Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

I love this game, i had it on PS1 and played it to death as a child. As an adult i wanted to beat the game again (and find every magic item this time) but unfortunately as some other reviewers have already noted , the controls make it absolutely unplayable. Everything is controlled with your mouse, even scrolling across the map, so quick movements and executing orders for multiple units at once is nigh impossible. Do yourself a favour and just keep it as a fond memory.

A fun nostalgia trip. It has an impeccable sense of atmosphere, the graphics, voice acting, and sound design really works together to bring you into the Warhammer Fantasy world. I would highly recommend reading the manual, it gives a good backstory to the main character and founding of the titular Grudgebringers. The controls are almost entirely mouse-driven, but done awkwardly. The UI is large and clunky and only the manual tells you what the buttons actually do (another reason to read the manual). There's no way to turn or move the camera with the keyboard. The game can be punishing with persistent deaths, soldiers lost do not automatically come back, they must be replaced by a limited pool at certain locations, generally after every mission. This makes it so you can fall into softlocks and have to reset progress. On the one hand, it makes you have to take the mechanics more seriously, and replaying missions isn't time-consuming, but can become tedious. Overall, a great and old RTS, even non-Warhammer fans can have fun.

I love this game! Great Story, Wonderful Lore, Great Cutscenes that draw you into the gameplay instead of replacing it! Awesome! Try this game! You will be glad you did!

Enjoy every fight - you will have to work very hard to win them

To start with the game ran fine, then when i played it yesterday (21/7/2015) it began to get stuck on the "prepare for battle" screen. clicking on the screen causes the game to crash. reinstalled and repaired several times with the same result.