Building up a named Hero to eventually have several spells and items and then unleashing him against an enemy force is very satisfying, and gives the player an additional sense of accomplishment, past simply defeating his opponent’.
'The introduction of elements from role-playing games, such as Hero units, items and skill trees, make this game an incredibly fun experience. The introduction of two new races (the Undead and the Night Elves) is a welcome one, but what else is new? We don’t know, but Bill does. That may be, but with countless fantasy RTS titles dropping onto store shelves around the country seemingly out of nowhere every month, we wondered what Blizzard was doing to make its game stand out from other, less-beardy offerings. With every unit in the game that is appealing to people who have not played strategy games.' At the same time, it adds a level of personality and familiarity
