Warring States Reviews

This game has a very good hex type combat system. Right now its kinda short just a few scenrios and they are not customizable. I think if they added a bit more complexity to it i.e. a small economy to add more options in battle. Or customizable maps. Right now its a great battle game. I paid 10.99 and its well worth it and if more content were added the value would go up quickly.still some bugs but the devolopers seem to be on the updates so give it a try.

[h1]Great turn based tactical game[/h1] I'm loving this game. I am interested in historical topics, and recently I've been reading manga and watching Chinese war films about the warring states period. (Hero, with Jet Li, being a personal favorite). This game really fulfills that mood. The graphics are beautiful and beautifully animated, the story is rich and fluid, and the gameplay is great! Unlike other hex strategy games, units here are quite versatile, having special abilities that allow them to charge, resupply or gain some morale boosts. Morale is very important, and sometimes it's wiser to keep a unit from attacking instead of letting it loose all it's morale. One of the things I liked the most is the graphic style. Cartoony, smooth, but with a lot of nudges towards Chinese art and painting. [list] [*] Easy to learn, easy to get into tactical turn based combat. [*] Bunch of units, each with special moves. [*] Great art and graphic style. [*] Fun, smooth and unintrusive animations, that give a lot of flavor to the game with out getting in the way of the action/planing. [*] Inspired by historical events, but not to heavy on the History class (You might want to play Romance of the 3 Kingdoms for that). [*] Nice, upbeat, fitting music. [/list] [b]As always, I appreciate this game being available in my OS of choice, Linux[/b]

10 / 10 Artwork. The is absolutely beautiful. 10 / 10 Soundtrack. Amazing. Although it's [i]extremely[/i] relaxing. You might not want to try to play this one during an all-nighter :P 10 / 10 Gameplay. It's deceptively simple. Can you keep your simple more complex than your opponents simple? That will be the deciding factor. This game promises [b]nothing[/b] that it does not deliver. The price point is [b]perfect[/b]. I've owned the game for while now (admittedly I've been distracted by other shiny things recently), but I've noticed that the dev's deliver updates every week like clockwork. The few questions and concerns that I voiced on the forums were damn near instantly answered and alleviated by a developer's response. Who would have guessed - They actually care! If you are a fan of strategy in any way, I think you'll find something to enjoy about Warring States.

Very lovely style, music, geat tactics in use, easy to grasp and reminicent of games with the Bei and Zhang crew royally at each others throats while captaining such sweet little armies around the charming maps. Had very much fun, looking forward to playing this one.

- only a few words which explain everything - After releasing - abandoned... No updates, no balance, no another camapigns, no missions, NOTHING...

Not recommended at full price, that is. For $10, you get a pretty decent tactical game, like so many others. It's still EA, but been so long we can longer use that as an excuse. I have finished the four mission campaign, and it was okay. So there's skirmish, and the AI is acceptable. They have also added more maps. So again, on sale it is worth looking at. It will certainly not teach you ancient Chinese military tactics. These are fairly generic. You gain points as you fight to use special attacks, but it is not a big thing. Would be nice if they used this as a tactical module for Oriental Empires, which has a different problem. No tactical control at all, as of this writing.

Only updates for the last four months were update 19 "In Game Guide" and update 20 "Multiplayer Maps" ... Seriously? Absolutly no DEV progress and btw. the AI is dumb like hell, so best stay away from the game until release+reviews, if there will ever be one ...

Only played for an hour, so this is a very early view... So far its all pretty great, supprised how complete it "feels", the controls are all working as you expect, this is great as you can jump straight into the tactics... So far the tactic have been really good, you need to think carefully about what you are going to do else you do fail (I have failed twice on the first stage) and this is how a game like this should be... Graphics are really nice and fit the period and the music is really excellent, not to much of it, but again like the graphics really fits all in... So I would have to say so far its a double thumbs up!!! Great price also, getting a lot here for you money, when did good games become so cheap??

Wow, how much is wrong with this one? After 1 hour just some of the problems I observed. Bow units are WAY overpowered, having way too much range, being way too accurate when firing indirectly and having special abilities that allow them to effectively attack too many units at once. I mean one of my units was BEHIND A BUILDING and was destroyed in 2 turns by indirect bow fire from maximum range. Ouch!! Then I got one of my infantry into melee with an enemy bow unit, and I did acceptable damage, only to watch on the AI's next turn that same bow unit disengage without taking any damage, move back one hex then turn and fire a crippling volley into my unit. Totally inconceivable that a bow unit would be able to disengage from a melee unit(that they are supposed to be vulnerable to) unscathed, then turn and launch an effective attack against that unit. I think the AI is given way too much of an advantage, AI units would rally almost immediately after being broken, while my units seldom, if ever rallied. I like hex-based tactical combat games and have played my share, but this one left me less than impressed. Based on this disappointing experience, I can not recommend this one at all.

Glad I waited. Has enough depth to make it worth thinking about your actual maneuvers and unit choices for attacks, etc, .. Has the ease of play I was looking for when I wan't a more relaxed gaming session. I really like the Movement mechanics and substantial range of indirect fire. I didn't think I would like the art style but I can see why it's OK now... Clear visuals, combat results and animations. A pleasant game for simple tactical fun.