Arena Wars 2

Arena Wars 2
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Metacritic
32
Steam
34.628
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Price
$3.99
Release date
12 October 2012
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Steam reviews score
Total
32 (327 votes)

Arena Wars 2 is the sequel of the award-winning Arena Wars series and combines revolutionary RTS fights with RPG elements.

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Arena Wars 2 system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP SP3
  • Processor: 2.0+GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphic ships with shader 3.0 support
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 600 MB HD space
  • Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible
  • Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

Recommended:

Recommended requirements are not yet specified.
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Steam APP ID
207730
Platforms
Windows PC
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wolfknite21
wolfknite21

Great game, for me it was laggy at first but when I set every thing to low and minimized the screen it worked fine, I highly recomend it.

Ethereon
Ethereon

Tutorials aren't very decent, is a bit hard to learn to play and there isn't much variety in gameplay.

The Mechanic
The Mechanic

Its not Command and Conquer, but hey its still fun. If you want Command and Conquer look else were....

SupahCrane
SupahCrane

5/10 "Mediocre"
Arena Wars 2 is a bare-bone strategy game, and can obviously be seen at first glance. The game offers little strategic involvement as spamming units over and over is an easy task in this game. Games only last about ten minutes and can be quite boring at times. Graphical wise, the game isn't that pleasing the eyes, but does have good explosion effects I will give it that. Overall it shouldn't be purchased at full price, I got it for .99 cents and gotr my moneys worth out of it, but make sure you have a friend with it if you do buy it! BECAUSE NO ONE PLAYS IT.

DahJinx
DahJinx

If you are looking for a game with a huge fanbase and a large amount of servers then you will be filled with anger on this game. The online is dead, the game has no challenge and overall it feels dated to be released when it did.

Madfish
Madfish

The store screenshots might look nice but I wasn't able to replicate the great looks even on max settings.
Gameplay is nearly non-existing and the multiplayer is dead. Sadly this is a MOBA style game and is designed around multiplayer. So if that's dead the game is as well.

I cannot recommend it at all. In fact I'd recommend to just avoid this game. For everyone who's really interested in this game I advise to check the forums and watch some videos - all that while keeping in mind that this game's multiplayer is completely dead.

KillTheDJ94
KillTheDJ94

Steam
Stop putting this game on sale when it does not actually work for the vast majority of peaople who buy this game. My time put into this game as been dedicated to trying to make it get past the load screen, which it has failed to do. i have no play time and wasted my money on this game. IT DOES NOT WORK, fix it and stop puting it up for sale

EdiToR~707
EdiToR~707

In my opinion a really fun and fast paced little game. It is certainly not for everyone and is lacking any real sort of depth that is usually asociated with rts games but that is not what this game is all about. This game is just a fast paced skirmish that should really be played with friends, and seeing as this game is regularly on sale for insanely low prices I would say grab a couple of copies and give it a shot with some buddies.
-The EdiToR

jrakels
jrakels

Never tought something like this would happend....

The game does lag as hell. Why are they giving something like this?

They better build a repair or something cuz we still payed for it!

Meglonoth
Meglonoth

For every ten or so big releases which disappoint, there’s a relatively small-scale title that comes along and surprises everybody by being pretty good. Arena Wars 2 fits nicely into this category. Fast paced RTS that puts you straight into the action, no mineral collecting to slow the game down. It really is a joy to play a game that hasn't been done what can seem like hundreds of times.

Jezebel Leigh
Jezebel Leigh

I won't run on my computer :/ I bought it when it was 99 cents. However I have yet to play it. A pain in the butt.

PinkPanda
PinkPanda

The game doesn't even load correctly, not just for me but for lots of people in community, and they don't have any support.

Droideka
Droideka

This game is terrible it is Stupid it should be locked away for crime against gaming seriously it sucks worse than bad rats and bad rats was 50 cents!!!!!!!!!

Thehagengnome
Thehagengnome

don't buy this game. not even if you're life depended on it. it has terrible graphics and and.... the only thing you do is to build some robots and click on the enemy robots to kill them. it has a goal system which includes you getting the 3 cylinders from the enemy "something" and taking back to your "something". and that's it.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

score: -10 out of 10

Anonymous
Anonymous

This is a pretty easy game to beat.

Rush artillary and a couple heavy support units to one or both fortified positions. Use remaining points to produce scout units to harvest experience points and deny said points to opponent. Hit level ten and then go in for the kill.

Rinse and repeat...

...for every map in the campaign. At every level, ad nauseum.

Not worth the 99 cents that I paid for it.

shirtlessbuffalo
shirtlessbuffalo

Do not buy. It crashes before you can even make it to the main menu. Did a lot of research on how to fix the problem and nothing worked. Devs don't care and I read about multiple people trying to get a refund but can't. I'm lucky and only spent $1 since it was on sale. Just don't even try! Leave it alone, along with all other games by ExDream!

[oCu]-Nubzy
[oCu]-Nubzy

Well its cheap for a reason.I installed the game run it then all i get is a white screen! and sound in the background then it just spits out error's and then bam it crashes.The dev's dont seem to care about the game at all!. So save ya 99cents and find a different game to spend it on. i give this game A 0/10 due to fact that i could not play it.

Fizzy Lifting Drinks
Fizzy Lifting Drinks

Pretty terrible attempt at this style of game. It looks pretty good but it isn't. I think I should complain for a refund.

Never3ndr
Never3ndr

Three strikes ANNNNNDDDD...it's out.

1) Nobody plays this game so If you don't have friends that play this game you won't find anyone to play against.

2) The single player "campaign" is horrible, the computer AI is really exploitable and it's just really boring.

3) It doesn't work for a lot of people and the dev doesn't support the title anymore so you are pretty much on your own on getting it to run.

Mistabullit
Mistabullit

I get where they are coming from when it comes to trying to make an arena based strategy game.

If you like pulling apart arena games and enjoy trying new ones now and then. (Yikes I know you have invested so much time learning the current ones).

On the plus side after playing with the settings I was able to try this game I grabbed in a sale some time ago for 99c.

What I liked:
* Control over the entire battlefield
* Ability to mix and match units when you need to.
* Upgrading to your unit strategy. Though the towers lend themselves to only a few winning strats.

What I was not so keen on:
* Farming power ups and XP on the sides took away some of the promise of "Fast Paced" promise.
* Generator concusion blast is too strong. Something that does less damage would be fine, or at least draw out the concussion line around the base so defenses can be set accordingly.
* Unit roles are not diverse enough to stop what would inevitably be a battle of attrition. (Whoever upgrades the Destroyers first will take out the turrets and eventually win)
* No creeps do make the game seem "Quiet" now and then unless you are taking the action to the other player.

Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar

Where do I start? It's built like a Moba, but it's an RTS which, for it's time, it would be one of the first of it's kind. However, The gameplay is sluggish and takes too long and - there are no servers.

Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman

This Game is a desgrace to Video Games Industry don't be dum enough to buy this junk the owner doesnt even update it
-10/10

Hasitte
Hasitte

I downloaded this game as this one was on sale and it was real cheap. When I opened the game and try to change the video settings, nothing happens when I change the video settings. All the video settings were way too high for my PC and it was lagging too much, so i wanted to change the video settings. I don't recommand others to buy this game, If this bug or error isn't fixed by it's developer.

Sintel
Sintel

This... thing does not even belong on steam
it does not even function properly,
not to metion any gameplay you can squeeze out of it is bland and unappeling.
Do Not Buy

Saint Jiub
Saint Jiub

This game is awful. The camera is shaky and zoomed in way too far. Items are overpowered. Scoring system is terrible. Units are awkward to control and you can't have too many out at once. Maps are small and encourage placing units at item spawns to win the game that way. Unit abilities only work 50% of the time. Calling precision air strikes at the start of the match is a shitty game mechanic. Payed 49 cents for the game. Normally i dont care for such a low cost but i kind of want my money back at this point.

Vanity
Vanity

paid .49 cents for this.. not worth the money. garbage AI, generic units/maps, just really boring, mediocre to shiitty in every regard as a game.

A 19th Century Villain
A 19th Century…

i was terribly displeased with this games initial start up. i run an older computer that cant handle anything with strong graphics and when i loaded this game my settings were defaulted to the highest setting. the amount of lag i had was so much that i could not switch the setting to low. i bought this game on sale so i wasnt that upset i suppose..
i might come around to do a second review once i get a better pc!

Commander T-Bone
Commander T-Bone

Kinda cute little strategy game. Creative, but with potential for so much more if the idea of objective based RTS was expanded on more. That said, it's awesome having a small CTF strategy game to play when I want to kill a couple minutes. I definately recommend this as a game to play either alone as a time killer, or with a few friends when just messing around.

gumballs
gumballs

I now believe that life actualy has a meaning to it. After the 0.4 hours I spent playing this game, it has come to my attention that the world... no, the universe, has came together in order to create this magnificent artwork. For this, this is Arena Wars 2.

Nefeltari Cobra
Nefeltari Cobra

Got the game for $1 and for the price its an ok game. I wouldn't recommend buying it but its a good game to pass some time. The game doesn't feel complete.

c.field
c.field

This game feels like it's trying to do too many things or be too many things to actually work out, parts of it feel broken and it can be a bit confusing at first. Not particularly enjoyable

Mr. Big-Inter
Mr. Big-Inter

Have 71 minutes into the game and still havent gotten past the loading screen
11/10 would pay 99 cents again

D4Dementia
D4Dementia

In a word: Regret

I have enjoyed greater levels of content in browser based games. This would be a hard sell to me even as an iphone app.

DefHalan
DefHalan

Very fun but very few options.

If you are bored of the standard RTS games on the market and are looking for something faster paced then you may want to check out Arena Wars 2. There are multiple maps and multiple difficulty levels for AI to keep you busy for a while. There is an online mode which can be tricky to find players on. Also there is not a 2 Human vs 2 AI mode to practice in but there is 2v2 Online Multplayer. If you can get players online then it is a fun and unique experience. If you can't however, then this will be a short lived game for you.

Wytch
Wytch

Incredibly boring and simple. This seems more like a class project for a game dev student than an actual game.

Hillbilly Jones
Hillbilly Jones

If you want to continue living, dont buy, look, or add this game to your inventory. Dont even think about this game because if you do, your life will be corrupted by the suckynes of this game.

Pengimania
Pengimania

Game runs like a turd even on a good rig. Gameplay is the shallowest kind of rts you can imagine with a taste of dota in there, multiplayer is nonexistent and singleplayer is so bad that you wish it was nonexistent. it's like a minigame you'd play in a far better game as a distraction. I wanted to give this game a chance, so I waited until I upgraded my computer to try it again. Turns out that this did nothing to help. No recommendation here. Just shame.

Dojixoj
Dojixoj

One of the first steam games I picked up. It kept me entertained for about.... an hour. Its essentially a 1 player lane game. If your looking for something to occupy a little time, go for it, but otherwise I'd save the money/time for something else. I've pretty much stopped playing it after my third or fourth steam game.

Krios
Krios

Bought this extremely cheap on a sale, yet still a waste of money. It may look fun, but it really is not. I generally thoroughly enjoy RTS games, but the short time I spent on this one was more than enough.

Hoover
Hoover

I liked this gam,. but its not working anymore. No sound, no patches, and no nothing from the developers since 2012. I dont know why steam still sell this game. its a scam. Dont buy this shit!

IsaacAsimov
IsaacAsimov

Abandoned game with significant tech issues on modern systems. Multiplayer is dead so you're stuck with AI single player. Single player doesn't have much going for it at all.

Dasheye
Dasheye

Does not work. Wish i could get my money back.

2nd Class Janitor - Wilco
2nd Class Jani…

Tags: RTS - Real Time Strategy
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library

TLDR: Dated, MOBA style RTS without creeps. You get very few buildings. Are not allowed to build a base or gather ressources.Hero replaced by squad of robots. Kill neutrals, level, kill rival team.

Level up and try to opportunistically mess with your rival. There seems to be a capture the flag element with barrels or I assume you could just level the enemy base. Either way its not a compelling experience in today's market. Especially since the fighting agains the A.I. will never provide an experience similar to playing against a real live person.

Shabbro96
Shabbro96

it could be a nice mobile game but it is a clumsy pc game that does have problems i thought it could be good game

Toholk the Blinded
Toholk the Blinded

99 cents is far too expensive for a game that doesn't work, it lures you in with screenshots and promises, and drops a broken game on you.

slothmang
slothmang

Saw this online and I am taking it and running
Playing each game on my list for 1 hour then reviewing
Here is my review:

No.... just no

8BITGrumpy
8BITGrumpy

its "OK" for an moble app style RTS. Will i play it again? mabey?.. well likely no...but its what you pay for.

♥️Kurlcifer♥
♥️Kurlcifer♥

Its very plain a very bad copy cat of starcraft

PlanetEvolve
PlanetEvolve

It is a fairly fun RTS game with some neat mechanics. It's not going to win any awards, but it is a solid successor to the original Arena Wars.

However, there are some problems to take note of. Firstly, you should be aware that a lot of people have experienced technical problems when trying to run the game. I've not experienced any of this myself, but it is still something to keep in mind. Secondly, the game doesn't have an online playerbase, so you'll have to play against the bots.

GexideL
GexideL

Got boring really fast. Played through all campaign maps.

Shindanaide
Shindanaide

This game is just NOT starting. Can't say much more 'cause I couldn't even play it. I've also tried to search for online solutions, but apparently nothing could solve this problem.

ManlyMeatMan
ManlyMeatMan

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Arena Wars 2 is a terrible, bare bones RTS. The gameplay is simplified and generic. There are a handful of different units, none are unique or interesting. The game's biggest flaw is the absolutely awful AI. I played on the hardest difficulty and was able to beat the AI extremely easy with a standard strategy. I killed 57 units, the AI killed 2. That type of kill total in an RTS is borderline impossible, but the AI is so bad at the game that it's almost hard to get your units killed. Overall, an extremely easy game with little depth.

1/10

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