Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. The control mechanism and its efficient usage present the thin line between victory and failure. In this respect, Z: Steel Soldiers is both very well conceived, and extremely demanding in hardware.
  2. While Steel Soldiers has its strengths, the outdated play mechanics and buggy code may frustrate players rather than satisfy them.
  3. If you want the emphasis in real-time strategy to be on "strategy" over "real-time," you'll probably want to look elsewhere. As an old-fashioned and predictable RTS, Steel Soldiers succeeds, but as anything more, it merely scrapes by.
  4. It just reminds me of a few other strategy games from a few years ago, which no one plays anymore. This concept has already been done too many times.
  5. The addictive qualities of "Z" are still there, but the passing years have made the underlying gameplay of Steel Soldiers boring, old and passé.

Awards & Rankings

User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. ShaunC.
    Jul 22, 2001
    10
    It is an awesome game, probably the best I have played on the PC all year long. Cant wait for more Steel Soldiers to come out.