High fantasy RTS game
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a high fantasy strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. As with other Warcraft games, this is a real-time strategy game where players collect resources, train individual units and build bases to achieve their goals or defeat the enemies. The game offers both single-player and online multiplayer modes.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is the third game in the franchise that is set in the Warcraft universe. However, while the gameplay remains untouched, there are four races to play now. It is also the first to be rendered using 3D graphics.
What is Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos?
As in many real-time strategy games, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos will have you build settlements, create an army, and send them to destroy the opposing armies. In the single-player mode, you will have to achieve various goals to progress. Meanwhile, in the multiplayer campaign, your only goal is to defeat the armies of your enemies. You can also play matches against the computer or others using LAN.
The game is set several years after Warcraft II and follows its gameplay. However, there are four races now, with Dark Elves and the Undead added to the traditional line-up of humans and orcs. Frustratingly though, you cannot select more than a dozen units at a given time. Additionally, players can only have 90 food units total. You can build as many farms, but the limit won’t budge.
As mentioned, the first Blizzard game was rendered in 3D graphics. Unlike other 3D games of that era, all parts of the game are rendered in 3D, including the menu screens. Additionally, the game does not use mission briefings to tell the story. Instead, it uses cutscenes rendered using its 3D engine. Not only that, but each campaign has pre-rendered cinematics to show the outcome.
Is the game good?
Overall, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a game that will live up to your expectations. The game follows the story of its predecessors and adds interesting gameplay elements to make it more exciting. Moreover, it makes the transition to 3D with flying colors, making the game graphically sensational. It is far from perfect, though. There are limits that are frankly daft and will drive you nuts.
