Warhammer 40000 Dawn Of War: Winter Assult - Enjoyable Expansion Pack (Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War - Winter Assault Add-On (PC))

Member Name: AndyCreighton

Product:	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War - Winter Assault Add-On (PC)
Date:	25/05/09 (5 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: New Faction, Good Story, Still Looks Great

Disadvantages: No Disadvantages

Winter Assault is first expansion pack for Warhammer 40000 Dawn of War. Unlike the future expansion packs it requires a copy of Dawn of War to play and is not a stand alone game.

The game follows the story of the new faction, The Imperial Guard, these humans are a proud army dealt with the task of recovering a mighty Titan, a weapon of great power, however soon they learn their not the only ones after the Titan and also of its true potential. Like the first Dawn of War the story is well presented and interesting.

The Imperial Guard are an interesting faction. Them focus on mass troops and powerful vehicles to overwhelm their enemies. They remind me a bit of Soviet Russia, you can actually execute a member of a squad to increase the morale of other men. While they do have a few powerful troops, their real strength comes from their tanks, such as the Leman Russ. These huge machines provide great support for their large squads which tend to act more like cannon fodder than anything.

This time the campaign opens up a little and allows you to play as either the good (the Imperial Guard and Eldar) or the bad (Chaos and Orks). Both campaigns are fun and its nice to be able to play as the baddies for a change. A nice feature they've introduced is that in some missions you can actually choose which faction to play as therefore altering the story and allowing you to have more control. Its a nice feature that works great. The difficulty of the game also increase, as your thrown in the deep end, however you should have picked up enough experience in the previous game to deal with anything they throw your way.

Overall Winter Assault in an enjoyable expansion pack that deliver a couple new campaigns and a whole new civilisation that are fun to play. Its worth a buy.

Andy Creighton

Summary: Great Add On