Battle Realms: Winter of The Wolf - Reception

Reception

Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf mostly received mixed reviews. In comparison to other game companies' marketing, Battle Realms lack of media promotion meant that the game went relatively unnoticed by the gaming community. Winter of the Wolf was packaged with the original game for $30. It was also sold separately. Zen Masters take the role of heroes in this game. Zen Masters are the leaders of the clans, who make certain each clan's survival. They are summoned at a cost of Yin/Yang, as well as rice and water. Zen Masters have a key role in the game. They can easily help overturn an outcome of a battle and thus they are an avid part of one's army. These are the Zen masters of the four Clans. Unlike Warcraft III and other games, Zen Masters can be beaten and when outnumbered by even a small number of units. Exile (Blue) Kenji Oja: Lord Oja's second son and Last Heir to the Serpent Throne. Accused of murdering his father, the Prince went in exile. 7 years after the fall of the Serpent Empire, he returns. Will he be one with the Dragon and live a path of Righteousness or the Lord of the Serpent Clan and live a Path of Trickery, Cunning and Hate? Will he defeat the Darkness as Tarrant did? Dragon Clan (Orange) 1. Otomo: A warrior loyal to Kenji and calling him Lord Oja. 2. Garrin: A proud horseman who joins Kenji if the player goes to Riverside. 3. Tao: Half-Monk, half-ninja, a master of both Yin and Yang . 4. Kazan: A fat drunkard monk who joins Kenji. 5. Arah: A great female archer who joins Kenji if the player goes to the Wolf Clan territory. 6. Teppo: (Only available in Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf) A genius from the far off land of Malcolmson. He uses his wheel invention to attack his enemy's using rockets. Serpent Clan (Red) 1. Shinja: Captain of the Serpent Royal Guard. The cunning Ronin looks forward to reviving the Serpent Clan. He uses poisoned twin katanas to destroy his enemies. 2. Vetkin: This womanizer can run as fast as a cheetah, no stamina is consumed. He uses sai in battle. 3. Utara: The Leader of the Serpent witches. 4. Taro Oja (Only available in Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf): Kenji's older brother. His magical sword and cunningness make him a dastardly foe, despite his cowardice. 5. The Necromancer: This practitioner of Death Magics is rumored to be as old as the Dragon Deity and Lady Gaihla of the Wolf Clan. 6. Budo: This hungry slavemaster works for only money and geisha. His whip quickens Peasants' work and makes him a powerful enemy. Wolf Clan (Green) 1. Grayback: Leader and chieftain of the Wolf Clan. His wolf howl can inspire his clansmen to fight harder. 2. Longtooth: Second in command of the Wolf Clan. This Wolf is extremely loyal to Grayback and keeps on calling him "Lord" which he dislikes. 3. Gaihla: Master of the Wolf Druidess order. If no one does not know about the history of the early Wolf clan, she would definitely know it. 4. Wildeye (Only available in Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf): Wolf Beastmaster who wants to take revenge on Mistress Yvaine to avenge his family. 5. The Shale Lord: A failed experiment of Soban. Once a Wolf slave, his body is made up of Shale armor, which makes him a difficult foe. Lotus Clan (Purple) 1. Zymeth: Lord of the Lotus Clan. His lightning powers makes him a difficult enemy to defeat. 2. Soban: Second in command of the Lotus and the Master of Matter. This mad scientist is always doing weird experiments for Zymeth. 3. Koril: The Master of Space. He can teleport from anywhere. 4. Issyl: The Master of Time. He is aging backwards because of his knowledge of Time. 5. The Brothers {Lythis,Sekh,Tausil}: The three brothers who tended the Tree of Corruption. 6. Mistress Yvaine (Only available in Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf): Mistress of Lord Zymeth. She despises Grayback and his fellow Wolf Clansmen by calling them "slaves" despite being free. She is killed by the power of the White Wolf Skull, a prized artifact of the Wolf Clan when she corrupted the skull.