Soldiers of Anarchy

 PC
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. GameSpot
    81
    Despite its annoying technical issues, Soldiers of Anarchy is a lot of fun.
  2. G4 TV
    80
    Mission objectives are varied and quite satisfying, the graphics shine, and tons of replay value is provided.
  3. IGN
    80
    It's really too bad they didn't spend more time polishing this up because it could have been one hell of a game.
  5. PC Gamer
    75
    Brace yourself for sometimes klutzy controls, but all in all, it's a smart RTS with a plucky respect for squad-based classics. [Jan 2003, p.114]
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  6. ActionTrip
    74
    An interesting 3D RTS, and its numerous options, as well as weapons and vehicles will get you going at times. However this comes at a price. The game’s hardware requirements are very steep ..., and as I said the camera is simply killing the playability.
  7. Game Over Online
    71
    Anarchy, lacking that amiability, coupled with the slow pacing, will find it tough to hold a wide audience. However, there's no denying it exhibits some signs of an uber-hit.
  8. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    I have no doubt that it's destined to be a sleeper classic.
  9. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    Despite the surface problems, there's a lot of real depth to Soldiers of Anarchy – just kitting out your team can take almost as long as a mission itself. [Feb 2003, p.71]
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  10. Computer Gaming World
    50
    The game is riddled with bugs that will bring your computer to a standstill... Just as bad are the incredibly long load times. [Mar 2003, p.102]
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Awards & Rankings

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#84 Best PC Game of 2002
89
#89 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. iseeall
    Dec 14, 2015
    8
    A nice RTS game where you control a squad of soldiers in real-time. Your soldiers can drive vehicles (tanks, trucks, hummers, artillery) andA nice RTS game where you control a squad of soldiers in real-time. Your soldiers can drive vehicles (tanks, trucks, hummers, artillery) and helicopters. The levels are huge and take hours to solve, especially because the difficulty is pretty high and you may find yourself re-loading at every small pack of enemies. Soldiers die easily, and in all levels you face enemies with superior weapons or vehicles. For example, you'll have to fight 2 tanks while you have just 2 hummers and so on. In earlier levels you may need to learn the patrol routes of enemy vehicles and place land mines on their way.
    Starting from mission 4 or 5, you get to control mostly vehicles, and here the terrible pathfinding makes the game unplayable. The developers did publish a patch to fix pathfinding though, but I guess most players were so annoyed already that hardly anyone even saw the end of the game. There is a mission editor included where you can appreciate the sheer amount of content this game offers.
    The patch also introduced the so much needed ability to give orders in pause.
    It's a pity that the bugs and one missing feature at release didn't let the community appreciate this game as much as it deserved.    … Full Review »
  2. JohnI.
    Aug 25, 2006
    9
    Another game where the patch would raise percentages by at least 10-20%, so this game is worthy of a 9.0 to me now, with the patch vastly Another game where the patch would raise percentages by at least 10-20%, so this game is worthy of a 9.0 to me now, with the patch vastly improving pathfinding and much more importanly allowing commands to be given during pause. This makes the game much more enjoyable. Also, with PC's having caught up in the last couple of years, everybody should be able to play this, like me, at 1280x1024 with full detail! It's really is, even today(2006), one of the nicest looking RTS's out there! It is a hardcore tactical game though A mix between Fallout, Commando's and a 2D Operation Flashpoint! :) So read the reviews, discount the negative comments that have been fixed by the patch and remeber, User Reviews are where it's at with older games that have been patched. Game magazine/web reviews are always going to be based on 1.0 versions and are not going to be re-written when a patch solves all the problems! So write user reviews! You'll be doing all gamers a service!… Full Review »
  3. DetoxRAF
    Apr 7, 2003
    10
    I love the game but admit it's for hard-core folks only... People who can use one hand to control the camera and the other to control I love the game but admit it's for hard-core folks only... People who can use one hand to control the camera and the other to control the whole squad... (like me :-P )… Full Review »
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