Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War Gold Edition
- Dawn of War Game of the Year Edition, plus Winter Assault expansion pack
- RTS game based on tabletop war game; additional maps and online modes
- Vie for humankind’s survival or its ultimate destruction; 4 unique races
- Expansion pack introduces entirely new race, The Imperial Guard
- Single-player campaigns; 2 to 8 multiplayer via LAN or Internet
Product Description
“Ten thousand years have passed since the treasonous acts of Chaos toppled the Golden Age of mankind. Fires burn brightly throughout the galaxies, illuminating carnage and slaughter as mankind defends itself from ancient enemies. Hardened forces collide with one goal in mind, the complete extermination of their opposition. “Game of the Year” developer, Relic Entertainment, brings the world’s most successful table-top war game to the PC. Control one of five unique races in head-to-head or cooperative multiplayer action, where faith, skill, and strategy are requisites in ruling the universe. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Gold Edition presents the most exciting, visceral, frontline battlefield ever seen in a Real Time Strategy game with “Game of the Year” Dawn of War and “Expansion Pack of the Year” Winter Assault combined in one package.”… More >>
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War Gold Edition
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5 comments
Ken Gordon on February 24, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I never received this game… cancelled by Amazon… think it is still not out yet…
Radem44 on February 24, 2010 at 1:44 pm
This game has its good and bad points, but overall it’s not that impressive.
When I first tried to play it, my computer totally froze up during the opening movie. It took nearly an hour of constantly rebooting my computer to make it play, but the graphics of the movie were pretty darn good. I soon learned to hit escape as soon as the first logo popped up on the screen, and also when the movie first started. Hopefully, I’ll save someone else a lot of the same frustration.
The graphics in the game were also very good, especially when you have 100 warriors blasting it out at close range. The sound effects were good, but I quickly became annoyed with the repetitious, fanatical comments from my soldiers. Frankly, in this age of holy war, having my soldiers constantly spout off about religion was slightly disturbing. And if this Emperor they kept yakking about was so great, why wasn’t he down there fighting with them?
OK, maybe I’m getting a little carried away there. But this game is VERY dark, and somewhat depressing, and I never really enjoyed it that much. The game play didn’t seem to involve much strategy. Build up an army, smash it against another army, rinse, lather, repeat.
If you are a Warhammer 40K fanatic then you will like this game. Otherwise, any of the Command & Conquer games–especially Generals–would be a much better bet.
C. R. Nelson on February 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I was looking for a new game to waste time with when I came across this one on this site. Due to the rating most here give it, I thought it was a good bet I’d enjoy it. This was partially true but…
Pros:
* It’s a good deal for a main game with one expansion pack included.
* The game’s interface and clean coding make it a good game when it comes to being bug-free and easy to install.
* In the most basic of senses…blowing crap up, shooting things, etc…it succeeds.
* It can and does occupy your time.
* The Imperial Guard, while by no means the strongest, were often the most entertaining in my opinion.
Cons:
* A lack of originality. Ok, there hasn’t really been an original take on an RTS (real time stategy) game since Starcraft. There are many fun games of this sort out there but the overall game mechanics and point really haven’t changed. The only thing you can hope for in such current games is a unique take on the usual that makes it entertaining despite it’s lack of game unoriginality. Some have succeeded admirably in this. This game has not. The campaigns are boring at best, pathetic at most. There is zero new content beyond pretty skins and different names for the same stuff. They really didn’t strain themselves at all, which is highly disappointing, especially in the Warhammer series which is usually fun and irreverent. Their writers apparently took a vacation while the company was working on this product.
* A major lack of campaigns. The main game only gives you the one. The Winter Assault expansion gives you two…sort of. Two in the sense that you can play the same campaign from the “good” guys standpoint or the “bad guys” view. So other than the skirmish option, you only get two campaigns from a big titled game and one expansion. Again, they didn’t bother to flex their creative muscles much.
* Graphics are a mixed bag. While you don’t really expect too much eye candy from a RTS, I’ve seen and played other Warhammer games and the overall attempt here is a bit luke warm. Perhaps this was my vid card though.
* Many of what is taken for granted these days when it comes to RTS functions…patrol functions for your troops and many other typical things are simply missing from this game.
So overall…this game is luke warm. It provides and I gave it three stars because it IS enjoyable in parts, but for those looking for something of this type of game that really gets their blood flowing, I’d seek elsewhere. Still, the price is currently right. For those who bought these full priced when they just came out, my condolences.
Artemus J. Whitmore on February 24, 2010 at 3:47 pm
This game lives up to the title of Game of the Year. I am very happy with the Game.
Samuel Sooknanan on February 24, 2010 at 6:47 pm
This game is great. It is probably the closest new game to starcraft/broodwar.