BattleForge trailer goes all tribal drumming on us, price drops

by Ben Gilbert { May 5th 2009 at 5:15PM }

For those of you not playing that other fantasy RTS with giant beasts on PC (*cough* Demigod *cough*), there's always the card-based strategery of Phenomic's BattleForge. The newest trailer released (seen above) showcases not just the massive scale of some rather colorful battles but also some of the most dramatic music we've ever heard. And what does the sound of tribal drumming bring with it? Apparently a price drop, as EA announced today that the game's price is lowering to a more competitive $29.99.

We'd love to tell you more about the online-only PC game but when we tried to get a hands-on at New York City Comic Con, wouldn't ya know it, the servers went down. We can, however, point you to the game's website where a free demo is waiting patiently for you to download it.

Gallery: BattleForge

Tags: battleforge, co-op, demigod, ea, multiplayer, phenomic, rts, trailer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cole @ May 5th 2009 5:26PM

I bought this game at full price because I loved the demo/beta so much. It's amazing until you realize that, in order to upgrade your cards, you need to play through PvE content (basic RTS campaign levels) to earn upgrade cards. Certain levels on certain difficulties give you *a chance* to win that card, if you can beat the rolls of the other people who play with you, likely going for that same upgrade card as well.

To attain the best possible deck, you need to grind the same PvE content over and over. Imagine how fun it is to play the same 30 minute + campaign levels in any RTS you play. It's the worst of MMO habits infused into an RTS. This game is major fail, and the tragedy is compounded by just how fun the base of the game turned out to be. You'll never play a game this year with more unrealized potential.