Loading ...Winter ‘Assaulted’, and left dying in the snow.
I feel it is not fair for my damning comments about Dawn of War: Winter Assault to be my final word on the recent add on from Thq.
Having battled my way through (in about 2-3 feckin hours!!!!) the campaign mode, I was horribly disappointed with the conclusion: A big steel mongo lying in the snow, shooting laser beams out of his arm pits. For a moment I thought the Titan was going to move….but that would have been good.
So on to the skirmish mode/online play. I have not dared play the Imperial Guard online yet, so i’ve been skirmishing with them. Apart for the Baneblade, which it must be said is an outstanding addition to the game. Its very well animated and takes an awful lot of punishment. I found some of the new maps silly. Some have annoying bottlenecks that channel all your troops into a headlong dash straight into the enemy. Perhaps this was the idea of the level designers I hear you say? The problem is my retarded orc computer decided to build 10 million Waggggh banners right in the centre of this coke point….stranding me on one side and ultimately bringing about his own downfall. When you see AI like this you really do wonder if we have come along way since Pacman. At least the ghosts had the sense to run away when Pacman got the power to eat them…..unfortunately the same cant be said as I watch a computer player destroy itself.
All in all, its the same same but slightly different. Too expensive…far too expensive. Anyone played online yet??
This is how the big cheeses make their money. They promise alot, the loyal gamers go out and spend their hard earned dough on the add-on packs. They’re given great screen shots on the box, exciting screens during install, then when the game finally loads….nothing…absolutely nothing!!
Well of course there is “something” but it’s not to the same magnitude that was promised before.
The gamer takes the hit, but stays loyal in a hope that the NEXT add-on patch will deliver the goods!
Comment by Martin — October 21, 2005 @ 12:28 pm
I agree. Off all the cool units and races the Warhammer world has to offer, we get a group of cockney gits with pee shooters!
They should have called this add on “Baneblade”. It looks like the entire budget for Winter Assault went into that unit!
Comment by Justin — October 21, 2005 @ 3:41 pm
Have to agree… the skirmish sucks balls , the pooters are really quite silly. Its the same old crap ,my allies do nothing and all the enemies mass on me no matter where i rebuild!!! , very annoying and very stupid. Orks still dont work and the guard need the heavy tanks which take too long to build!
BAD BAD BAD!
I want my money back
Comment by Phonchoman — October 22, 2005 @ 1:36 pm