Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria
Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria
Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria est un jeu de stratégie pour PC appartenant à la série Warlords, publié le 21 octobre 2003. Développé par Infinite Interactive et édité par Ubisoft Entertainment, il est disponible sur la plateforme PC (Microsoft Windows) et se définit par les genres stratégie et stratégie au tour par tour (TBS).
Le titre a obtenu une note agrégée de 83,00. La presse a salué certaines qualités du jeu tout en relevant quelques réserves. PC Gamer a ainsi déclaré : « In spite of its disappointing graphics, it's the best strategy game I've played all year. [Holiday 2003, p.110] ». IGN a de son côté noté : « Some minor game balance and bug issues aside, it can't be denied that this title provides an addictive experience against demanding foes, using a range of spel… ». Certains joueurs se sont également exprimés, à l'image d'un avis publié sur Metacritic : « This has become one of the great games in the Warlords series. Patch 1.05 makes this one of the most challenging and hardest games I've ever played. The bugs a… ».
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« In spite of its disappointing graphics, it's the best strategy game I've played all year. [Holiday 2003, p.110] »
« Some minor game balance and bug issues aside, it can't be denied that this title provides an addictive experience against demanding foes, using a range of spells, skills, abilities and units. »
« A highly streamlined sequel that shifts the series' focus away from management and diplomacy to surprisingly fast-paced combat. »
« It lacks the character of the previous versions. Its stripped down war engine and laser-like focus on battles ends up preventing it from being a classic. »
« The somewhat high learning curve and other minor issues shouldn't be a reason to miss out on it. The game's appropriate pacing and good AI should be more than enough to provide you with challenging and addictive gameplay. »
« An orcload more of the almost anachronicstic same...It's simply Warlords, the best damn hardcore computer-fantasy-wargame series out there. [Jan 2004, p.66] »
« As the pedigree of the series suggests, Warlords IV's AI plays a very mean game indeed. The different difficulty levels are well balanced, going from a pushover at the easiest setting (good for getting to grips with the rules, and what constitutes a good army) to a very real challenge at the upper ones. »
« I found myself loving this game and playing until the sunset. The gameplay has few flaws and is packed with action and strategy. The game's simplicity should not fool you into thinking the game is easy. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This has become one of the great games in the Warlords series. Patch 1.05 makes this one of the most challenging and hardest games I've ever played. The bugs are gone and the strong AI is in and if I know many of you out there reading this that is what you want to know about most is how good is the AI? Well it will stomp you on just medium difficulty time and time again. You'll need some strong retinues to get to the higher levels of difficulty also. Great game buy it if you can still find it. »
