Metascore
43 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Negative: 7 out of 11
  1. If the user interface and manuals were more thought-out, had a multiplayer option, and better unit pathfinding skills, it could have been a solid game.
  2. You are indeed going to need a Will of Steel to play this game, merely because it takes tremendous patience to put up with terrible AI.
  3. 60
    Though there are some good concepts and admirable intentions here, the game just seems unfinished. Performance issues aside, the horrible pathfinding, sticky interface and bizarre line of sight problems all point to a game that was rushed out too early.
  4. Do you really want to have to learn three pages of voice commands just so that you can sit in front of the computer and sound stupid?
  5. It's a pity this game wasn't given more time to come together. [May 2005, p.60]
  6. There are so many problems with Will of Steel that it's hard to know where to begin in terms of describing them, but trust us when we say to spare yourself the frustration and avoid this decidedly lackluster game.
  7. Suffers from technical problems which will only serve to frustrate meticulous RTS fans.
  8. While the game boasts an impressive array of hardware, you're sadly only allowed to play as the forces of the 'right and just' in a linear two-pronged campaign that starts with the US-led invasion of Afghanistan and finishes in Iraq.
  9. I'd avoid picking up the box for fear of contracting something, to say nothing of actually paying for this abomination. [March 2005, p.138]
  10. One of the most incompetent strategy games of recent times. [May 2005, p.104]
  11. Search as we may, we haven't been able to find one single redeeming feature in Will of Steel.
User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. PredragP.
    9
    Not so bad-I hope some pach will fix all this problems.
  2. JoeU.
    10
    A very good game!