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Warcraft III Battle Chest

Warcraft III Battle Chest

List Price: $39.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Warcraft 3 Review
Review: I loved Warcraft 2. When I bought Warcraft 3, I thought it would be just like 2. When I saw and played it, I thought it was
many times better and different from 2. The graphics are so much better and the gameplay is better as well. In 2, spells
hafe to be manualy controlled, but in 3, some spells can be
automaticlly casted. Another cool thing is the heros. Three heros for each four races. You can build up their levels and have them learn more powerful spells and abilities. Each hero
even has an ultimante abilite that is very powerful and usefull.
Dont hesitate to buy this game.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Amazing expansion for an amazing game!
Review: Warcraft III is my favorite game ever, and The Frozen Throne just makes it even better. Unlike most strategy game expansions, where it seems the creators just threw in some random new units for the hell of it, you can tell that the people at Blizzard Entertainment actually put some thought into how to improve the game, and the new units add more balance. This is what expansion sets should be like!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One of the best RPG's ever!
Review: WarCraftIII Reign of Chaos is a excellent game once you get started it's hard to put it down. Mind it does take a long time to complete the game but Battle.net really makes up for a lot of that. In WarCraftIII you'll spend what seems like endless hours trying to defeat four different races personally I like the Orcs over anything else. I rated this game four stars because the only way you'll enjoy this game a lot is if you have played an RPG that took what seemed like hundreds of endless man hours to complete

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Great Expansion!
Review: The Frozen Throne is a must for any Warcraft fan. It adds enough new units, upgrades, and heroes to make the game seem new once more. Furthermore, a new campaign is added that continues the story where Reign of Chaos left off.

The expansion adds a new hero to each side- the Shadow Hunter for the Orcs, Blood Mage for the Humans, Crypt Lord for the Undead, and Warden for the Night Elves. The Shadow Hunter is probably the most notable addition here, since previously Orcs had no good way to heal their units early in the game. The Warden is also a good Night Elf pick if you want to try assassinating someone else's hero. Additionally, you can hire mercenary heroes at a Tavern. These are just as good as the ones you get normally, save that they don't take any time to train. They include the Naga Sea Witch, Pandaren Brewmaster, Beastmaster, Dark Ranger, and Pit Lord.

New units and upgrades are also added for each side. Some of the old units, including the Ballista and Catapult, have been changed and renamed. The Orc units are the Batrider (anti-air flyer) and Spirit Walker (Tauren support caster). Upgrades include the Troll Berserker- a throwback to Warcraft 2 and Reinforced Defenses, which makes defensive buildings tougher. The Humans get the Spell Breaker (a caster-killer) and Dragonhawk Rider (another anti-air unit) as well the Arcane Tower- which could save you from a one-hero rush. Upgrades include Barrage and Flak Cannons, which make Siege Tanks and Flying Machines into very serious anti-air units.

The Undead receive the Obsidian Statue, which can either heal nearby enemies or restore their mana. It can also be turned into the Destroyer, a deadly magic-immune air unit. The Nerubian Tower is also added, which does less damage than Spirit Towers but slows enemies. Upgrades include Exhume Corpses, which lets Meat Wagons generate corpses on their own. The Night Elves gain the Mountain Giant, now the most powerful melee unit, and the Faerie Dragon, an anti-caster air unit. Upgrades include Mark of the Claw, which allows Druids in bear form to cast Roar.

In addition to these units, every side can now build a shop that sells items geared toward that side's strategy. For example, the Undead shop sells an item that can make a patch of blight anywhere it's deployed, which allows them to build defenses outside their home base. There's also a host of new creeps to find and fight, some of which are incredibly powerful.

The new units and upgrades do change the way the game is played. For one, it's now quite risky to make an all-caster army, since there's no less than three new units that are completely immune to magic. Needless to say, the new hero choices and the presence of Taverns also results in new potential strategies. Despite the changes, however, it's generally true that what worked in Reign of Chaos still works in Frozen Throne- you just might need to make some alterations to your army makeup.

The single play campaign is great. It includes two new cinematics (as is the norm for Blizzard productions, quite eye-popping) and introduces quite a few new characters as well as some old. The story focuses on rivals Illidan and Arthas, but supporting cast is also involved, including a rather interesting bit from Sylvanus Windrunner. There's even a new semi-playable side added- the Naga. I wish there were a way to play them in custom games or multiplayer, even though they aren't fully fleshed-out as a race. In all there's a Night Elf, Alliance (humans and blood elves), and Undead campaign. The Orcs don't figure heavily into this part of the plot, but there's a bonus Orc campaign that continues the story where it left off and includes guest appearances by Thrall, Jaina, and Cairne (download it by connecting to Battle.net). One of the best things about playing these campaigns is you get quite familiar with some of the new available heroes, which will help when it comes time to make your choices in multiplay. In some missions you'll also see something notably missing from the game- naval units. These can be built by way of a goblin shipyard, though as yet they aren't available in custom games or multiplay. There's also a lot of new magic items to be seen, some of which are downright godly.

For mapmakers, there are also new doodads and tilesets for the editor, including sunken ruins and Dalaran ruins. Some of the new placeable objects are quite impressive. The editor has also been revamped, allowing more control over characters and spells. If you know what you're doing, it can now change pretty much every aspect of the game.

Frozen Throne is about as good as an expansion can get, and is especially excellent for an RTS expansion. If you like Warcraft III, you shouldn't hesitate to get it. The bonus campaign in particular shows that Warcraft really can be a combination RTS/RPG, and I don't doubt that there will soon be many player-generated scenarios like it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not as fun as II, but much better looking
Review: ... I also played the original Warcraft, ...

Between the two, I would say Warcraft II beats III for its
Gameplay enjoyability, plot depth & interest, and the MUSIC!!!

Warcraft III beats II as far as the game interface, the graphics, the reasonable challenge, the plot clarity, and the good sound effects.

As far as the Cast Of Characters: Warcraft III has characters that are way more involved in the game and plot than before. however, none of them develop very much likeable personality. One of the heros basically turns undead and murders his father, which IMO was a violent anticlimactic moment. From that point onward all of the music is terrible and annoying.

World editor ease of use: Warcraft II
World editor overall: Warcraft III

... However, WC III is an excellent game still, and there is no other game like it out there that I know of.

Here is why I gave it 4 stars:

GRAPHICS: A+
GAMEPLAY: B+
NTENSITY: B
PLOT/STORY: B-
MUSIC: D
SOUND FX, VOICE: A

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The RTS that changed PC gaming
Review: This game is great. RPG elements have been mixed into a solid RTS structure to give you a riveting experience like no other. Establish a base, enlist heroes, and build armies to conquer your foes. Enjoy heart-pounding cinematics. Command four unique races: Humans, Orcs, Undead, or Night Elves. This is Blizzard's best RTS yet.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful.
Review: Warcraft III was amazing, and TFT only improves it. As written elsewhere in these reviews, the gameplay is improved dramatically (both in single and multiplayer terms), the new heroes (especially the Ranger with Fan of Knives and Charm) are a lot of fun, and the storyline leaves you begging for more. And, as always, Blizzard keeps its wonderful sense of humor. ("And this one time, at Bandit Camp...") Hee hee.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great for an RTS/RPG lovers.
Review: This game took me 4 nights to played. Can not sleep well without playing this game. It is worth buying.

Their 3D engine is very good, as their gaming engine is awesome also. Everything very good.

This is the best game in RTS the world ever....

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Although it is great, it requires more improvement.
Review: At the first time, I do not hope with any Blizzard too much, as I faced from Starcraft-Broodwar expansion pack.

Although the story is good, I have many comments of this expansion :-

- The story is too short compared to the original version.
- Very bad improvement in Custom game, I can not choose new races to play, even I can in the scenario game. ??
- The additional map is too few.
- There are NO additional rpg maps. (Although it had in the original version). All I had to do is find out in the web, and downloaded manually.

Blizzard, please consider my comments. I hope your next expansion will be better.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: best game
Review: This has got to be one of the best games if not the best game ihave ever played. I love the fact that heros again EXP and gain lvl's wich bring this above its predessesor. Great gameplay value and endless war possibilities make this game very fun. Also just the fact that you have the free online gameplay provided by blizzard also gives this game its value.
*****


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