Frozen Throne manages to fix the balance problems that crept up in WarCraft III, but is unable to fix the fundamental problem. The game remains at an uncomfortable middle-ground between strategy and tactics, not giving enough of either or focusing explicitly on one. Multiplayer remains the strong point, and one-on-one play is much improved since the balance is closer between races. Player armies end up being a little too homogenous, as there is a clear and decisive need to have a balanced force.

The singleplayer game is on a whole new level. While it doesn’t set any new standards, it’s finally brought ‘Craft up to the modern age. Despite being dragged down by the Night Elf and early Blood Elf portions, the campaign is easily as good as Age of Mythology.

Frozen Throne’s biggest accomplishment remains its value – there is so much new here and it improves immensely upon the old game. All the races feel powerful, not just adequate. Yes, some of these fixes should have been implemented in patches, but the solutions that Frozen Throne brought are probably far more elegant than any patch would have been.

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