Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde

 Xbox
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
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  1. 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.
  2. GamingWorld X
    70
    The game is easy to pick up and play, a must for a console RTS game, but this takes away many strategic elements, and will leave fans of the genre wishing there was more to do.
  3. 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.
  5. GameSpot
    67
    While PC strategy veterans will find that the gameplay is pretty basic, console owners starved for a real-time strategy game should find Goblin Commander to be a worthwhile experience.
  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. Deeko
    65
    The game is fun, there is no doubt in my mind about that, but the limitations simply drag it from being a great game to being an ok game.
  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    62
    Tactically, it's pretty boring, but if you can get into the goblins' expendable-offense mindset, it's a smashing time.
  9. Xbox World Australia
    62
    The strategy is basic at best, while the audio-visual presentation is tepid and uninspired.
  10. Edge Magazine
    50
    Nobody, nobody at all, walks into a game shop and thinks: "Hey, goblins are pretty cool. Today I want to be a goblin." When the goblins in question have been rendered with almost no character or charm, this merely compounds the lack of emotional connection. [Mar 2004, p.106]
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#96 Best Xbox Game of 2003
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#45 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2003

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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! … Full Review »
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