Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde

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  • Summary: Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde calls upon your skill and courage to destroy the enemy, pillage the enclaves, and scorch the earth. With a horde of specialized goblin warriors at your command, you can wage war in single-player and multiplayer modes. Design a custom army from over 25Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde calls upon your skill and courage to destroy the enemy, pillage the enclaves, and scorch the earth. With a horde of specialized goblin warriors at your command, you can wage war in single-player and multiplayer modes. Design a custom army from over 25 different goblins with melee, ranged, elemental, acid, and magical combat specialties. You can even take direct control of giant titans, powerful turrets, and battle-ready vehicles to cause reckless mayhem across the lands.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. GamePro
    90
    Smart new theory kicks a dying genre in the butt and makes for a unique single-player and terrific two-player game.
  2. GameZone
    81
    The game has been kept rather simple in terms of controls to allow players to jump right in and go with a minimal time spent in learning the game. The mission interface could have been better. But if you are looking for an RTS with imagination, this is definitely worth a gander.
  3. eToychest
    80
    The lack of any significant multiplayer hurts as well, and may very well be a deal breaker for some. Still, Jaleco has brought a quality RTS title home, and the world may never look at these games as best suited for PCs again.
  4. XboxAddict
    72
    It is real-time and parts of it are strategy but it is not a real-time strategy game. While a decent first attempt into the genre for the Xbox, there's obviously plenty of room for improvement.
  5. Xbox Nation Magazine
    70
    It's an RTS that's about 25 percent less filling, and if it doesn't taste entirely great, it's still pretty darn yummy.
  6. TotalGames.net
    67
    GC's controls have been optimised for the Xbox's pad and as you are never more than a button press away, you always feel in control unlike some early conversions of the Command & Conquer series, which all results in a fun accessible RTS.
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  7. games(TM)
    30
    Ironically, the developer has actually been very successful in mapping a superbly intuitive control system to the gamepad, and by enabling direct control of your Titan a basic action element is introduced. Yet by totally amputating any strategic scope from the RTS equation, the ensuing battles becoming virtually pointless affairs. [Mar 2004, p.111]
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  1. Z
    Dec 18, 2003
    9
    Hands down the best RTS that has come out for the consoles... period. It's an absolute blast to play. Of course, it is not a PC RTS, and Hands down the best RTS that has come out for the consoles... period. It's an absolute blast to play. Of course, it is not a PC RTS, and doesn't seem like it was ever intedned to be. People that have given this game a bad review completely missed the point. It's an action oriented RTS designed for the consoles... and it's good! … Expand

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#96 Best Xbox Game of 2003
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#45 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2003