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warhammer 40,000 dawn fo war winter assault

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Bought this game for my grandson.
He loves the game plays on line with his friend and they battle.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

DoW is an awesome RTS series. It eliminates the "zerg" rush tatic that many RTS games utilize. You have a very small unit limit of 20pts. Each race is very unique. Really fun game. I would recommend getting the edition with the origial DoW and this expansion. Then also pick up DOW: Dark Crusade. Dark Crusade is a stand alone expansion but you use your CD-Keys for DOW and WA to unlock the original races including their campaigns.

Content.......for now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The warhammer series is great. No hidden server fees. Charge as much as you want for the game. Just don't make it hurt forever.

Fun, Though not as fun as the original

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This Expansion pack for Warhammer40K:DoW gave a somewhat unecessary complexity on a well-balanced, simple, fun game. although it is admirable that they manage to squeeze in another race without turning the game to total mischief, still this expansion fell short of what was expected.

the Original DoW is a fast-paced, simple yet have broad possibility of unit combinations due to the uniqueness of individual units. In the traditions of Blizzard's RTS, DoW is a much needed oasis, on a desert of AoE Clones filled with too complex a game that demands you to bring human race from paleolithic to post-cyberpunk.

anyway, if you feel strongly about the Imperial Guards, then get it, but if not, its better to wait around for the next Expansion : The Dark Crusade

great expansion.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm a great fan of Warhammer 40.000 table top game, and I have almost all the pc games of 40k.

I love Dawn of War, and I expect this expansion like a child wait for santa, but I was a little bit disappointed for the short of this. I miss the space marines and I don't like that the chaos only has predator destructor and only heavy bolters for the chaos marines, I don't know if put this review after play dark crusade affect my judgment but definitely I don't like a lot this expansion so much.

Was very funny, and I like all the units, I have a heart attack when I see the necrons in the last mission, but I hate the dual race play.

I really like 4 campaigns (or five, I miss the marines), not two shared campaigns. Was funny but I still don't like it.

Great Game, Mediocre Expansion

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Dawn of War is a great game, but this expansion was so-so. Campaign was pretty good, but the Imperial Guard (the additional race in this expansion) is a lame race in my honest opinion. I would definitely recommend the original game if you don't already have it, or the new expansion (Dark Crusade), but I'd only get this after you've already played through those two and want more.

dont see what all the hype is about

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: February 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Nothing special about this game that sets it apart from any other RTS. In fact, older RTS like command and conquer:generals have more features in game than this title. For instance, in C&C:G you can garrison any civilian building. You can only garrison certain structures that you build in W40k:DOW, but you cant garrison civilian buildings.

Is this game fun? Yes. Is it worth the $49.95 it cost for the game and the expansion? Not even close.

Game does not work.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 21
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I enjoyed the original so much. But when I installed this game, I experienced multiple errors and difficulty installing it. Once I finally got it installed, the game doesn't start.
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=73787
That is the link to the relic forums where multiple people are having the same problems.
Don't buy this game if you want to avoid wasting 3 hours of your time.

BORING!!!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: October 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What happened to Dawn of War? I guess I expected too much when I hoped that this expansion would be better than DOW. In gaming there are only a handfull of expansions or sequels that are better than the original. This one did not make the cut. What happened to the Space Marines? They get rescued by the Imperial Guard.... That's not the way it works the Imps get rescued by the SM's when they get overrun. A SM Chaplain and his squad needing help... come on guys. Next to the force commander and librarian the chaplain is at least capable of dispatching a few aliens. If the SM's get into trouble they drop a Terminator squad in to rescue them. This game just falls well short in the storyline and could have been better planned. For all you ALIEN LOVERS out there you will probably love this game as it seems to be a showcase for Eldar power. In the graphics area Relic and THQ are right on the money and exceeded my expectations. The models are very detailed with high quality and game movement is excellent even at the higher resolutions. My other beef is with the number of missions. Six for the Order and six for Disorder. I guess you get what you pay for and I'll leave it at that. I'm sure some of the hardcore Warhammer fans will buy and play this game and most (except for the ALIEN LOVERS) will be displeased with the purchase. I would suggest getting the Daemon Hunter or Rhinoz mods where you can still slaughter ALIENS. Maybe Relic and THQ need to get with the creators of these mods to get some ideas for future expansions. Any serious SM player will probably rip WA off of their system and go back to playing the Daemon Hunters or Rhinoz mods where the real goods are being delivered. Get these guys on the Relic payroll and maybe the games will improve.

Adds a bunch of new content, but not a lot of campaign.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: October 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Winter Assault expansion pack for Dawn of War is a great expansion to a game that was a standout real time strategy game last year.

The main complaint about the original Dawn of War, that the single player campaign only let you play Space Marines, has been answered with this expansion. The focus of the story is taken off the Space Marines and moved squarely on to the shoulders of the new faction the Imperial Guard.

While the other factions in the game receive new units and upgrades the Imperial Guard is new altogether for Winter Assault and they provide a very different style of play.

The new campaign itself is divided into two parts. In one part you start play as the Imperial Guard and switch off to play as the Eldar. In the other part you start as Chaos and switch off to play as Orks. The timelines remain the same in both parts, but the story advances from a different perspective. This is unlike games such as Warcraft III or Starcraft where the plot advances as you play each faction.

The cheat here is that you end up playing the same two maps towards the end for all the different races. The second to the last mission in each part forces you to make a choice between one of the two races you have been following up till now as to which one you will take to the end (ie you played Chaos and Orks, you choose to take one of them to the final mission, same if you played the Eldar and Imperial Guard side). The last two missions are always played on the same maps for all the races, though the goals are different for the most part. So, while you do get to play as all the different races (excluding the Space Marines, which were covered thoroughly in the first game) the differences in some ways are minimal.

While this could have dragged the game down it really doesn't, but it does make the single player play time a big shorter as the only missions that you get to play differently for each of the races are the last two. It's an innovative way to keep from having to develop a lot of content and it works for the most part, but it definitely doesn't have the scope of something like the Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III.

Thankfully the additions to the game in the form of units and the new Imperial Guard faction add a lot to the game overall and make multiplayer more interesting. The Imperial Guard at first seem very weak, but since they play a lot differently than any of the other factions it takes time to realize where their strengths lie. In fact the Imperial Guard have a decided advantage in that they field one basic unit for most of the game that is cheap and easy to upgrade. They also benefit from being able to use buildings as cover for their units. Then as they advance into the late game they are able to field some of the most powerful mechanized units in the game, the Lemann Russ tank and the massive Baneblade.

The other factions gain new hero units and upgrades that don't change their general strategies overall, but give them some more depth and in some ways allow them better counters against certain races.

Chaos receives the Khorne Berserker an easy to obtain unit in their tech tree that is devastating in close combat.

Space Marines receive the Chaplain unit a powerful warrior that causes surrounding friendly squads to regenerate faster.

Orks receive Mega Armored Nobs which are limited in speed, but receive upgrades that allow them to become walking tanks.

Eldar get the Fire Dragon which is fantastic against vehicles and buildings.

Overall, the expansion is lacking somewhat in single player campaign content. It would have been nice to have unique missions for each race, but as it stands the missions are well done and fun to play. The addition of the Imperial Guard changes the game dynamics a lot and the added units for the other factions gives them a nice refresh. Multiplayer is still a lot of fun whether you play against other people or against the AI. While some may find this expansion lacking I think it is a decent buy for $25 and adds enough content to make it a worthwhile purchase for a Dawn of War fan.

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