Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

THE BAD:
- ...None?

SUMMARY:
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos was a big seller for Blizzard in the 21st century. With over a million copies sold and over 300,000 people online daily; WarCraft III has proven to be a worthy advisary for online RTS games, especially the newly released "Rome: Total War".

Frozen Throne picks up where Reign of Chaos left off. Arthas is now King of the Scourge and has gone into exile to claim the throne of Lordaeron, the Alliance, the Horde, and the Night Elves all go their seperate ways and defeat any remaining demon resistance. The Orcs, tired of fighting, begin to set up their own home on Kailmdor, which Thrall proudly names Durotar in honor of his heroic father.

Frozen Throne also expands in the multiplayer department. Four new heores, the Undead Crypt Lord, the Human Blood Mage, the Night Elf Warden and the Orc Shadow Hunters are welcome additions to the multiplayer scene. New units such as the Human Dragonhawk, the Night Elf Mountain Giant, the Undead Obsidian Statue and the Orc Troll Batrider also balance the gameplay and allow replayability for all game types.

Frozen Throne is a great hit; and is recommended for followers of Reign of Chaos who further wish to expand the singleplayer and multiplayer experience.

THE BAD:
sometimes freezes (no pun intended!!!!!!!!!)

SUMMARY:
this is not you basic war strategy game. it's better! this actually tkae place in the past. you get to choose from 4 races. which are: elves, orcs, human, and the undead scourge, which i will explian in a minute. okay, what what make this game different fromit's predisscessor is not much, but i can say that you have tons of new fighting environments and at least 5 new troops for each race. and don't even think abotu using LAN, i mean come on, i'm not going to all that trouble. but, you do want to get this game, because it is very addictive and is worth every MB. i mean, penny. (if you only pay in pennies) i recommend it for RPG fans, fantasy/medival fans, and sadistic voilence lovers(not unlike yours truly, i might add). i gave it 4.7 because of the generl slowness of it. i dunno, maybe it;s just my computer.


-DT

THE BAD:
Pit lord, why did you bring a full on demon in and ruin the game? WHY???????????????????????? and the Undead!!!!!!!!!!!UNDEAD SUCK! and the end cutscene thing where Arthas and Illidan fight.

SUMMARY:
This is the bestest game out there with the words War, Craft, The, Frozen, Throne in it. The campaign is set very nice like to ease players into it, but then ramping up in difficulty to keep players on their toes. The plot is superb, the twists and turns, very nice. The races give the game an extrodinary color and depth that not many gams have. Each race has its own distinct "color" and mode of fighting, and is each focused on a different just plain way to win. The courageous humans are focused on ice and fire magics, while neither melee or ranged attacks are the more prominent, this race os perfect for beginners. The orcs are a more melee based race, and thier magic style is that of shamans and is more element based, if you like melee this is the race for you. The Night Elves are a a race more focused on ranged attacks, and have a druidic type of magic, perfect for those in tune with nature and those who like attacking from afar. The last race is the Undead who are like the humans in that neither melee or ranged is focused upon more than the other, and their magic is about death, and necromancy, perfect for players out there who love the darkness. Each race is there for a different type of person, which is a quality lacking most games today. Over all this game is very good, and if you like RTS's or other Blizzard games, I reccomend you buy this game.

THE BAD:
can't think of any

SUMMARY:
excellent game
i played and played none stop for 3 weeks (i am serious)
no way of getting bored with it
GREAT SEQUIL
BUY IT BUY IT
hardly anything bad about it but i can't think of any
the orcs are actually the heros of this (weird right)

but there are 4 races

elves
humans
orcs
and undead

each with amazing units
couldn't ask for a better game for my birthday

there are very good map designers on battle net
and then there are the clans
i am in one myself
and the maps were big
huge
and then u would have to level up your hero and then they would have skills
i like the orc hero's the best
the sword master really excellent

THE BAD:
-Balancing issues.. In my opinion
-Obliged somewhat to buy it.

SUMMARY:
In terms of Blizzard add-ons this offers pretty much the same as Brood War did to Starcraft, a few new units for each race and the continuation of the campaign. However, this adds a LOT of factors to the game and shouldn't be underrated, besides that fact, most people will upgrade anyway so you'll be obliged to buy it (!!Blizzard conspiracy!!).

It is worth the money however, and they added a lot of new features to Warcraft’s B-net interface which is nice, and the campaign continuation was worth the money as well. For any Warcraft 3 fan it's a must have, don't expect too many changes from the original style of play though.

Refer back to my Warcraft 3 doc for a full review of the game.

THE BAD:
Kinda crappy pathfinding

SUMMARY:
I'm an old Warcraft vet and I still play the original evry now and again (pixels...he he) and this is awesome. I didn't even bother with the second one because well I just got boerd of humans and orcs over and over again. But Undead and Nighght Elves (Naga too?) just adds so much more variety. Heros are also a great addition. being able to upgrade a unit through battle is sooo cool. They are also one of the best ways to lead your armies to victory. I love the senario level War Chasers, I sware it's the best for battle net battles. Also one of my favorite things is the humor in the game. click any character a few times and thew will begin to shoot out one liners with eac new click(See title). If you don't get this game I pity you...

THE BAD:
Since when has Blizzard always been so serious :/Not enough wonderful cutscenes we know and love.

SUMMARY:
I say gooooooooooooooood.

Really now, while many expansions of late havent lived up to what an expansion is supposed to be. WarCraft3: The Frozen Throne, fits the ticket. While there are some crusaders who'd complain about there not being any new races. You do have to consider all that has been put into this game.

Hell, we have to consider how near perfect the orginal was. I had no complaints. I have none here. Each race receives an item shop, filled with its basic potions, along with a few race unqiue items and an orb. The Undead get a non-graveyard required tower that can slow units. Each race also gets about 3 new upgrades. Some of which benifit the new units they recieve. While the new units are nothing essential. Each one makes an excellent support troops. Wheter it be the troop healing obsidian statue. From the lumbering tree lugging mountain giant. To the magic killing spell breaker. Or the air and building murdering troll batrider. These new units will fit in nicely to what current strategy you use. They may make it godlike, or give you a whole new idea all together!<br><br>I'd say we be nice to blizzard and by the time Warcraft 4 or another expansion comes around the naga will be ours! Maybe something even more exotic<br><br>Your gonna like it. I guarntee it.

THE BAD:
-A little thin on the beautiful Blizzard cutscenes.

SUMMARY:
Wow. Just. Wow.

No, not world of warcraft, you. I mean what WOW meant before news of that game leaked out.

The Frozen Throne is AMAZING, nearly everything you could want from an expansion, good even by Blizzard's own exemplary expansion pack standards, more than worth the price of admission to get the new units, new campaign, new tools, new map editing functions, new strategies, new hero items, new everything. I don't like sounding like a Fanboy a lot of the time, but here it's more than justified. I only wish I could drive to Irvine and give the Blizzard guys a hug or something..

Infact, the ONLY thing that I find MILDLY LESS THAN OUTSTANDING is the lack of more than a starting and ending CG sequence. There really should have been one at the end of each campaign, as a reward (since they are really challenging!). But that might be just being spoiled because of the gorgeous cutscenes from WCIII.