Great War Nations: The Spartans

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

5

Pros:

Basebuilding RTS action sticks close to a familiar formula.

Cons:

Too much micromanagement, Wonky AI and terrible pathfinding, A few visual kinks, LANonly multiplayer.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Basebuilding RTS action sticks close to a familiar formula

Reviewers Didn't Like

Too much micromanagement, Wonky AI and terrible pathfinding, A few visual kinks, LANonly multiplayer

Expert reviews and ratings

I will start by saying that I reviewed Great War Nations: The Spartans a year ago when it was called Ancient Wars: Sparta. I will say the new box featuring a badass Spartan warrior on the cover looks a lot better than the old packaging. It also seems...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on November 06, 2008

It was around the twelfth time my hero character casually wandered into an incoming barrage of arrows that I realized Great War Nations: The Spartans might be some kind of historical commentary on Spartans. Is the game’s AI so dumb because the...

By Games Radar on May 30, 2008

Excessive micromanagement and simple-minded missions make Great War Nations: The Spartans more chore than game....

By GameSpot on May 21, 2008

del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It Players are hard pressed to find real innovation in real-time strategy games. If they go to their favorite electronic store and look at the PC section, most of the games look appealing on the outside, but inside...

By GameZone on May 12, 2008

These days it's becoming harder and harder to discern one history-based ancient civilization real-time war strategy game from the next. Yes, there are a handful of superior titles out there, yet all too frequently the same old tired formula has been...

By Cheat Code Central on May 01, 2008