Sweden PC Gamer gave the game 90%, and PC Gamer UK gave the game 82%. Some quotes from the UK review:
"This is what happens when strategy game developers play too much WoW while they're working on the sequel"
"It's an enourmous campaign... but there arent 50 missions. In fact, there are only about ten, of 15 minutes each. It's just that two of those - kill the boss and defend the shrine - are repeated to the point of insanity. To the point where you start to wonder if you did something wrong in a previous life"
"MP is different. Suddenly bases are back. Suddenly resources are back. Suddenly the four unit limit is gone, the simplicity is gone. Weirdly, the only two modes of play are one on one and three on three. About the only simple thing about it is that there are only five maps"
"No single part of this is better than the original game. Relic started with a classic game and have made merely a great one out of it"
"It is, for your first few games, utter chaos.... And before you know what you're doing, it's over - matches only last about 15 minutes. Relic said they wanted to make MP DoW more accessible, I have no idea how this was supposed to relate to that"
"There's definately virtue to a multiplayer strategy game that's over in a coffee break, but it doesn't mix well with the enormous complexity here. Even when I'd learned to play effectively, I never felt like I had a good overview of what was going on.... The match can turn around in a minute without you knowing why. Neither victory nor defeat feels entirely yours"
PCG UK summary:
IT'S
-Fast
-Gorgeous
-Repetitive
IT'S NOT
-Short
-Epic
-Dawn of War
They also said that there were only 5 maps, 2 1v1 and 3 3v3 ones. It should be noted that this is almost definitely a beta review, since the beta hasn't even been released to the ones who have Soulstorm. Also note that PC Gamer UK gave Dark Crusade 79%.
