Multiwinia

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

6
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Six game types playable alone or in online multiplayer. Cool graphics. Easy controls. Wide range of difficulties. Play online against Windows players. Good for kids ages 11 and up. Universal binary.
Fun; visually stunning; multiplayer support.
Addictive multiplayer mode, Unique visual style, Intuitive control system, Plenty of modes and maps, Bargain price tag.

Cons:

Advanced tutorial confusing. Mediocre sound effects.
Powerups sometime undercut player strategy.

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Last revision on January 5, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Six game types playable alone or in online multiplayer. Cool graphics. Easy controls. Wide range of difficulties. Play online against Windows players. Good for kids ages 11 and up. Universal binary
Fun; visually stunning; multiplayer support
Addictive multiplayer mode, Unique visual style, Intuitive control system, Plenty of modes and maps, Bargain price tag

Reviewers Didn't Like

Advanced tutorial confusing. Mediocre sound effects
Powerups sometime undercut player strategy
Weak story missions, Headstrong, dutyshirking Multiwinians

Expert reviews and ratings

Multiwinia’s short matches are packed with strategy fun, with simple controls, endless replayability (especially for $19!), and tons of multiplayer potential. The sound effects bored us, but the Tron-ish vector graphics and glowing, geometric...

By Mac|Life on August 07, 2009

I’ve seen better real time strategy games, but few with such an original look and so easy to just pop in and play. Multiwinia is light, humorous, and not particularly deep strategically, but its price and status as an independently developed game...

By Macworld on April 03, 2009

My main problem with RTS games as of late is that the ’strategy’ side of things tends to take a backseat to simply getting a rock, paper, scissors-esque advantage over your opponent, where the person who holds the most troops tends to win....

By DarkZero on November 22, 2008

Multiwinia made me question my sanity. Is it wrong that I get more enjoyment from sending my little digital men over a cliff to drown in the digital ocean than I do from playing the game how I'm supposed to? Am I some sort of maniacal videogame...

By 1Up on November 06, 2008

Multiwinia is genuinely original and innovative, with fantastic little touches and a great visual style, but the over-reliance on random elements ruins the overall enjoyment. Comparing Multiwinia to Introversion’s earlier classic Defcon highlights...

By Custom PC on November 05, 2008

Multiwinia is a stand-alone multiplayer skirmish game based on Introversions 2003 release of Darwinia. Fans of this sleeper title might not have expected a sequel from the developer, one that tends to shy away from rehashes and instead focus on...

By AtomicGamer on November 04, 2008

Sometimes simple is best. That’s the take-home message from Introversion Software’s Multiwinia, a perfectly distilled (if somewhat quirky) RTS. It’s quick, it’s straightforward, and it’s a blast to play. And while players...

By Gaming Nexus on October 29, 2008

Name: MultiwiniaGenre: Real-Time-StrategyPlatform: Windows PCMultiwinia is a multiplayer-focused sequel to Darwinia, the surprise PC hit from Introversion Software in 2005. The plot continues the story of Dr. Sepulveda, who created a digital world for...

By Gamervision on October 13, 2008

Stylish, Simple to learn, Less depth than we'd like, Quite...

By VideoGamer on October 08, 2008

Darwinia was an utterly charming combination of puzzler and RTS, mixed vigorously in a bowl with lots of heavy retro cream. The creation of a relatively tiny development team - proving the antithesis of too many cooks spoil the broth - it brought...

By Play TM on October 08, 2008

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