Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Original title	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Studio	Relic entertainment
Publisher	Sega
Senior Developer	Philippe Boulle
Erstveröffent- lichung	April 27, 2017
platform	Windows , Mac OS , Linux
Game engine	Essence engine
genre	Real time strategy game
Subject	Warhammer 40,000
Game mode	Single player , multiplayer
control	Mouse , keyboard
medium	Download
language	German English
Age rating	USK PEGI

Dawn of War III is a real-time strategy game for Windows , Mac OS and Linux set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe . Like its two predecessors, the game was developed by Relic Entertainment . The publication took over the Japanese publisher Sega , who released the game on April 27, 2017. It's the sequel to Dawn of War II from 2009.

action

The single player - Campaign consists of 16 consecutive missions in which the player changes regularly between the three peoples (Space Marines, Eldar, Orks) and their perspectives. All three races are in search of a powerful Eldar artifact, the Spear of Khaine.

Gameplay

The three races of the game (Space Marines, Eldar, Orks) are alternately given to the player during the single player campaign. In the missions, the third series part relies on the common conventions of real-time strategy with basic construction, unit production and resource conquest, similar to the first part. Spread across the map, the player must conquer control points in order to generate requirement points and energy. These are needed to expand the troops. In addition, particularly powerful hero units also play a role, as in the predecessor Dawn of War II . The elite points, which are automatically generated over time during the single player campaign, have been added as a new resource. They are used to request elite units and super skills. Locally set up shield generators protect the troops from long-range attacks, camouflage fields help to hide them from the eyes of the enemy.

Development history

The development of the third series part was announced in May 2016. While the first part had the focus on classic base and troop building, the second had shifted the focus to strong hero characters and role-playing elements. The third part should address both target groups equally. The game was expanded to include additional functions with several patches after its release .

reception

Meta-ratings Database Rating Metacritic 77% reviews publication Rating 4players 85% Game Informer 7.75 / 10 GameSpot 8/10 GameStar 86% IGN 7.6 / 10 PC Gamer US 78% PC Games 85%

Dawn of War III received mostly positive reviews ( Metacritic : 77%).

“Dawn of War 3 sparks intense and gripping battles with heroes and normal units. The campaign and multiplayer battles are great, but the multiplayer scope is a bit meager. "

- Marcel Kleffmann : Test report 4Players

Dawn of War III could not meet sales expectations. The analysis platform Steamspy estimates the sales figures on the leading online platform Steam at under 600,000 copies, in contrast to 2.7 million copies of the predecessor. Because of the bad sales figures, Relic announced that it would no longer implement previously announced extensions.

Web links

• Official website
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III at MobyGames (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 - Announced: Will unite fans of both predecessors - GameStar . ( gamestar.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).
2. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3: Patch: Leaderboards and balance adjustments - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).
3. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3: June update brings annihilation mode, turrets and a battlefield - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).
4. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3: All doctrines and elite units are now unlocked - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).
5. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3: Endless War update with new elite units, maps and skins - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).
6. ↑ ^{a b} Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III. Retrieved June 10, 2018 . 
7. ↑ https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/dawn-of-war-3-das-beste-echtzeit-strategiespiel-seit-starcraft-2,3312987.html
8. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/36897/82478/0/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War_3.html
9. ↑ http://www.pcgames.de/Warhammer-40000-Dawn-of-War-3-Spiel-41766/Tests/Review-1225878/
10. ↑ https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dawn_of_war_iii/b/pc/archive/2017/05/04/gently-tweaking-tradition.aspx
11. ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii-review/1900-6416661/
12. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/27/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-3-review
13. ↑ https://www.pcgamer.com/dawn-of-war-3-review/
14. ↑ Relic: no “major content” planned for Dawn of War 3 after it fails to hit targets. In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun. February 8, 2018, Retrieved June 10, 2018 (American English). 
15. ↑ Dawn of War 3 is dead - Promised expansions no longer come . ( gamestar.de [accessed on June 10, 2018]).