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WARHAMMER: BATTLE MARCH Posted by Dan Pearson on Oct 7, 2008 08:10 (Oct 7, 2008 08:10) |
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Warhammer had always been a fascination of mine as a youngster, forever purchasing White Dwarf magazine and yearning to find enough cash to purchase and paint all of those figurines, let alone find a friend to play with, rather than be a social outcast at the time, it just got put to the back and so eventually forgotten about. Since then Warhammer shops started to pop up all over the country, now the forgotten are finally being counted and host huge games with all of their friends and compare designs. For those of us who cant afford the figures and the time we now have Battle March, a real time strategy game very similar to the table top version.
The campaign in Warhammer: Battle March has you play as the Chaos, Empire or Orcs and Goblins. Each has numerous units to choose from with their own abilities like the close range sword bearers or the long range goblin spear throwers. Each looks cool on the screen and when zoomed in you can see each member of the unit hacking away parts of the enemy. Each faction also has a Hero to play as, these can either unleash a stronger attack or support the units with a stronger shield or stronger attacks.
 Where most RTS titles have you balancing fighting along with resource building, Battle March took just the fighting side, which is a real treat for people like me who get fed up with the tactic of the only way to win is to flood the game with units, Battle March relies more on skill, tactics and speed. At the start of each level you are able to select who to take to battle, however each level has a limit so even if you have loads of units, they will have to stay in reserve, making the game that little bit harder. You can also visit towns with the ability heal, restore and also upgrade your men to make them more effective on the field.
Control is a bit confusing, most menus are brought up holding either the Left Trigger and the d-pad, but then you have other over complicated button configuration like holding bumper buttons whilst pulling a trigger button and the A button to group units together. Games like C&C use a sensible dial select menu system, Battle March uses this but only for unit selection, this game is a mix match of good and bad selection tools. There is a training mode to take you through the basics, but I would recommended to have the instruction manual close to hand, but do give the game a chance, as although it has a difficult learning curve on both playability and control, once you get the hang of it the game does get more enjoyable.
 Online supports up to 4 players, each of you select your army of the Skaven, High Elves, Orcs, Chaos, Dark Elves and Empire from a pre selected criteria, like siege vehicles allowed and heroes, choose the map and then game on. The maps are large but when the battles kicks off there are moments when the screen will lock up for a second. Another good feature that keeps in line with the Warhammer lore is the ability to customize you army with banners, clothing and even faces.
If you are a fan of Warhammer then there is no doubt that this game is for you, otherwise though it is probably best to stick to games such as Command & Conquer which offer much more accessible gameplay.
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Apr 9, 2009 08:03:46 (306 days ago)
