Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1872 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,727 out of 1872
  2. Mixed: 92 out of 1872
  3. Negative: 53 out of 1872
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  1. makkenr95
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Game crashes my computer after new update. Great job blizzard. You destroyed a game ive played all of my life and loved playing. The trust built up for years is now destroyed.
  2. Shawnhan93
    Jun 29, 2012
    3
    It's kind of unfair to give a bad review to this game, but I think people should use Undead and play around 50 mathcs then come back to re-review this game. Blizzard's patch can't balanced this game well and always created more problems. Most of my friends drop the normal game and turn to play DoTA. For me, these 3 points are for Campaign and The Founding of Durotar and Custom Maps. IIt's kind of unfair to give a bad review to this game, but I think people should use Undead and play around 50 mathcs then come back to re-review this game. Blizzard's patch can't balanced this game well and always created more problems. Most of my friends drop the normal game and turn to play DoTA. For me, these 3 points are for Campaign and The Founding of Durotar and Custom Maps. I wish in some future patch that Blizzard can just take Undead out of this game.… Expand
  3. [Anonymous]
    Jul 4, 2003
    1
    I give this a one for the new features that were also added to classic. I didn't like the nuetral heroes, I didn't like boats. I don't like the way they changed creeping. I think I'll stick with classic WC3 instead of this mess.
  4. BrianOngBoonChoon
    Aug 9, 2003
    6
    This is a great game but my favourite race is orc but not a single orc campaigns,also warcraft 3 has a cool show to watch after every campaign my favourite charater is grunt.I know I know it sounds weird but you creaters should put something more about grunt.
  5. SimonB.
    Jun 1, 2007
    5
    In my opinion, games like these should be outstanding with scenario. Instead, what we get is furthering the evil Prince Arthas' reign as an undead lord. The story becomes even more predictable that I find myself guessing what Arthas will say next. I can pretty much assure I've been right most of the time. Other stories are out there, just there. Made to make it look like In my opinion, games like these should be outstanding with scenario. Instead, what we get is furthering the evil Prince Arthas' reign as an undead lord. The story becomes even more predictable that I find myself guessing what Arthas will say next. I can pretty much assure I've been right most of the time. Other stories are out there, just there. Made to make it look like Blizzard had to justify the invention of new units through a weak story. I dunno, maybe they were seduced by their own engine and thought: "Hey, let's make this story super flashy! Awesome explosion right there, dude!" and forgot to make it good. Bad points aside, I find the expansion adds new spirit to the game. New units and etc, but that's all there really is to it. Some campaigns look like the pre-pre-beta for WoW where you run around collecting items for dudes in a town as a character. This is a bloody RTS, for chrissakes, not a MMORPG. I found that very weak by Blizzard. For purists of the series, this is obviously a must-buy or must-download for purists that are too lazy to get out of the basement. For people with just about no notion in RTS, don't start with Warcraft 3.… Expand
  6. AlexeySoltan
    Oct 14, 2021
    9
    its warcraft . . .
  7. Simondanckaert
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    This game was my childhood. Every day after school (if my parents let me) I'd play this game. I didn't have much friends as a child and this game really saved me. It's really a shame to see what blizzard did to it...
  8. DrMayonnaise
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Made by a team that gave a **** once upon a time. How times have changed. I could never not recommend this game.
  9. Vevvv
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Warcraft reforged is trash, but we won't forget this work of art, thanks for all old blizzard, the new one is not you anymore
  10. Zaqwerfv
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Great Game. I hope one day we are allowed to play it again. Damn Reforged to Hell.
  11. LordVandor1
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Literally one of the best games - no, forms of entertainment - in HISTORY.
    I learned to read and write on this game, at the age of 4. It was my childhood and I still play it to this day.
    The graphics were really advanced and pioneered into the 3D RTS formula. It has four races with completely different models, cultures, audio, balance. Unlike Warlords Battlecry, the RPG elements blend    Literally one of the best games - no, forms of entertainment - in HISTORY.
    I learned to read and write on this game, at the age of 4. It was my childhood and I still play it to this day.
    The graphics were really advanced and pioneered into the 3D RTS formula.
    It has four races with completely different models, cultures, audio, balance.
    Unlike Warlords Battlecry, the RPG elements blend with the RTS ones and not the other way around.
    The story is wonderful, full of secrets and evil schemes, epic heroes and you really feel like you're preventing the Armageddon with every step and mission.
    The melee games are incredible: no match is ever the same, since the items dropped by creeps are random, you can have one or three heroes ,etc.
    But the best thing of this all is the editor: a powerful development tool that allows you to create any game with no programming knowledge. Thanks to this editor, brilliant minds invented stuff like DotA, which became DotA 2 and League of Legends.    … Expand
  12. Hopte
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    A greater contribution to Warcraft lore than the entirety of World of Warcraft has done in 13 years, gameplay that revolutionized RTS games that we have today, plenty of skill to learn and improve on, and the greatest custom game community I've witnessed in gaming. There's thousands of hours of gameplay spread across many interests a player may have. This game is so incredible, that anA greater contribution to Warcraft lore than the entirety of World of Warcraft has done in 13 years, gameplay that revolutionized RTS games that we have today, plenty of skill to learn and improve on, and the greatest custom game community I've witnessed in gaming. There's thousands of hours of gameplay spread across many interests a player may have. This game is so incredible, that an attempt to remake it 15 years later is not as wonderful as this.… Expand
  13. SeriouS_Samurai
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    The best game ever made! I have played the singleplayer campaign maybe 10 times. Thousands and thousands of hours online playing custom maps such as LOTR maps, different tower defense maps, island defense, all kinds of zombie maps, azeroth wars etc.
  14. Itolaranda
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    10/10 loved this old game but now im just paying homage to its memory. It is now lost to time and is just a faint memory of those who loved it.
  15. Bifdynamo
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    The best RTS campaign, and incredible multiplayer with countless custom games.
  16. latier
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    This used to be the best game ever, but sadly it's unplayable now since WC3 Reforged
  17. JoshRD
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Uno de los juegos a los que he dedicado mayor tiempo, verdaderamente una joya sobre todo con el lore que desarrolla.
  18. maxdamagebg
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    The best game of all time. Please vote here 10/10. I would really like to see Frozen Throne on top of the list and Reforged on the bottom ... And really I believe that's where their real spot should be. Reforged is disgraceful shame for Blizzard ... Attempt to destroy the best game ever made.
  19. CrazyGhostRider
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    This is a game of my childhood. And I would love to go through it another 1000 times. After all, this is a game of a once great company.
  20. JohnA.
    Jul 8, 2005
    8
    Good, but Reign of Chaos is much better.
  21. Kaos377457
    Oct 6, 2003
    10
    It's very entertaining. Actually I can't playing with my friends... HUMANS 4ever!!!!!!
  22. TimA.
    Jul 17, 2003
    10
    Best RTS game ever! Half-life is said to be the best RTS game but I think "Frozen Throne" is way up there.
  23. JamesW.
    Jul 5, 2003
    7
    From playing the beta, I found that while the new heroes and units were extremely fun to discover and use at first, they get old pretty fast - the new units and heroes don't bring the same spice to warcraft that brood war brought to starcraft, disappointingly. The graphics are very cartoon-ish, too, and stand out against the old graphics. I love the original and will stick with it, From playing the beta, I found that while the new heroes and units were extremely fun to discover and use at first, they get old pretty fast - the new units and heroes don't bring the same spice to warcraft that brood war brought to starcraft, disappointingly. The graphics are very cartoon-ish, too, and stand out against the old graphics. I love the original and will stick with it, now that the expansion interface changes have been added in the newest update.… Expand
  24. Deathdevil
    Jul 16, 2003
    10
    Nice game with interesting heroes.. just like warden...
  25. CalN.
    Jul 10, 2003
    9
    Really good expansion program with some cool new additions. Nice to have 2 campaigns also.
  26. Biosbet
    May 25, 2004
    10
    Make me BURNT.
  27. ChadP.
    Feb 16, 2005
    10
    I own the game it is a great game i play on line all the time. i think my orc race got better with the new hero his involernable is real cool!
  28. Mormo
    May 3, 2006
    10
    WCTFT: is the best animated strategy game based on real time, the game is swift and the keyboard shortcuts make it efficent once you manage to learn them.
  29. M.M.
    Jul 2, 2006
    10
    Best game ever!
  30. [Anonymous]
    Jul 23, 2006
    7
    The game is great and fun. Battle.net sucks since those later versions are blocking me out, and i tried turning off all firewalls, opening ports, etc. Still gets random crashes and disconnects..
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#12 Best PC Game of 2003
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#22 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Cinescape
    100
    More than just an expansion - technically, I think the game could be considered a sequel with all the depth that is in the game. If you have Reign of Chaos, this is a must buy for you and RTS fans everywhere.
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  2. FiringSquad
    87
    Manages to fix the balance problems that crept up in WarCraft III, but is unable to fix the fundamental problem. The game remains at an uncomfortable middle-ground between strategy and tactics, not giving enough of either or focusing explicitly on one.
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  3. Game Revolution
    83
    It doesn't change the face of the Warcraft world, but it does bump the experience up another notch. En'shu falah-nah, my brothers. See you on the field of battle.
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