Dawn of war was a great game in it's own right, but Winter assault brings back all the magic!
User Rating: 9.5 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault PC
The expansions has been an outstanding success on all levels that i can see, with the addition of better graphic selections, new units, better story, a new race, and revamped balence system. Everything to make a fan happy and to bring new players to the franchise is there and i feel that this is a winning addition to the Dawn of War series. In the graphics section they have added several things that you can enhance your gameplay with, such as allowing bodies, blood, and things of that matter to stay on the battlefield. Also they have enhanced the immersion factor with the IG squads by giving them different looking guardsmen. This is a great addition to any RTS game, instead of having "one hundred clones of the same guy" as it is in many games. The gameplay is as solid as ever, but now the Imperial guard round out things with a more defensive style. Before it was almost nothing but "ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!" now a little more strategy is thrown in the mix with players able to actually defend in games. Hopefully this will make artillery seen more in combat and in multiplayer. Also the game is balanced out with the tech trees better so it isn't such a one sided battle for some races, and impossible to play orks. Everything is a possibility now! The single player, i haven't had much time to delve into but so far is great, and an overall improvement over the first games. The Multiplayer is where all the action is as any player of the series knows, and it is in this aspect that Dawn of War:Winter Assault shines. With the new balancing and another race in the mix, battles are more fierce, longer, and more diverse. This adds to the fun factor, and also makes it feasible to actually play what race you want to and actually win.(no more eldar sided wins) All in all this is a great addition to the franchise, and if you already own the first one you are shaming yourself not to buy this. If you don't own the first one but like RTS games or want to try something new i strongly suggest this game to you. 
