Square Enix’s first release of a western-developed game outside of Japan, Order of War is a real-time strategy affair with missions based on key historic events and operations from 1944, but it does very little to stand-out in the crowded RTS field.
Available on:
PC
Genre: Strategy Release date: September 22, 2009 Published by: Square Enix Developed by: Wargaming.net
Square Enix wants to court western gamers with this World War II RTS. Will it work?
Sep 09, 2009
Five minutes into our multiplayer hands-on demo of Order of War, a real-time strategy published by Square Enix, and there’s not a spiky-haired hero in sight. Partnering up with Wargaming.net, an up and coming western developer focused on strategy games, is part of the Square’s grand plan to branch out from the console role-playing franchises it’s currently most famous for.
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Heaving into the heavens to give a god's-eye-view of gigantically-scaled WWII battles
Jun 03, 2009
In a surprising foray into the real-time strategy field, Square Enix has teamed up with Wargaming.net to create a meticulously accurate re-creation of historical WWII conflicts in Order of War. The focus will be on territory taking instead of resource gathering, along with cinematic camera angles allowing long-distance visibility without the standard “fog of war”
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ESRB Rating
Order of War is rated: Teen
Violence,
Mild Language