Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| IGN | 7.8/10 |
| GameSpy | 3/5 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| X-Play | 4/5 |
| PC Gamer | 77% |
| GamesRadar | 7/10 |
| Yahoo Games | 4/5 |
Upon release War Front: Turning Point received a fair yet generally positive reception with an average critic rating of 74% at Game Rankings, based on 31 reviews. Most praise was directed at the game's alternate history spin on World War II. X-Play found that the "alternate history stuff keeps the stale setting interesting without getting completely wacky" while GameSpot commented on the balance of real-life and fictional units, being a "good thing because battles remain grounded in real-world combat and don't go overboard with high-tech gadgetry", going on to say, "Digital Reality strikes an almost perfect balance here between real history and 'what if?' ruminations".
Many reviewers however felt the RTS gameplay was still too conventional, regardless of the subject matter. GamesRadar, while still finding it a "highly polished iteration of a military-based RTS with balanced armies, relentless AI, and fun multiplayer matches", felt it still "feels a little too much like the many other military-based RTS games that crowd the market". IGN found that, "While War Front isn’t anything particularly new, it does traditional very solidly and creates a decent action atmosphere." PC Gamer similarly agreed by concluding, "War Front is a solid and entertaining game, though far less original than it purports to be". Because of the game's traditional RTS formula, Eurogamer reviewed the title while at the same time satires reviews in general by outlining the traditional conventions in most reviews, such as concluding, "Lazy conclusion? Wrap things up with a witty line that leaves readers grinning. Or, just stop writing in the middl…" They gave War Front a final score of 7/10 still.
On the game's campaign, GamesRadar cautioned that gamers should "expect a strong case of déjà vu" with the usual "build up your base and destroy the enemy or take your squads from point A to point B mission objectives". Yahoo Games called them "engaging" yet "goofy". GameSpy criticised the first-person shooter aspect for being "useless in a game that moves so fast" and even "may also cause lesser computers to slow to a crawl". Graphically, GameSpot felt, "The dark, gritty look of the game makes most levels a treat for the eyes when you're simply gawking at the scenery" yet at times can be "so dark and dense with detail that units are obscured".
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