Dogs of War: Battle On Primus IV

 PC
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Spank!
    91
    As an excellent variation on the throw away RTS culture of the moment, especially for it's potential longevity on my play list and for some pukka explosions!
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  2. Hot Games
    80
    It's jolly good fun and should be examined immediately.
  3. Electric Playground
    80
    The action is intense; the settings are spectacular and the gameplay is very well balanced.
  5. GamePro
    80
    With three well-balanced races and a variety of missions and units, Dogs of War offers a compelling playing experience.
  6. GameZone
    70
    What boosts it from the average title is the combination of excellent graphics and solid game play.
  7. ActionTrip
    70
    An altogether mediocre game, which might be interesting to some strategy fans, but has no chance of becoming too popular among the rest of the gaming population.
  8. IGN
    70
    I don't plan on ever playing this game again, though if they can get the multiplayer to work, it may be worth another look.
  9. Adrenaline Vault
    60
    Between the lack of a save game feature, the ridiculous level of difficulty and the clunky controls, the much-hyped Dogs of War is toppled from its pedestal to become the one thing that it seeks to avoid: a decidedly average and utterly forgettable offering.
  10. Happy Puppy
    60
    A game that perhaps could have been very good, but for various reasons, just isn't.
  11. PC Gamer
    55
    A game that really is unlike any other, in both good ways and bad ways. [Oct 2000, p.134]
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  12. GameSpy
    55
    Had the potential to be a much greater game, but the terrible missions really drag it down. After a while you get tired of having to rely on the strategy guide to find the only way through a map's wacky mission scripting.
  13. GameSpot
    54
    Seems not only unpolished, but also unfinished - and the problems are so inherent in the design that a patch wouldn't likely salvage it.
  14. Armchair Empire
    52
    I didn’t like this game because my threshold for frustration is not what is used to be. The camera problems are just too much.
  15. Daily Radar
    50
    Its personality, attractive graphics and RPG elements could've spawned a fun and frantic 3D RTS, but the game ends up feeling like an incomplete action game that's a little "ruff" around the edges.
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  16. CNET Gamecenter
    30
    With unwieldy gameplay and a variety of bugs, "Dogs of War" isn't worthy of being in the same genre as "Ground Control."
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