Cuci !! Cincang !! Bunuh !! (Part 1)
As Fazri requested , here's my 2 sen of Warhammer 40,000 : Dawn Of War review . Warhammer 40,000, created by Games Workshop is a famous futuristic tabletop game which is all about....well , WAR . Originally , there are 6 or 8 (which I lost count) races to be choose in the warhammer universe , but in this RTS (that's Real Time Strategy for you) game , it only features the well known Space Marines , the heretical Chaos Space Marines , the warmonger Orks and the mysterious Eldar . But come to think of it , it's better to have less races in a RTS game ;) .
After installing the game (3 discs) , plus all the new patches (beware , the 1.10 and 1.20 patches are time consuming , so prepare for a long frustrating wait) , optimise the graphic option and I am ready to rumble , or get my ass kicked just like the previous RTS games I played . The intro for the game is awesome and brutal , you have got to watch it . The intro plays a group of Space Marines under heavy fire by the bunch of Orks while the Force Commander calling for reinforcement . The scene is so instense that you are standing in the middle of the battle and the blood really splattered on the screen when orks and marines collide . Allright enough of the intro , next paragraph is about the game play .
I straightly jump into the skirmish campaign , luckily for you , DoW offers tutorial for each of the race . it's quite a straight forward tutorial actually , so you don't have any problem with each of the races once you go throught the tutorial . First is the resource , which I surprisingly found it to my liking . Unlike any other RTS , you have to order your servants to collect resource awhile you have to worry both the resource and your troops , in this game , it's all about requisition point , which is the ONLY resource in any battlefield . How to capture it ? Just take your scouts and order them to capture it . It's obvious that it takes time to capture a requisition point , so the bigger the requisition point(or they called it Critical point if it's larger) is , the longer it takes to be captured . Best of all , the point is UNLIMITED , but you have to capture as much as you can , cause they localted ALL OVER the map and the more you have , the faster your rate is and you have more resource to build a squad . Moreover , you can build a listening post to fortify your requisition point , except critical point .
Now about the units , they don't come in individually , they come is squad . And the best of all , but simply click the "++" sign , you will have another infantry pop out of thin up , which means the infantry was beamed down from the mothership above . A squad of space marines is made up of 4 people , and you can reinforce it till 8 people . Fret not , reinforce doesn't cost you any space , cause the game only count a first squad that you ordered . Which RTS doesn't has weapon upgrade ? But this one is very unique , you equip your squad of marines individually . You can equip them with flame thrower , heavy bolter(like heavy machine gun) , pulse gun or rocket launcher , it depends on your taste . On the other hand , you can have one force commander on your side too . Force commander is one of the heroes in space marines . Wielding a large warhammer , his long health can cause problem to other enemy units . One swing of his hammer and send any nearby units flying . Oh yea I forgot , there are 2 bars under each squad : health(green) and morale(blue) . Morale is important cause if your morale drops , the squad will take more damage , so becareful while taking your squad to attack and don't do anything stupid .
The camera angle is more interative than WC3's . By pressing the "ATL" key and your left button , you can view the battlefield in 360 degree . Plus you can scroll in and out too . It's a great option for viewing your troops in detail . Another unique feature is the way you can set any tactics available on your squad . Ranged or melee attack , you plan it . The AI in this game is expected-ly tough . Even in standard difficulty , I have problem dealing with their scout units (I am so lame :p) .
More to come and here's 2 of the screenshots I snapped :
After installing the game (3 discs) , plus all the new patches (beware , the 1.10 and 1.20 patches are time consuming , so prepare for a long frustrating wait) , optimise the graphic option and I am ready to rumble , or get my ass kicked just like the previous RTS games I played . The intro for the game is awesome and brutal , you have got to watch it . The intro plays a group of Space Marines under heavy fire by the bunch of Orks while the Force Commander calling for reinforcement . The scene is so instense that you are standing in the middle of the battle and the blood really splattered on the screen when orks and marines collide . Allright enough of the intro , next paragraph is about the game play .
I straightly jump into the skirmish campaign , luckily for you , DoW offers tutorial for each of the race . it's quite a straight forward tutorial actually , so you don't have any problem with each of the races once you go throught the tutorial . First is the resource , which I surprisingly found it to my liking . Unlike any other RTS , you have to order your servants to collect resource awhile you have to worry both the resource and your troops , in this game , it's all about requisition point , which is the ONLY resource in any battlefield . How to capture it ? Just take your scouts and order them to capture it . It's obvious that it takes time to capture a requisition point , so the bigger the requisition point(or they called it Critical point if it's larger) is , the longer it takes to be captured . Best of all , the point is UNLIMITED , but you have to capture as much as you can , cause they localted ALL OVER the map and the more you have , the faster your rate is and you have more resource to build a squad . Moreover , you can build a listening post to fortify your requisition point , except critical point .
Now about the units , they don't come in individually , they come is squad . And the best of all , but simply click the "++" sign , you will have another infantry pop out of thin up , which means the infantry was beamed down from the mothership above . A squad of space marines is made up of 4 people , and you can reinforce it till 8 people . Fret not , reinforce doesn't cost you any space , cause the game only count a first squad that you ordered . Which RTS doesn't has weapon upgrade ? But this one is very unique , you equip your squad of marines individually . You can equip them with flame thrower , heavy bolter(like heavy machine gun) , pulse gun or rocket launcher , it depends on your taste . On the other hand , you can have one force commander on your side too . Force commander is one of the heroes in space marines . Wielding a large warhammer , his long health can cause problem to other enemy units . One swing of his hammer and send any nearby units flying . Oh yea I forgot , there are 2 bars under each squad : health(green) and morale(blue) . Morale is important cause if your morale drops , the squad will take more damage , so becareful while taking your squad to attack and don't do anything stupid .
The camera angle is more interative than WC3's . By pressing the "ATL" key and your left button , you can view the battlefield in 360 degree . Plus you can scroll in and out too . It's a great option for viewing your troops in detail . Another unique feature is the way you can set any tactics available on your squad . Ranged or melee attack , you plan it . The AI in this game is expected-ly tough . Even in standard difficulty , I have problem dealing with their scout units (I am so lame :p) .
More to come and here's 2 of the screenshots I snapped :
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