Elemental: War of Magic

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

0
Average:

3
Bad:

7

Pros:

There's a fun game underneath bugs and lacking tutorials, lots of free updates coming from Stardock." how is it that you score it 4 and a half stars...Vote: Down Up 0 report user First Prev 1 Next Last post a comment Elemental: War of Magic | PC Rele
Solid turnbased formula may cause you to lose a few hours to its spell, A nice amount of strategic flexibility.

Cons:

The launch version is a little buggy, multiplayer is MIA, and a more thorough tutorial is needed.
Loaded with crippling bugs, Terrible interface and player feedback, The AI fails to put on the pressure, Tactical battles aren't worth the effort, Plenty of slowdown in spite of the unimpressive visuals.

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Last revision on April 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

There's a fun game underneath bugs and lacking tutorials, lots of free updates coming from Stardock." how is it that you score it 4 and a half stars...Vote: Down Up 0 report user First Prev 1 Next Last post a comment Elemental: War of Magic | PC Rele
Solid turnbased formula may cause you to lose a few hours to its spell, A nice amount of strategic flexibility

Reviewers Didn't Like

The launch version is a little buggy, multiplayer is MIA, and a more thorough tutorial is needed
Loaded with crippling bugs, Terrible interface and player feedback, The AI fails to put on the pressure, Tactical battles aren't worth the effort, Plenty of slowdown in spite of the unimpressive visuals

Expert reviews and ratings

Underneath the bugs, Elemental: War of Magic is a fun game. Lots of free updates are promised from maker Stardock, too. A more thorough tutorial is needed, however. Kyle Horner, GamePro...

By PC Advisor on October 04, 2010

Elemental: War of Magic is convoluted and ridiculous and sometimes fun. Part of this convolution (and most of the fun) can be attributed to the genre, which is called 4X (it stands for explore, expand, exploit and exterminate. Get it? 4X?). If...

By Games Radar on September 27, 2010

Elemental: War of Magic is an ambitious 4x strategy game from Brad Wardell, the man behind the supposed “Gamer’s Bill of Rights.” Ironically, Elemental clearly violates Stardock’s own rules regarding the release of finished games...

By GameZone on September 17, 2010

As I open this review I will confess that I am pre-disposed to like some games even before I see the first load screen. As such, I find myself overlooking flaws, blemishes, and other imperfections that other gamers will not (and maybe should not)....

By Gaming Nexus on September 13, 2010

Stardock’s latest has some rough edges, but fans of the 4x genre (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) will find plenty of reasons to pour hours of their time creating their own fantasy epics. Better still, Stardock's track record of post...

By GamePro on September 08, 2010

Elemental: War of Magic is the first turn-based strategy game I’ve played in a while; which, turned out to be a sad reentry into the genre. Elemental: War of Magic was made by Stardock, the same developers that made the Galactic Civilizations...

By New Game Network on September 08, 2010

In the end I have to admit that despite its large number of problems I find Elemental strangely engaging, and I want to keep playing just because I know that someday it's going to become a much better game than it is right now. It really is the...

By IGN Gear on September 07, 2010

A decent strategic foundation is rendered all but meaningless by horrific bugs, missing features, a poor interface, and plenty of other defects....

By GameSpot on September 03, 2010

The bare bones of a hugely exciting strategy RPG hybrid. The the AI just isn’t good enough to make it special,...

By PC Gamer on September 02, 2010

Stardock's strategy RPG Elemental: War of Magic has been as community-driven as ever, having been in beta for what felt like ages now, and the team as receptive as can be to feedback. Finally, I got some extensive time with the release version, a...

By Neoseeker on August 31, 2010

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