Units that I had never taken control of before behaved in predictable ways based on their size and armaments. So, when I casually call the battles in Warhammer 2 “epic,” understand that I mean to say that they are the tyrannosaur-grappling-with-a-red-dragon kind of epic.īest of all, nothing felt cheesy.
In the hands-on demo that I played later, the dragon incinerated my melee troops before falling on my army’s leader to do hand-to-hand combat with his mount. Later, other dinosaurs - bastiladon with massive lasers strapped to their backs - would saunter in to mop up the stragglers.īut, not to be outdone, the High Elves eventually called in one of their support units: a fire-breathing red dragon. But there was little reason to stay their hand, as the High Elf formations broke and ran soon after first contact.
Those that were deployed in the demo were feral, meaning that after they’d been engaged in combat, there was a certain point when they would stop responding to commands. There are multiple species within the army, including gigantic creatures that look like ankylosaurus or triceratops. “If you'd like to sum up the Lizardmen in a couple of words,” said Andy Hall, the series’ lead writer and narrative designer, “we like to think they're dinosaurs riding dinosaurs with Aztec space lasers.”
