Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A- |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| G4 | 4/5 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 |
| GameSpy | |
Dawn of War II has received a mostly positive reception, scoring an average of 85% on Metacritic.com. Most reviewers have praised it for its fast-paced tactical gameplay and impressive graphics, while criticizing its small number of multiplayer maps, and lack of variety in single-player campaign missions.
Gamespy praised its removal of base building and its “seemingly unlikely hybrid” of RTS and RPG genres. However it did criticise the single player campaign that having the missions occurring on the same maps “make the missions feel pretty same-y by the end of the campaign.” Criticism was also aimed at the use of the Tyranids in the game as “actually fighting them feels a bit underwhelming.” but praised the multiplayer and the introduction of logistics, calling it a “stroke of genius.”
1up.com also praised the “ingenious addition” of levelled wargear, the tactical choices that squad selection allowed and the replayability that this allowed, but also criticised the continual use of the same maps in single player.
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