Game Chronicles Magazine Editors Choice - Warlords Battlecry III

1. "...Warlords Battlecry III is one of the largest RTS games I’ve ever played in terms of available species and tech trees."
2. "The voices of the heroes and other units are half the reason to keep playing."
   
3. "Thirty hours and I haven’t finished the campaign mode yet...Of course, this doesn’t include the more than twenty skirmish missions, and endless random maps to give you plenty of replay value, especially if you start up more than one hero."
   
4. "If you’re a fan of Warlords Battlecry II then this sequel will most likely be right up your alley..."
   
5. "For those of you new to the series Warlords Battlecry III has a lot to offer that you won’t find in any other RTS title, and if you like RTS games, there’s a lot to like here."

Best PC game - Warlords IV

Infinitive Interactive branched off from the Strategic Studies Group earlier this year and takes out the first of three Sumean Award categories with the latest in the long running Warlords series of games. Warlords IV proved to be the most popular PC game by a long margin, while it was a close count for second with Trainz, Jurassic Park, and World of Outlaw Sprint Cars...

1. Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria - Infinite Interactive 42%
2. Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 - Auran 20%
3. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - Blue Tongue 17%
4. World of Outlaw Sprint Cars - Ratbag 15%

Best overall Art - Warlords IV

It's another category win for Infinite Interactive, who take out the best overall art title with their Warlords IV game. Grand Prix Challenge is a really aesthetic looking racing game, and is well deserved in this category. Purchase a copy and you'll see what I mean :)

1. Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria - Infinite Interactive 39%
2. Grand Prix Challenge - Atari Melbourne House 21%
3. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - Blue Tongue 17%
4. Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 - Auran 13%

Best overall game for 2003 - Warlords IV

The last (and definately not the least) category won by Infinite Interactive. The Best overall game for 2003, as voted by Sumean visitors, is..... Warlords IV! A lot of you are Warlords crazy, I think.

1. Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria - Infinite Interactive 38%
2. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - Blue Tongue 23%
3. Grand Prix Challenge - Atari Melbourne House 20%
4. Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 - Auran 13%
5. AFL LIve 2004 - IR Gurus 5 %

Award for Best Game for PC - Warlords IV

This award is presented at the Australian Game Developers Conference, and recognises the best Australian or New Zealand developed game, released for PC during the year 2003.

PC Gamer Editors Choice - Warlords Battlecry II

1. "Perfect game balance; fantastic AI; strong, individual hero development; good tutorial...an absolute must have for fans of the real-time strategy genre."
   
2. "Not just another fantasy-themed-races-slugging-it-out-type game."
   
3. "This game...adds more races, hero classes, buildings, options, and units--throwing tons of time and creativity into the standard stuff you'd expect..."
   
4. "A great interface with plenty of keyboard shortcuts, a good scenario editor/builder, weather and day-/nighttime effects on races and battles, attractive animations, and many customizable options for skirmishes, and campaigns. Warlords Battlecry II is one RTS that will be welcome on my computer for a long time to come."
   
5. "One new feature is a standout...a non-linear campaign, set on a map of 67 provinces divvied up among the 12 races."
   
6. "What separates Warlords Battlecry II from the horde are its scope and depth."

Computer Gaming World Editors Choice - Warlords Battlecry II

1. "...a superbly excellent RTS that continues the innovation of its predecessors."
2. "The RPG elements of the game are deep, and should satisfy gamers looking for that kind of experience, but surprisingly they don't overwhelm the player."
   
3. "Battlecry II is elegantly designed and readily accessible, but this game is also deeper than the Marianas Trench. It'll take you weeks, even months to discover all this game has to offer."
   
4. "Whether you're an RPG fan or just love a good, original RTS design, Warlords Battlecry II will keep you coming back again and again."
   
5. "An innovative yet solid approach to two different genres results in one of the finest strategy games around right now."
   

Computer Games Magazine Editors Choice - Warlords Battlecry II

1. "...the definitive real time strategy game."
   
2. "Battlecry II has one of the most satisfying unit AIs and perhaps the single most streamlined and flexible interface of any game in the genre."
   
3. "It's worth repeating and it's not said lightly: the definitive real time strategy game. There are many out there, and a lot of them are very good, but for now, there are none better than Warlords Battlecry II."
   
4. "The new paragon of real-time strategy."