This is my second review, I deleted my first one, but I'm quite disappointed with this latest game.
Gameplay- I can't tell you how ( simply because I can't) it disappointed me but it just did. The Tau was a nice race, I thought, but a small invasion of melee combatants could ruin me. No problem, I thought, I could just kill them before they get the best of me. And I was right. Or, a could use the kroot. But the vehicles couldn't take much punishment and the Greater Gnarloc was weak, small, puny. The necron were truly terrifying. Powerful in close combat and ranged combat, strong in every way, you name it. And you don't have to use requisition. You only use power. And playing a QS game online or offline gives you a big bonus, bigger than other races. But the tech tree advances slowly. Otherwise, I loved the harlequins so much that they were like my best friends, maybe even my first true loves. The other races didn't change much except for the limits which are alot stricter, but balance the game more. Vehicles had more hp, more than a not-upgraded squiggoth, about 13,000 hp. But it still left me depressed, and the AI was better. But, even in normal or easy mode in campaign, defending ur province is annoying. The AI build about (in some cases even on easy mode) more than 5 bases.
Graphics- Still the same, now a shame. It's 2006, and the requirements aren't high, so you can guess what it's like.
Sound- Nice sound blasters.
But overall, the gameplay left me hanging, partially because it disappointed me. And partly because......why were all the leaders/ commanders replaced? Where's Gabriel???!!