Warlords BattleCry 3

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $14.89

Features:

• Role-playing game
• Join the people of Etheria in search of new lands to conquer, or fight off the invaders with the Ssrathi
• 16 races, 28 classes of heroes with a new hero development system
• 6 different types of new dragons with all with unique abilities and breath weapons
• For 1 player

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

The worst RTS game ever made in history!!!! [Posted on 2005-03-22]
This game is complete garbage. All the grachics they use in this game are recycled from the last game. Not even the old 8-bit Sega Genesis games would dare use the exact same graphics as the last game. And they did this 3 times. Some of the units in this game were used in the first game which was released almost 4 years ago!!! I have more money on my Ebgames Card than the budget they had to make this game; and it shows! Graphics that are below Playstation 1; poor sound; stupid gameplay; worthless new races. The biggest thing though is that all the concept ideas for this game were stolen from the Warhammer games. Go to www.gamesworkshop.com and you'll see what I mean. But the Brits thought this game sucked so bad they didn't even waste time sueing this guys.

Warlords Battlecry III [Posted on 2005-08-03]
The thing that sucks about RTS is that you fight your battles, and you're done. The Warlords series allows you to take your hero along a path and build him up. He gains spells, skills and items as he works his way through the ranks killing everything before him. An awesome number of races and classes makes for a new experience every time you start a hero. And with troops you can take with you from battle to battle and watch their experience grow.

Great Game! [Posted on 2006-04-11]
I love this game! The other positive reviews are very much spot on. The only thing that comes to mind that would've been nice would be a easy campaign creator/player instead of having to do it as a hack. And the battles just on their own can get old (thus the overall rating of 4 stars) and you're otherwise left with the same 'ole campaign.

Revised review - now gets a thumbs down [Posted on 2006-07-31]
After playing the game for quite a while and building a powerful hero, I have noticed a headache-generating problem. When I play scenarios that I have created, the game sometimes generates a crash. The problem is that it always happens when the game had advanced and there is no way around it. In earlier warlords games I have been able to stop a build or something like that and the game progressed. Not here. Furthermore, given the limited save game options, there is no backup to an earier point in that scenario. Tonight was the last straw. I had pain-stakingly assembled a powerful army of Titans as my towers and defenses slugged it out on the front-line. Hours and hours of building sufficient structures to make the men to man the towers, watching the towers to ensure I didn't lose any before I could repair them, allocating resources to have enough to build my Titans ... I could hear "Flight of the Valkyries" playing in my head. Give them their first orders and ... ... ... blink. My verbal response: "What the ****ing **** is this. This **** absolutely ****s." My physiological response: Increased blood pressure and a killer headache. My behavioral response: Uninstall the game and shelve it, pull out Battlecry 1 and play once more. No miocardial infarctions for me today, please.

I will not play this one again. The frustration is just too great for a recreational activity. Too bad, though. As my old review states, the game had potential to be cool.

By the way - I was going to give it 1 star to reflect my current rage. However, the game has good features.
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Old review:
I have been a fan of the Warlords series since they were first introduced. I love turn-based games like the original x-com, master of magic, warlords, etc. and these games created a bias for me. I tried the first Battlecry only because I was bored. However, I quickly becamed hooked.

Each installment gets better, but continues to be essentially the same game. By Battlecry III, the game has become rich and beautiful, but heart-pounding and challenging. We get new races, units, building and worlds. While it can become a bit overwhelming, even for the experienced gamer, it can be learned.

The depth creates interest that does not lag for quite a while. Once in a while, I still find myself saying, "What the @#$% is that!" or "Oh, oh. I'm in trouble." There is so much depth that you can be caught off-guard.

The AI is pretty good, especially on 'Emperor" level. It seems to know pretty well where to strike to weaken a defense. I might be off on some tactical action in one part of the map, not paying attention, when all heck breaks loose somewhere else.

In older versions of the game, once I started attacking on one area, many units would just head there. The upper level of AI in BCIII seems to know better.

The music is great, but gets a little old and can be easily shut off. I was also impressed by the very realistic weather effects. Thunderstorms are amazing. They sound and look wonderful.

Finally, I love all the new dragons.

So and in summary: This is a great game with engrossing graphics / sound, tremendous variety of enemies, and challenging gameplay. Anybody who love either turn-based or RTS games will probably love the game. Plus, now it can be had easily for under $10.

A good Upgrade [Posted on 2006-08-15]
While there are those that may call it more of an expansion pack for Warlords: Battlecry II, I will maintain that there is nothing wrong with that.

The upgrades are all improvements on WB-2 and the control over your charcter growth is far better(you can even change the avatar for humanoid races to something you like). You can be a typically weak charcter(like a mage) but increase your stats to be a capable fighter as well. There are 3 new races that have interesting units and the humans have split into 2(the Empire and the Knights). The Empire is a great race for the merchant class as you can hire mercenaries from other races for reduced costs providing you with great versatility.

The campaign mode also has a Diplomacy feature where you can gain allies by helping races defending their lands. While the AI's in the campaign mode no longer invade each other and gain territories the way they did before I have found this to reduce the urgency of the last game.

The items are generally better as well.

Altogether it is definately better and more well thought out than the previous version.

I enjoyed it quite well actually.

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