BattleForge

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

1

Pros:

RTS/CCG genres harmoniously merged, Competitive multiplayer rewards quick thinking, Designing different decks is fun, No class or faction restraints.

Cons:

Story is a bother to read, Only 19 campaign missions, Auction house interface is flawed.

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Last revision on April 25, 2012

Reviewers Liked

RTS/CCG genres harmoniously merged, Competitive multiplayer rewards quick thinking, Designing different decks is fun, No class or faction restraints

Reviewers Didn't Like

Story is a bother to read, Only 19 campaign missions, Auction house interface is flawed

Expert reviews and ratings

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By BrightHub on May 28, 2009

In a traditional monster and magic-based card game players are restricted in a certain sense. The deck can only have so many cards, each player is limited to using what is only in their hand, and they can only react when it is their turn. In EA's...

By NZGamer on April 22, 2009

It was with some trepidation that I stepped into the world of BattleForge. Frankly, my initial feelings towards Electronic Arts latest foray is that this sort of thing should be left to Yugi-Oh and bubblegum packs. But it is a real-time strategy game...

By Stuff NZ on April 15, 2009

Name: BattleForgeGenre: Real-Time Strategy, Card Platform: PCFirst, a little backstory. A few years ago I started getting interested in Magic: the Gathering. I don't remember why I decided to start buying into a collectible card game that had its...

By Gamervision on April 15, 2009

In an attempt to find as much fan favour as possible, Electronic Arts have managed to spread this title a bit too thinly over both the RPG and card playing genres. There is an entertaining game here, but you might struggle to find...

By GamePlanet on April 14, 2009

Real time strategy/collectible card game BattleForge and I first met at EA in March of this year. We got to know each other, exchanged pleasantries, and it seemed to me then that BattleForge and I were destined to be BFFs. (Or in this case, BFFFs.)...

By AtomicGamer on April 09, 2009

Deck building and card collecting is fun, Breezy, vibrant art style, Lack of oomph, Microtransactions...

By VideoGamer on April 06, 2009

Hybridization in PC games has rarely been as ambitious and as well executed as in BattleForge, which expertly merges real-time strategy play with a collectible card game, thereby spawning its own genre, the RTS card game. The result is an innovative...

By cnet on April 03, 2009

This fascinating hybrid of real-time strategy and collectible card battling offers a unique and enjoyable take on both genres....

By GameSpot on April 03, 2009

As far as genre-blending titles go, youd be hard pressed to find one as ambitious and attractive as BattleForge. EAs new game combines the social and competitive aspects of online multiplayer games with the flexibility and obsession of collectible...

By IGN Gear on April 01, 2009

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