World War III: Black Gold

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. Gamer's Pulse
    90
    Political climate aside, this is a great game. It is well designed and features great replay ability.
  2. GameSpy
    85
    Black Gold's combination of intense real-time action, gorgeous graphics, and streamlined play make this one of the best real-time strategy games of 2001.
  3. GameSpot
    84
    It's an all-around great real-time strategy game that also happens to stand out from other games in the genre.
  5. TotalGames.net
    82
    It's a solid enough game that will test your RTS skills and relies on something more than churning and burning units. It could be a match made in heaven, it could be your idea of hell...
  6. Yahoo!
    80
    It ain't particularly novel and it ain't particularly easy, but it is engrossing and refreshingly reliant on strategic thinking to see you through.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    80
    With all the "StarCraft" and "Age of Empires" wannabes clogging store shelves, it's rewarding to find a real-time strategy game that does its own thing and does it pretty well.
  8. Total Video Games
    80
    Reality Pump have refined the genre to near perfection, and until we see some radical changes to the RTS formula you’ll be hard pressed to find a better title.
  9. Game Over Online
    74
    Mediocre.
  10. GameZone
    70
    Good game, but a copy of the game for each PC is a bit much If you want to play on a home network.
  11. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    With its incredible graphics, fulfilling gameplay, and thought provoking features, World War III is bound to satisfy any RTS buff, and anyone just on the lookout for a good, solid title as well.
  12. Game Revolution
    67
    A deep, hard strategy game that offers tons in the way of customization and length.
  13. IGN
    62
    I can think of a number of RTSs on the market right now...that would absolutely destroy this game in terms of gameplay and the idea that WW III: Black Gold could compete with them is ludicrous.
  14. Computer Gaming World
    50
    Absurdly archaic in how it rewards tank-rush techniques. The only path to victory often involves churning out a mass of units and then rushing. [Feb 2002, p.88]
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  15. PC Gamer
    40
    As empty-headed a treatment of modern conflict as you’re likely to find on store shelves. [Feb 2002, p.80]
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Awards & Rankings

94
#94 Best PC Game of 2001
44
#44 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
  1. N.H.
    Feb 11, 2002
    7
    Pro: Well balanced units, No major hang ups with interface. Con: Brain damaged AI and pathing. Archaic game engine (Its a square grid!)
  2. KunoK.
    Jan 9, 2002
    10
    The only game, where the gamers have balanced weapons and equipment.
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