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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault
Released On: Sep 21, 2005
85
8.4
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's everything the first game achieved, but improved, and with more. If you're an RTS fan, you owe it to yourself to play this game. The only possible downside is the GameSpy browser for online play, which can occasionally be buggy and difficult to use.
Winter Assault further cements Dawn of War as one of the great next-gen strategy titles. If you thought you were sick of the genre, come back. This is worth it.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 152 User Ratings
8.4
76% Positive
116 Ratings
116 Ratings
22% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
2% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 152 User Ratings
8.4
76% Positive
116 Ratings
116 Ratings
22% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
2% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
This expansion is really awesome. The campaign is really good with many funny dialogs of main characters. New race and many new units + better balance of multiplayer makes this a must buy for everyone who liked Dawn of war.
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Relic and THQ once more offer up a sublime strategy game, graced with top-notch graphics, an exciting and epic storyline and a tons of character.
If the Warhammer universe intrigues you, get this add-on AND "Dawn of War." [Dec 2005, p.82]
Winter Assault adds a new playable faction, new units to existing factions, a new single-player game, and some of tweaks and additions that should make most Dawn of War fans very happy, and might win a few converts, too.
An absolutely essential purchase for fans of the original, expanding upon the foundations laid by its predecessor and enforcing its position on top of the RTS genre.
Still brutally, brilliantly short. [Jan 2006, p.51]
Winter Assault was an amazing improvement to what was already a great game. The new stuff was added, a new race and most importantly a new interesting campaign that was fun to go through. Overal cool add-on!
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Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
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Similar to my review of the original:
- it's 16 years after release that I finally got round to playing this...
- the in-game graphics have held up in a surprisingly okay way, although textures are of a low quality compared with today (as to be expected).
- the sound and voice acting are good throughout, although some of the voices are a bit over-egged (still quite enjoyable).
The single player campaign this time introduced a new dynamic of controlling 2 races in each mission and allowing you to effectively play as the good and bad guys resulting in 4 different races you can complete the game with, although there is an understandably shorter story as a result.
At first I wasn't a big fan of the Order campaign, probably because you start of as the Imperial Guard which is a bland group to play as. I also found that playing as 2 races in each mission felt a little confusing and didn't allow you to fully get to grips with each race.
However, the disorder side of the campaign was thoroughly enjoyable - particularly the Orcs and I played through to complete the game with all 4 races.
Overall, different to the original but equally good and fun even 16 years later.
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Summary Lost amongst the ruins of a leveled city lies an Emperor Class Titan, a war vessel of untold power forged in the planet-wide furnaces of Mars, and revered by billions as the epitome of Imperial dominance. The one who controls it will command the power to destroy, or defend, a world. The Imperials will summon it to overcome great evil, Ch...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Sep 21, 2005
Developer:
- Relic Entertainment
Publisher: THQ
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