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Warcraft III Battle Chest

Warcraft III Battle Chest

List Price: $39.99
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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Too Repetitive!
Review: I was one of a very few group of people who got the chance to play a test version of the game. The graphics are very good, but everything is just the same old thing! Yeah there might be a couple new races, Characters, skills etc. but in all this game is almost like the older ones! If you are a die-hard fan of these games buy it but if you aren't get the demo first!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WarCraft III set to top RTS market
Review: Blizzard Entertainment's 'WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos' is their newest installment to their line of best-selling games, and it promises to offer hours of intense action.
WarCraft III, in case you didn't know, is an RPS (Role Playing Strategy), with elements of WC II (Real-Time Strategy) and Blizzard's Best-Selling Diablo II (Role Playing Game).
The design of this game is as follows: a strategy game, similar to WC II or StarCraft, with heros that can gain levels and abilities with experience, a la Diablo II.
The game involves graphical improvements, much to the aid of users who believed that the age-old WarCraft II was unrealistic. The down side of this is that the system requirements are high, a 400 Mhz pentium or the much better G3 chip and a 16 MB Graphics card.
Blizzard has been working on this one for years and has kept, to our dismay, setting back the release dates. But this ensures that this will be a quality product with few errors. Feedback from experienced gamers also gaurantees that this game will have all the elements of a classic. Have loads of fun, and Happy Strategizing!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: hard ware dependant game.
Review: lets make it quick for readers .
in mid 90's i was playing warcraft2.i did not understand the
design of the game , i folded after a few months later.
few years later diablo came out and i was terrified ,again i folded.
but when starcraft came out ! all was changed i kept challenging
and i have survived nuklear attacks, overwhelming rush...in year 2k diablo2 came out
and diablo2 and then expansion... some how kept me stay all night long.
war craft 3 is a hero(the boss)based strategy game ... usually
heros appear in roll playing games... but it is a strategy game and it has the merit of rpg's taste of hero at the same time you have to act and think fast real fast .(like starcraft)
so i say it will make me stay up all night long in a long time.
(i was already tired of starcraft long ago ,recently i droped a
rare item in diablo2...lost appetite for diablo2. in search of answer i got an answer ! answer was Warcraft3!.)

there is only 1 problem that i am worried about.
system requirements!
you must have voodoo3 or faster graphics card with p3 or faster cpu. (since it uses d3d, cpu and gpu ballance
is crucial _you must have 32mb vram +128mbsystem mem to play in
1024x768 or higher resolution.high clock p3 cpu or faster is recommended it uses almost the same hardware power quake3 requires. beat that)
lets go back to magical era once again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WarCraft 3 Rocks!!!!!
Review: To Some It All Up This Game Is Awsome!!! First Off If You Like RTS(Real Time Strategy) And RPG ( Role Playing Game) Games This Is The Game For You. Not To Mention The Graphics Are Sweet And There Are 4 Different Races To Choose From And There Is Free Online Gaming Though The Use Of Battle.net (Which Is An Awsome Online Gaming Service). This Is A Must Buy Game!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great game
Review: I know this will be a good game. I remember in december when i was waiting for blizzard to put descriptions out. Now I know all of the units and I know this game will be good. I am going to go insane if blizzard doesn't put this out soon. June 28????!!!!!
Why do the things i want always take long?
GET THIS GAME UNLESS YOU HAVE NO BRAIN!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Game Ever
Review: this game is in a world of it's own, it's not made like starcraft where you mass units, this game takes skill, a variety of units is the key to winning. having hero's kinda puts a taste of Diablo into Warcaft, Hero's are also vital to sucess, and you need to level them up, to get better spells.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Warcraft 3 and how cool it is
Review: Warcraft 3 is BY FAR the most interesting RPS I have ever seen, and ever will see. I played it at a friends house, and thought that the design and interface is extreme. 4 races duke it out to the death, with all new units and buildings. I can't wait till it comes out, June 26, 2002, and I'm gunna get it the first day it comes out, you should too.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Review: An amazing world of detailed, artistic graphics and stunning visual effects, Warcraft III encompasses an amazing new standard for computer gaming. As phenominal as it is visually, though, the graphics pale in comparison to the far more important dimension of computer games: game-play. Complete with an amazing single-player storyline or options to play via-internet on the most complete online gaming service FREE, and four completely different races of armies to command, Warcraft III offers endless variation and strategic elements that combine classic role-playing adventure with a breakthrough fighting system that will transform this game from a spectacular gaming experience to a ever-popular, ever-competitive sport world-wide. Have fun!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Brilliant game!
Review: (I received the Beta) This is easily Blizzard's best offering to date. The graphics are amazing, and gameplay is very original and extremely fun, and the multiplayer support promises to be very reliable.

However, fans of Blizzard's "Starcraft" may be surprised by the style of gameplay: the focus is much more on unit efficiency and small numbers of well-organised, highly-upgraded, coordinated and mixed units than on massive numbers of identical, quick forces. Emphasis is on teamplay and cooperation.

In general, players who liked warcraft II love warcraft 3, but players who liked Starcraft and its expansion have had mixed opinions.

This is a definite buy for any blizzard fans.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Warcraft III: Game Concepts
Review: Warcraft III is a new spin on the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre of games. It's intent is to add some element of Role Playing into RTS gaming. A little bit like "Diablo meets Starcraft".

The basics are the same as any RTS, you begin by selecting your choice from the 4 races: Night Elves, Undead, Orcs or Humans. Each race has their worker units and their fighting units, buildings and defense structures. Each race must harvest 2 resources which are gold and wood. Where this game begins to take a different turn is the concept of heroes. Each race has a collection of 3 different hero types which they can use to supplement their military force. Each hero has more hitpoints than your regular unit and has some sort of beneficial spells (some offensive and some defensive). What makes this hero concept unique is that during the game the hero gains levels as you progress through battles. As they gain additional levels you gain additional points in which to increase existing skills or add new skills.

A side concept to this leveling is the existance of neutral units. Creeps are neutral enemies (sounds weird I know) that lurk about around camp sites, neutral buildings, or other important spots on the map. They will attack anyone on sight and can be used to gain experience.

There are also neutral buildings where for some amount of money you may purchase mercenaries to join your army. So if you have a lot of cash and need people quickly just stop by the local mercenary shop and see what the daily special might be.

Finally, Blizzard keeps this from being an typical RTS game by limiting the unit numbers to a low amount. You have a 90 food supply and each unit draws from that amount. (Not necessarily on a 1 to 1 basis most units are 2 or more) They have a penalty called "upkeep" which says if you are over a 30 supply then the rate at which you mine gold becomes less efficient and another hit at 60+ supply. So if your supply is less than 30 you mine 10 gold per peon unit and depletes the mine at 10. 30+ you get 7 gold while depleting the mine at 10.

Some of the issues are that the races don't really feel that different, but as of yet the game is still in Beta and those are some of the changes they are working on.

As for my review I can't give a game 5 stars before it is in production, but I don't doubt it will become that. Keep in mind that Blizzard is a company devoted to producing a quality game. Their most criticized game was Diablo II and that has sold over 2 million copies. Starcraft is a game which is over 4 years old and it's still going strong. Fans of Starcraft may be slightly disappointed that it's not a true RTS but given the proper time I believe it will still rank highly.


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