Total War: Arena

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. XGN
    Mar 25, 2018
    70
    Total War Arena is a very different game compared to other Total War-games, but with its fast and tactical gameplay and ten versus ten players it's a good game in its own right. Unfortunately, it's near impossible to keep playing for free and leaves a sour taste.
  2. Gamer.nl
    Mar 16, 2018
    60
    This game is fun for a little while, but the World of Tanks-feel is not really fitting.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Truth_
    Mar 19, 2021
    6
    I played it both under Creative Assembly directly, and when it re-released under Wargaming. It was something special, which brought Total WarI played it both under Creative Assembly directly, and when it re-released under Wargaming. It was something special, which brought Total War out of massive 20v20 unit battles of two players to a dozen players with three units each, forcing people to work together (to be honest, most didn't anyway) across interesting maps. It was supposed to cover all eras of history, but being too ambitious, it limited itself only to the popular Rome II unit set.

    In classic Wargaming fashion, it featured a massive grind to go through the tiers of units, and boring unit upgrades with little to no choice along the way. It also had unbalanced commanders and even factions, although perhaps that eventually would have been fixed. Regardless, it was fairly simple, but entertaining.

    It was fun. It had a huge grind. It had interesting maps. The limited options really started to get stale. It had interesting units. It had a lot of generic units. It had all the flaws of a Wargaming-like game, but I will remember it fondly.    … Full Review »
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