Ballistics Report

Pros

Lots of history:Warlords Battlecry II is the sixth in a long line of popular strategy games. SSI has kept the franchise strong over the years.

Excellent AI:Battlecry II has some of the best unit AI in any RTS to date. Pathing, fighting, and the attitude function are all top notch.

Twelve races: Twelve unique races and dozens of unit types keeps Battlecry II interesting after lots of play time.

Well balanced:Even with eight races and four resource types, Battlecry II is well balanced, with no single unit or race dominating the game.

Lots of gameplay:You can play the single player campaign over and over since your army is always based on your hero, which can span the gamet of unit types.

Special winning conditions

Demons own

Imps are stronger than they look

Units automatically attack towers

Army bonuses

Starting a Demon base

Cons

No story: The single player campaign has no story at all, so don’t expect to get sucked into the Warlords world.

No character: While technically great, Battlecry II lacks personality. The races and units don’t distinguish themselves besides the outward appearances and play mechanics.

Lack of detail:When playing at a reasonable resolution, the units and building lack detail – everything’s too small to make out any features.

Not enough animations:Each unit only has a few animations. There’s not a whole lot of eye candy while you’re playing.

May be repetitive:The campaign mode is the same thing every time: invade a land and destroy all the inhabitants. The hero attributes and army abilities may spice things up enough to keep some gamers entertained.