![]() ![]() Taking the time to build up your squad’s abilities can be quite rewarding and can lead to some interesting battles. There is however tremendous variety to the gameplay if you’re willing to look for it. Sure, it’s a new approach to the genre – but at what cost? This severely limits on-the–fly player customization in favor of frustrating trial and error gameplay that finds players having to go back and chose different units based on where they went wrong. Unlike previous games in the genre (and the series), players will choose what units they will take into battle before the action even loads, and cannot build new units mid-battle. ![]() The genre has always been about player choices and DoW II seems to take a few of those choices away and places them firmly into the control of the AI. ![]() While it should be enough to bring in new players – it almost feels like it should be marketed as RTS diet. This new character focused mechanic definitely has its high points and low points. "This new character focused mechanic definitely has its high points and low points." Throughout the campaign these abilities can be upgraded, and the units can acquire special weapons. Instead, much of your attention will be focused on four different squads of space marines each with different skills and abilities. Putting more of an emphasis on story and character development – Relic chose to do away with the base-building and mass-unit customization found in most RTS titles. The easiest way to describe DoW II’s gameplay is RTS meets RPG. To be fair, DoW II isn’t the dramatic genre overhaul I hinted at in the first paragraph – it’s more of a reimagining. While the changes may not sit well with some RTS diehards – those willing to adapt to the franchises new features will find themselves wondering why they weren’t implemented sooner. With an innovative approach to a time honored genre, and impressive visuals, Relic’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II actually manages to accomplish what many games attempt to do – create a new, worthwhile experience without ruining what made the original so special. With so many titles to chose from, how is one title supposed to stick out from the pack? Giving the proverbial middle finger to time honored genre standards can’t hurt. The real time strategy genre is quite popular with PC fans. Dawn of War II - Cheat Happens Game Review ![]()
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