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Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos

Warcraft 3
Date Reviewed22/02/2006
PublisherBlizzard Entertainment
Websitehttp://www.blizzard.com/war3/
Guide Price£10.00
Game Type
Game Control
Speed or Reactions Required to PlayYes
Age on BoxESRB: T
Minimum Players1
Maximum Players12
Internet Multi-playerYes
Runs in a Separate WindowNo
Try or play for freeYes

 

The war over Azeroth rages on, and players must adapt to the surprises that lie in store for them and devise strategies to defeat their opponents. The four playable races that populate Warcraft III are Orcs, Humans, Night Elves, and Undead. Each race is armed with unique units, magical abilities and weapons of war to take into battle as they renew their struggle for dominance. The game includes an editor for creating custom 3-D maps and missions, with scripts, spells and event triggers. Expanded multiplayer options allow for multiple game types, including cooperative play.

The game is controlled by the mouse/pointer, including left and right clicks and click-and-drag control. To move around the map, the mouse/pointer is moved to the edge of the map/screen, whereupon the screen will move in that direction. The arrow keys can also perform this function. There are non-configurable keyboard shortcuts available for regular actions and the keyboard is needed to enter a player's name and to save games. Subtitles are available and it is possible to alter how quickly the screen pans when the mouse/pointer is moved to the edge of the screen.

Comments

Rating: 4/5One of the best role playing games ever!
This game is one of the best role playing games ever but the accessibility of the controls is not perfect. It would be nice if there were extra accessibility options like using one click instead of two and not having to hold down the left pointer button to drag - making it a true point-and-click interface. Also there should be an option to 'autosave' your games instead of having to use the keyboard to save each game.
Gamemaster , 23 February 2006 16:28