, and the game is enjoyable.
75
Game Over Online
Overall, Warrior Kings is one of those games other people seem to like more than I do. Every time I started to have fun, the interface would bug me or the game would crash, or I’d run into a mission with 500+ units on the map, and the game would run in slow motion. Some of the things I didn’t like about Warrior Kings (such as the camera) come down to personal preference, so if the game otherwise sounds interesting, and if you have the computer to handle it, then there are far worse things you could be doing with your free time. But otherwise, wait for Warcraft III to come out. If nothing else, it will get the interface right (Blizzard always does).
75
GameSpot
It may seem strange to criticize a game for not being formulaic, but it's hard not to wish that Warrior Kings included more run-of-the-mill real-time strategy missions. Despite the disappointing campaign, it's a testament to the quality of the fundamental design that multiplayer games are so enjoyable and that the lack of a skirmish option seems like such a major oversight.
70
ActionTrip
In the end, I have to say that the bugs really pissed me off and I was ready to tarnish the whole game. But, in all honesty half-way through the single-player campaign, I was hooked. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend you bother with game until the patch is released - there are simply some things that still need major "polishing." If the patch fixes this, I'd give additional 10% to the game.
69
PC Games (Germany)
Warrior Kings hat in den fernen Nischen des Programms eine unglaubliche Spieltiefe versteckt. Da gibt es Erfahrungspunkte für Einheiten, Höhenvorteile für Bogenschützen, vier verschiedene Formationen und vieles, vieles mehr. Nur leider vergessen die Truppen des Öfteren, dass sie in Formation gehen sollen, und bei den vielen Einheiten, die auf dem Bildschirm sind, fällt es schwer, die besonders erfahrenen gesondert zu behandeln. Auch der Mehrspielerpart enttäuscht.
50
Jeuxvideo.com
Un titre sympathique lorsqu'il fonctionne mais qui malheureusement risque de réserver de désagréables surprises si l'on en croit la version qui nous est parvenue et le report de problèmes par de nombreux joueurs. Passé le sujet de l'optimisation et des différents bugs possibles, WK est un jeu de STR riche et technique qui devrait trouver son public même si ce dernier aura tout intérêt à posséder une grosse machine et passer sa vie sur la rubrique FAQ du site officiel. En tous les cas c'est une fois encore à grands coups de patches qu'il va falloir trouver une solution à de trop nombreux problèmes.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| Acting |
The quality of the actors' performances in the game (including voice acting). |
4.4 |
| AI |
How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be |
3.6 |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
3.6 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
4.0 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
3.8 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
3.6 |
| Story / Presentation |
The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed |
4.2 |
| Overall MobyScore (5 votes) |
3.9 |
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