Summary
This expansion adds all-new units and strategies to the exciting gameplay offered by Dawn of War. The Imperial Guard brings new weaponry, including heavy armor, new troop units as well as defensive and ranged tactics overwhelming numbers. Coupled with new abilities, this fighting force is as lethal as they come.
Single-Player Campaign
Winter Assault offers two choices: the Order Campaign and the Disorder Campaign. The Order Campaign puts you in control of the Eldar and the Imperial Guard in their epic struggle to protect the Imperium of Man. In the Disorder Campaign, play as the Orks and Chaos Space Marines in their efforts to crush any resistance to their chaotic way.
Revel in new and improved gameplay features
A new tech tree, 100’s of new animations and endless new strategies will greatly intensify your Dawn of War experience.
Direct your troops in all out war
Command them across harsh new winter battlegrounds with enhanced urban terrain and additional interactive object and structures.
Improved multiplayer
20 new maps and advanced online features including observer mode, arranged team play and improved auto match push Dawn of War multiplayer to the next level.
Hone your multiplayer skills
The new skirmish option allows you to practice combat techniques against computer-controlled opponents on a multiplayer map.
Imperial Guard
Since the beginning of the Imperium of Man, the Imperial Guard has stood as its pillars of protection. With billions of men from more than a million different worlds, they are the largest and most diverse fighting force in the galaxy.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault Reviews & Ratings
This expansion is really awesome. The campaign is really good with many funny dialogs of main characters. New race and many new units + betterThis expansion is really awesome. The campaign is really good with many funny dialogs of main characters. New race and many new units + better balance of multiplayer makes this a must buy for everyone who liked Dawn of war.
This game is the best expansion for Dawn of War, it lets you play as the imperial guard in multiplayer and skirmish mode instead of onlyThis game is the best expansion for Dawn of War, it lets you play as the imperial guard in multiplayer and skirmish mode instead of only certain levels of the campaign, it also has a story to the campaign (even if you can play as either good or bad)
Never before has an expansion taken the original and shaken things up ike Winter Assault has. The feeling one gets when first playing WA is Never before has an expansion taken the original and shaken things up ike Winter Assault has. The feeling one gets when first playing WA is like a breath of fresh air. I find myself trying so many different things that I previously thought impossible before the expansion, and the addition of an entirely new and completely different race can be nothing but good for the players. WA is a must have for all DoW players.
They really killed this game with the add-on... Dont buy it if you like the original as they have changed build orders and unit caps and They really killed this game with the add-on... Dont buy it if you like the original as they have changed build orders and unit caps and loads of other stuff... rubbish real rubbish and the imp guard suck - no one would use them in their right mind!
It's everything the first game achieved, but improved, and with more. If you're an RTS fan, you owe it to yourself to play this game. The only possible downside is the GameSpy browser for online play, which can occasionally be buggy and difficult to use.
| Release Date | September 23, 2005 |
| Publisher | Relic Entertainment, THQ |
| Content Rated | M (Mature) |
| Game Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Player Perspectives | Bird view / Isometric |
| Genres | Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy |
| Themes | Science fiction |
| Platforms | PC (Microsoft Windows) |
