Puts the focus squarely on the battlefield with a real-time combat system that gives the player unprecedented customization and control of his army. An epic battle rages following a brutal Chaos invasion, where four full playable armies (Empire, Chaos, Skaven and High Elves), as well as additional controllable races (Orcs and Goblins, Dwarfs and Vampire Counts) clash on a massive battlefield.
game is cool (its like Rome Total War), but no mod support, so its 6.
This game is like Warhammer Fantasy's "Dawn of War 1". Not in the sense that it plays like Dawn of War 1, but in the sense that it came out at roughly about the same time as Dawn of War 1 (2006), and when it comes to story, plot, and setting, it had a very similar feel to Dawn of War 1. Many of the voice acting cast from Dawn of War 1 was present in this game, and they gave absolutely fantastic performances with the characters they played.
There are three story campaigns to pick from. The Empire, Chaos, and Greenskins. And all three of them are very fun and engaging with their story and characters. Stefan von Kessel is, beyond any doubt, the Gabriel Angelos of Warhammer Fantasy, and still to this day one of my favorite characters in Warhammer Fantasy as a whole. He has a very similar arc to him, as well as very similar circumstances where he seeks redemption from his past that continues to haunt him. He's extremely charismatic and knows how to get his men absolutely hyped for battle. While on the flipside, Thorgar, if anything, is what I consider to be "Crull Done Right"; Referring to the joke of a Khornate Chaos Lord "Lord Crull" from Dawn of War: Winter Assault. Thorgar is a beast, and he is no pushover, unlike Crull. He's also got the same voice as Crull too, which is yet another reason why I make that comparison here. I find it funny that he's best buds with Norscan Marauder named Olaf, EVEN AFTER he becomes a Daemon Prince. This to me was just very endearing of his character, and a fun little thing to throw in there. Warboss Gorbash is just orcs being orcs and doing what they do best. You will get your orc fix plenty with him in his campaign, as well as showing how the entire
Now, obviously speaking, people are gonna compare this game to Total War: Warhammer, and to that I still stand by my stance that this game, while not as content-rich and not as aesthetically-pleasing as Total War: Warhammer, is still BETTER than Total War: Warhammer in terms of Core Gameplay. At the time, this game had a great amount of content in it. The Empire, Chaos, Greenskins, Skaven, High Elves, and Dark Elves were the playable races of the game (As of Battle March). That's SIX PLAYABLE RACES to choose from, and that's not even including mercenary units that you can use in your armies from races like the Dwarves, Trolls, Giants, etc... This is basically competing with Dawn of War: Dark Crusade in terms of content at that point, since that was the main strategy game on the 40k side of things at the time of Mark of Chaos's release. While yes, this game is absolutely smaller-scaled than the likes of Total War: Warhammer, I feel like this is a good thing. Total War: Warhammer has always rubbed me the wrong way with how absurdly scaled it was, when battles in Warhammer Fantasy were usually nowhere near that level of huge unless they were MAJOR BATTLES that involved a lot of factions clashing all at once against major threats. Warhammer: Mark of Chaos's scaling is actually a lot more accurate, and dare I say even realistic to what most battles in Warhammer Fantasy would generally play out as. Though don't get me wrong, in the campaign you will still have VERY LARGE battles when major events happen, and in skirmish and multiplayer, especially when there are 6 players involved, battles can get very large and heavily involved.
Considering the fact that Creative Assembly is currently crumbling and collapsing under its own corruption in recent months, I would strongly recommend giving Mark of Chaos a try if you haven't already. This game is truly an underrated gem, and in many ways, is far more fun than Total War: Warhammer. You can still buy this game on GoG for 10 bucks right now. You got nothing to lose. Go for it. You won't regret it.
perfect
great game but community.
Great game, fantastic campaigns, only a bit short wished they had made the campaigns longer.
I hope the warhammer: total war fixes the short campaign issues this game had and makes it bigger and better.
it,s a fun game, i wish there were more games set in the Warhammer fantasy universe!