Warlords Battlecry

by UBI Soft

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• ASIN: B00004TJJI
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 7, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,359 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Warlords Battlecry takes real-time strategy gameplay into the next generation with hero-based gameplay. Create a hero in one of eight races and then take him and his armies through campaigns, quests, and multiplayer games. Choose from humans, dwarfs, orcs, minotaurs, undead, high elf, dark elf, and wood elf. Your hero and his armies must set out on either a path of good or a path of evil to destroy the Two Tears (two powerful and mystical meteorites) before they fall into the wrong hands. As you win scenarios, campaigns, or multiplayer games and your hero gains experience, he will be able to choose a specialty class that will strengthen his attributes: warrior, priest, rogue, or wizard. Your hero becomes an extension of you, the gameplayer, because of the time you'll invest to create and develop the hero. Warlords Battlecry brings a Dungeons and Dragons/RPG aspect to the RTS genre. Your hero continues to develop over time, no matter the type of game you play.

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Warlords Battlecry takes real-time strategy gameplay into the next generation with hero-based gameplay. Create a hero in one of eight races and then take him and his armies through campaigns, quests, and multiplayer games. Choose from humans, dwarfs, orcs, minotaurs, undead, high elf, dark elf, and wood elf. Your hero and his armies must set out on either a path of good or a path of evil to destroy the Two Tears (two powerful and mystical meteorites) before they fall into the wrong hands. As you win scenarios, campaigns, or multiplayer games and your hero gains experience, he will be able to choose a specialty class that will strengthen his attributes: warrior, priest, rogue, or wizard. Your hero becomes an extension of you, the gameplayer, because of the time you'll invest to create and develop the hero. Warlords Battlecry brings a Dungeons and Dragons/RPG aspect to the RTS genre. Your hero continues to develop over time, no matter the type of game you play.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What are all these BOGUS reviews about?, July 17, 2000

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"dearmad" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warlords Battlecry (CD-ROM)

he game is a finely crafted RTS (strategy IS in it) game.

Let's address some of the odd issues brought up: The Hero is like the SHAMEN in populous? The lineage of warlords goes back about as far as populuous and is of an entirely different tradition. I don't see this... this game is derivitive of it's own history and the concept of RTS as a whole.

Archers do PIERCING damage so attacking buildings unless you've upgraded them to flaming arrows is an exercise in misused resources.

The game is amazingly well-balanced between the races and they are all very different from each other (not as much as starcraft but they only three and a PITIFUL AI). Each race demands a unique strategy and your hero (which you've developed over MANY MAY GAMES) is TRULY unique to your tastes- Druid, Paladin, Archmage, Thief, Bard, Necromancer, Pyromancer, Alchemist- and your race: Wood Elf, High Elf, Human, Orc, Undead, Barbarian, Dwarf- it ALL plays into the game! You can develop up to a level 50 character and spend the points to develop her/him the way you want.

There is a scenario editor and random maps AND two campaigns (both dark and good). Replayability is ar a maximum here.

Positives: Incredible non-cheating AI Replayability Customization Depth of strategy

Negatives: Graphics are nothing special, but they do not work against gameplay AI is dead right now in island maps (but this is going to be fixed) A few minor imbalance problems currently being addressed by a patch,

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best RTS game I've encountered, January 11, 2001

By 

Yossi Mills (Flushing, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warlords Battlecry (CD-ROM)

I previously reviewed the demo. I've now completed both the good and evil campaign in the full version - I've never experienced a game so compelling after I've finished every scenario - it's actually HARD (and I'm quite a good RTS gamer).

The core of this game is the "Hero", which sets it apart from other RTS games - the spells available to heroes are awesome in their complexity and manifestations. The 8 character races and many other factors allow the gamer to develop different strategies for almost every scenario possible, which makes gives Warlords greater "replayability" than any other RTS game.

The music is a trifle boring after a while, the sound effects are great, however. When characters score a critical hit, they shout taunts and jibes at the enemy.

If I was only to own one game, Warlords would be it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid and engrossing RTS fantasy themed game, March 29, 2001

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David A Wagar (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warlords Battlecry (CD-ROM)

I purchased Warlords Battlecry based on the numerous positive reviews of the game. Ordinarily, RTS games seem repetitive and silly, in that the player with the most guys wins. Along with Age of Kings, Warlords Battlecry is an excellent example of a real-time STRATEGY game. You can't win just by creating the most troops and overwhelming the enemy, and that's against the AI!

The best features of the game are the ability to 'grow' a hero, taking him from battle to battle and increasing his skills, and how top-notch troops from one battle can be carried over to subsequent battles. They too gain experience levels as they progress through battles.

Having 9 distinct races to play adds to the variety of strategies to employ. The differences in races also add to the variety in the heros you create based on race, profession, and specialties. You can enter battle with a Human Paladin or an Undead Necromancer, and your approach will be appreciably different.

Some may find this game too difficult, the scenario included is not a cakewalk to finish and, unfortunately, can only be attempted by a Human hero. There are no strong negatives to this game. If you've never cared much for RTS games, Warlords Battlecry may be the one for you to try.