Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault

 PC
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2005
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 175 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 136 out of 175
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 175
  3. Negative: 7 out of 175
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  1. MakA.
    Mar 13, 2006
    5
    one would expect dow to follow the rules of warhammer 40k. then again, most wouldn't even touch it if was that way. most units would have one wound point and leaders and specials would have a max of three or four. it's a let down compared to the other 40k titles that have been out on the market.
  2. MichMart
    Mar 5, 2014
    7
    The Imperial Army is for me a nice friend and enemy. It's large, has good tanks, rocket launcher etc. and the soldiers are humans, who try to fight against demons, "gods" etc.
  3. nw2010
    Jun 7, 2020
    7
    Similar to my review of the original:

    - it's 16 years after release that I finally got round to playing this... - the in-game graphics have held up in a surprisingly okay way, although textures are of a low quality compared with today (as to be expected). - the sound and voice acting are good throughout, although some of the voices are a bit over-egged (still quite enjoyable). The    Similar to my review of the original:

    - it's 16 years after release that I finally got round to playing this...
    - the in-game graphics have held up in a surprisingly okay way, although textures are of a low quality compared with today (as to be expected).
    - the sound and voice acting are good throughout, although some of the voices are a bit over-egged (still quite enjoyable).

    The single player campaign this time introduced a new dynamic of controlling 2 races in each mission and allowing you to effectively play as the good and bad guys resulting in 4 different races you can complete the game with, although there is an understandably shorter story as a result.

    At first I wasn't a big fan of the Order campaign, probably because you start of as the Imperial Guard which is a bland group to play as. I also found that playing as 2 races in each mission felt a little confusing and didn't allow you to fully get to grips with each race.

    However, the disorder side of the campaign was thoroughly enjoyable - particularly the Orcs and I played through to complete the game with all 4 races.

    Overall, different to the original but equally good and fun even 16 years later.    … Expand
  4. nastyjes
    Jan 23, 2023
    7
    Still pretty good. Especially if you love IG (me not) .
  5. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best PC Game of 2005
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#56 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. IGN
    85
    The Imperial Guard only add to the frantic gameplay in a positive way by allowing a slightly different style of play for the more defensively minded.
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  2. 1UP
    80
    Not since Blizzard unleashed "Brood Wars" on the "Starcraft" community has a developer put such a well-conceived effort into an expansion pack. Relic has rewarded the patience of its fans with an absolute must have add-on, and for any RTS fan that hasn't already picked up the original game...no more excuses.
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  3. GameSpot
    83
    Winter Assault adds a new playable faction, new units to existing factions, a new single-player game, and some of tweaks and additions that should make most Dawn of War fans very happy, and might win a few converts, too.
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