Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

Who else is playing this in anticipation of IV? Good game btw, even tho it's old.

Use to play it and the epxansions all the time when they originally came out. Recently reinstalled to play the campaigns again and it doesn't work. Whatever they've done for the Anniversary Edition has broken the game for modern PCs

It's not a bad game, but as someone that finally found a RTS that liked on DoW 1, this game is disappointing: -No basebuilding -No army -No ingame cutscenes, and the ones here are barely animated -Just you and other 3 heroes. Feels more like that you're playing XCOM -Loot with level and rarity -Boss fights, and they suck -The maps keep repeating with those random defense missions with time limit -Lots of bugs, like one of my heroes simply not moving anymore during a mission Chaos Rising was a bit better with the corruption system and multiple endings, but that's it. Retribution tried to bring back the army but barely holds it because of how the game works, no capture points to keep bringing resources to you, for example. Oh, and you can't play it on a resolution higher than 1920x1080 without your UI and mouse cursor be ant-sized.

When I first purchased this game back in 2009, I didnt know what to make of it - it felt really jarring from what I experienced with DOW1 and its many expansions, which allowed you to build a base, do research and amass a large army to overpower your opponents. They scrubbed the entire base building/technology aspect and made it more tactical squad-based, more similar to XCOM, albeit in real-time. Your squad commanders/elites earn XP and level up, which allow you to spec into various percs and abilities, and you can collect gear from each mission to make your team even more powerful. Each mission varies in challenge, with the missions based around the tyranids being some of the more difficult due to their massive zerg-like numbers. Playing this game with a fresh lense after nearly 20 years was refreshing and allowed me to appreciate the game for what it is and not dislike it for what it isn't. If you like real-time tactical missions with RPG-like elements, you'll enjoy this. If you were expecting DOW1 and something more akin to starcraft/warcraft/AOE, you'll probably be disappointed, as I was in 2009.

Гра радикально змінила формулу серії, відмовившись від класичної RTS на користь тактичних боїв малими загонами. Кожен юніт важливий, кожне укриття вирішує, а помилка карається миттєво! Компанія з RPG-елементами додає глибини, а атмосфера Warhammer 40K відчувається важкою і безнадійною. Не для всіх: фанати першої частини можуть не прийняти зміни, але тактична стратегія гри працює відмінно!!! П.С. Сміливий і жорстокий переосмислений Dawn of War!

Love this game and decided to look at the store page for it. I've got to say.... $50 for a game that was released in 2009? For a digital copy? How do you justify that? It's truly ridiculous.

I don't normally weigh in, but seeing the mixed reviews on this game is prompting me to jump in. DoW II is such a breath of fresh air, if you're expecting a standard 4x type rts you're going to be disappointed. If you come in expecting an rpg flavored squad based (like company of heroes) type game, you're going to really enjoy it. I love the leveling up, gear upgrades, squad selection before missions, the whole game just scratches an itch I never knew I had. One of my top 5 games, for sure. Then you add in the co-op, and you got yourself a great way to spend a few bucks and familiarize yourself with the thieving magpies, er, blood ravens.