Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3
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Dawn of War finally returns with a fascinating, if imperfect, twist on the modern RTS.
Dawn of War 3 has overly dominant elites, and a merely serviceable campaign, but it captures the power of mass battles well.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 mixes together some of the best pieces of the previous two games into a frantic strategy experience, albeit one that could do with more variety.
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3 is flashy and loaded with complex, micromanagement-heavy warfare. Its single-player campaign is long and challenging, but feels uninspired because it rarely makes creative use of the three factions' abilities. In multiplayer it's even more demanding and intimidatingly chaotic, but with only one mode and not a lot of maps, it seems limited. Relic deserves credit for not simply remaking the same game with prettier graphics, but this hybrid approach doesn't feel as strong as Dawn of War 2's memorable tactical focus.
While the campaign can feel like a lifeless chore, the multiplayer options offer interesting tweaks on classic genre staples
Dawn of War III mashes micromanagement and big-scale strategy together in a system that's messy but exhilarating.
A new Dawn of War has risen, and it's an exciting return from a long dormant franchise.
