REVIEW: DAWN OF WAR II

I was looking forward since 2008 for the Dawn of War II. I can’t say I’m disappointed, but Relic will have lot of work to make this DoW2 as remarkable as where the previous ones.


- GRAPHICS: 9.0
(The graphics are top, but like the other DoW, the effects cause my – and probably more people’s - eyes to get red after some time playing. Relic should be aware of that when making its next release)

- SOUND: 9.0
(very adequate for the game)

- GAMEPLAY: 9.0
(the unit’s upgrades are good, but we, DoW fans, wanted more squads to control. Playing with an army of only 4 squads is frustrating)

- MULTIPLAYER: 8.0
(the cooperative campaign is great, but the regular skirmish multiplayer is too much simplified. We all miss the DoW gameplay in skirmish. And why Windows Live + Steam?)

- INNOVATION: 8.0
(DoW + Company of Heroes resulted in a downgrade DoW)

- EXTENSIBILITY: ?
(will Relic release decent mod tools? Community content support? We don’t know yet. If not, DoW2 will dye pretty soon)

- REPLAY FACTOR: 7.0
(as the campaign is much more linear than in Dark Crusade or Soulstorm, this game is unlikely to be played much after completed)

- OVERALL: 8.5

Duel of titans

Pimp your squad!

Fast action in a destructible environment

Scary cut scenes

- CONCLUSION:
DoW2 it’s a good but yet limited game, which carries the burden of other great titles. Being very different from the previous DoW series, it’s better to don’t uninstall your Dark Crusade. Let’s just hope the expansions will not only add the awaited new factions, but also new game features and deepness.