Alexander (2004)

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Nov 23, 2004
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 7 out of 16
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  1. PC Gamer
    77
    A reasonably effective balance between traditional RTS action in the "Warcraft" mold and the large-scale tactics of the "Total War" series. [Feb 2005, p.62]
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  2. Game Chronicles
    75
    Ubisoft's spin on Alexander the Great is going to be hit-or-miss with many players, especially with that multiplayer mode. I guess it's the Marine in me that likes the combat aspect of this game, and the wannabe leader in me that likes to lead massive numbers of soldiers to glory or a combination of the two, whichever.
  3. IGN
    70
    The result is a much too traditional and predictable real-time strategy game.
  5. PC Format
    70
    This is a blunt bronze dagger to the shining steel halberd of "Rome: Total War." [Jan 2005, p.92]
  6. Boomtown
    70
    A few bugs here and there as well as some obvious yet simple features that seem to be missing add frustration to playing the game.
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  7. Worth Playing
    56
    The lack of true strategic possibilities is a vast shortcoming when such high quality alternatives are on the shelves.
  8. 1UP
    55
    The enemy AI tends to be pathetically stupid. Whole garrisons of enemies stand around waiting for you to attack, and when you do they simply charge your men and chaos ensues.
  9. Pelit (Finland)
    55
    Not a very good game, although some battles can be quite impressive. Voice acting is simply horrendous, the game is riddled with bugs and has lots of annoying little things that creep up every now and again. [Feb. 05]
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  10. GameSpot
    52
    This conventional real-time strategy game attempts to follow Alexander the Great's campaign of conquest, but it is marred by sloppy development, factual inaccuracies, and a general failure to capture the scope of what made Alexander so interesting and unique to historians.
  11. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    47
    Fans of historical RTS games will be far better off with Rome: Total War or any number of other, better alternatives. While nowhere near as awful as Heroes Hour, Alexander is nevertheless glitchy, and feels unfinished.
  12. IncGamers
    45
    Broken gameplay, shoddy graphical and sound work, and terrible combat all combine to make this title a little more than bearable.
  13. Computer and Video Games
    41
    A mess, a hurriedly produced and lazily-designed RTS produced to cash in on gamers hoping to relive the film's stunning battles. Just make sure you're not one of them. [PC Zone]
  14. Eurogamer
    40
    If you forget about the campaigns - and God knows, you're going to try and forget about the campaigns - the skirmish is an entirely competent example of its genre, and its inclusion enough to make this not actually an actively worthless game per se.
  15. G4 TV
    40
    A generic click-fest with the occasional cutscene of Colin Farrell riding on a horse and the sounds of Vangelis blaring in the background. Ick.
  16. Computer Gaming World
    40
    Winning battles is more a result of mass and aggression than tactical coordination. [March 2005, p.76]
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  17. GameSpy
    30
    Alexander isn't a matter of taste; it's a matter of functional incapacity. If you're looking to get your fix in this historical period, there are plenty better and recent arrivals.

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#70 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 53
  3. Negative: 6 out of 53
  1. GeorgeV.
    Dec 7, 2005
    5
    Ok, so I am Greek and I thought this would be a good game. The graphics are good, and the soldiers look very nice but there are a lot of Ok, so I am Greek and I thought this would be a good game. The graphics are good, and the soldiers look very nice but there are a lot of problems with this game. 1. Even thow you can play with thousands of units, the pixel rate really starts freezing when there are big battle scenes. 2. The controls don't always work! For example, certain units will not obey commands, not get into proper fomrations or will just start wondering off...where the hell are you going? 3. It is nice to make a huge army of many rows, and thousands of units, but when it comes to the battle, they just become one huge blob and they don't follow orders anymore! You can't even separate them, they won't retreat if you order them to. 4. Alexander was one of the greatest king's and conquerers in histoy. He was always outnumbered and always victorius (96 battles, non lost!) but in the game there is no strategies. All you have to do is send your men running into the enemy and you win. Over all, it was a good idea and consept but poorly made.Not only did the movie stink, but the game is based on it also! They made it to sloppy and destroyed the image of the greatest general the world has ever seen.… Full Review »
  2. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  3. SidB.
    Jun 21, 2005
    1
    Alexander's Battles were great tactical and strategic victories, this game is a loser.
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