Two sequels were released: Warlords Battlecry II in 2002 and Warlords Battlecry III in 2004.Īlthough released in different times, the three games essentially share the same 2D graphics engine, a gameplay closely resembling that of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness or StarCraft and have a high number of playable races/sides (ranging from the 9 of WBC 1, to the 12 of WBC II and the 16 of WBC III). The editors of Computer Games Magazine nominated Warlords Battlecry for their 2000 "Real-time Strategy Game of the Year" award. It has an average score of 78 per cent at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 27 reviews.
Warlords Battlecry received positive reviews. Writing for CNET Gamecenter, Asher reported in September 2000 that the game's sales in the United States had reached 8,608 units, which drew revenues of $332,662. Warlords Battlecry was commercially unsuccessful in the United States, and journalists Mark Asher and Tom Chick noted that it "didn't even hit PC Data's charts". Jim Preston reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Players who look underneath the ordinary surface will find a highly entertaining mix of strategy and role-playing." In the path of darkness, the Hero turns on Guardia and seeks to take Lucifus before Navarre and ultimately, take revenge. In the path of light in which the Hero continues to follow orders from his general while resolving to recover Navarre. At a pivotal moment, the campaign will branch out into two paths.
The game also featured a campaign, which follows a Human Hero from Guardia as he seeks to recover the two tears of dawn. Each profession has at least three specialties, which give access to different skills and spheres of magic. There are four professions, Warrior, Wizard, Rogue, and Priest. The Elvish/Magical races: High Elf, Wood Elf and Dark Elf.The Primitive races: Barbarians, Orcs and Minotaurs.
The Civilized races: Human, Dwarf and Undead.There are nine races organized in sets of three: This makes the series the first to be called "roleplaying strategy", a term coined by its creator, Steve Fawkner. The game introduced a hero-building system, combining real time strategy elements with roleplaying elements (hero development, stats and skills).
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