Warhammer Mark of Chaos Battle March

by Namco

Product Features

• Gameplay focuses on the armies and battles, instead of the tedious aspects of base and resource management
• Epic sense of both scale and detail where big demons and huge beautifully rendered battalions clash
• A variety of buildable features and randomized, destructible terrains such as forests, swamps, plains, and tundra
• Heroes and Champions learn new tactics, unlock new abilities, command larger units, even challenge other Champions in a duel to the death
• Customize your army - Swap body parts, add weapons and armor, even paint units and banners

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DW00YU
• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: October 13, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,051 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Warhammer Mark of Chaos Battle March Bundle PC

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent expansion, but could have been so much more, January 31, 2009

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Andrew C. (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Warhammer Mark of Chaos Battle March (DVD-ROM)

I really like the potential of this game. If the developers had put a bit more effort into this, this series could go toe-to-toe with the best strategy games out there. Of course, the problem is that the effort was a half-hearted one. I personally do not regret the purchase, but I do hope that Namco will give up the Warhammer license and allow another developer/publisher to have a crack at it.

First, the good things. The game looks great. A lot of care has been taken in the making of models and environments. The gritty Warhammer world comes out clearly in the visuals. The voice acting is pretty good as well. I like the hero dynamics and the big battles, even though they have a chaotic mob feel to them. The game ships with a number of maps, so you can play skirmishes after finishing the campaign, which is focused on the two new races (orcs and dark elves). I found the game to be very stable on my computer, which is not always the case with PC games nowadays.

Okay, the stuff that I didn't like. Where to begin: Unit animations, while improved over the original game, still do not give you the sense that visceral combat is taking place. Also, there is a lack of gameplay modes in single-player (just the campaign and skirmish). While the campaign is decent, it is quite hard in several missions, even on the normal difficulty level. And you cannot save the game within a mission. Thus, if you fail a mission (and you will), you have to start over. A map editor did not ship with the game, thus modding is not really supported. The game just feels a bit sterile and empty in other ways that are hard to describe.

After having played games such as Battle for Middle Earth 2 and Dawn of War, this game left me frustrated about all of its unrealized potential. The developer has not been known for releasing many patches or providing other support, so I do not imagine that the game will be improved upon in the future.

If you liked the original game (Mark of Chaos), Battle March is more of the same. There is not much here for those, like me, who primarily play single-player beyond the campaign. The game can be played on-line, but I am not sure that there's much of a community. In sum, there are better strategy games out there.

3.5 stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Head's up! This is not compatible for Windows 7 32/64-bit., September 1, 2011

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C. Noble (Sierra Vista, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Warhammer Mark of Chaos Battle March (DVD-ROM)

Y'know what's difficult, if not outright embarrassing, to not be able to do? Give an accurate rating for a video game.
I honestly don't know what this game is like from personal experience. It's $7 of junk until I hunt down an XP/Vista system.

Don't take my word for it? Here's a link to the Windows Compatibility website:
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That will open the search for the game "Warhammer Battle March". If you'll note, it is not even included as to whether it is supported or not.
If you have no access to an XP machine or a 32-bit Vista machine.

This is NOT a rating for the actual product. I'm just upset that it is not supported on newer OS. For a reference, I can play Battle for Middle Earth 2, Rise of Nations, Age of Mythology, and Halo with absolutely no problem(s), so it came to me as a surprise that something newer just doesn't even work.

Maybe this will help one or two of you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Warhammer Mark of Chaos a missed gem., February 24, 2011

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Quenta Silmarillion - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Warhammer Mark of Chaos Battle March (DVD-ROM)

Now, if you don't like the Warhammer Universe, you probably won't like this game. I don't care that isn't the most polished game, I care that its wicked fun and really fits into the Warhammer series. Its a great game, worth the money.