70
The result is a much too traditional and predictable real-time strategy game.
56
The lack of true strategic possibilities is a vast shortcoming when such high quality alternatives are on the shelves.
52
This conventional real-time strategy game attempts to follow Alexander the Great's campaign of conquest, but it is marred by sloppy development, factual inaccuracies, and a general failure to capture the scope of what made Alexander so interesting and unique to historians.
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Alexander (2004)
Released On:
Nov 23, 2004
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
44% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
44% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
77
A reasonably effective balance between traditional RTS action in the "Warcraft" mold and the large-scale tactics of the "Total War" series. [Feb 2005, p.62]
70
This is a blunt bronze dagger to the shining steel halberd of "Rome: Total War." [Jan 2005, p.92]
56
The lack of true strategic possibilities is a vast shortcoming when such high quality alternatives are on the shelves.
52
This conventional real-time strategy game attempts to follow Alexander the Great's campaign of conquest, but it is marred by sloppy development, factual inaccuracies, and a general failure to capture the scope of what made Alexander so interesting and unique to historians.
45
Broken gameplay, shoddy graphical and sound work, and terrible combat all combine to make this title a little more than bearable.
40
A generic click-fest with the occasional cutscene of Colin Farrell riding on a horse and the sounds of Vangelis blaring in the background. Ick.
30
Alexander isn't a matter of taste; it's a matter of functional incapacity. If you're looking to get your fix in this historical period, there are plenty better and recent arrivals.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
63% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
25% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
SummaryThe RTS gameplay in Alexander is challenging enough to entice the hard core gamer, but also provides a gaming experience accessible to a larger audience of casual gamers. Players experience the epic scope of Alexander's conquests via historic campaigns, each with unique characteristics and resource management challenges, and featuring he... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
