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Arena Wars

Arena Wars is a completely new kind of 3D Real Time Strategy game, combining the gameplay principles and interface from RTS games with the fast pace of action-based shooters. Arena Wars is a single and…

69 16 July 2004

Arena Wars is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Tri Synergy, released 16 July 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Arena Wars is

Arena Wars is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Tri Synergy and released in 2004. It was published by Ascaron Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arena Wars is a completely new kind of 3D Real Time Strategy game, combining the gameplay principles and interface from RTS games with the fast pace of action-based shooters. Arena Wars is a single and multiplayer game. Multiplayer supports up to 8 players, who can fight against each other and challenge other players from all around the world via the AW Server, whilst the single player mode is loaded with action-packed single player missions against one or more computer opponents. There are 3 different game modes: Capture the Flag, Bombing Run and Double Domination. In AW the goal is not simply to destroy the enemy's base or units. To score points in the various scenarios you must complete…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Arena Wars holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Arena Wars launched on 16 July 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5 and Spider-Man 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5, Spider-Man 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Arena Wars — frequently asked questions

When did Arena Wars come out?
Arena Wars was released on 16 July 2004 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Arena Wars have multiplayer?
Yes. Arena Wars supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online.

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