World in Conflict: Soviet Assault has taken longer-than-expected to get here, due to circumstances that were entirely out of developer Massive Entertainment's control. Now with the game finally prepared to ship later this month IGN had a chance to check out the first couple of missions.
If you've never played World in Conflict before, then pick up World in Conflict: Complete Edition. At 50$, you can get the original game and its expansion pack for a great price and enjoy one of the best RTS (or RTT) games ever. However, if you already own World in Conflict, then paying 20$ for the expansion pack is unacceptable when it has such a little amount of content in it. Considering Rockstar are charging 20$ for Lost and the Damned, which is almost a completely new game, really contrasts with the limp effort Massive have thrown here.
Soviet Assault proudly inherits the World in Conflict legacy and although some people may feel that it brings few innovative features to the original title and has insufficient new content to become a successful standalone expansion, it is still a solid game. Games32 doubts that the true fans will skip this one and wait for a future, more comprehensive release, while those who missed the original title have no excuse not to try it.
PCFormat has reviewed World of Conflict: Soviet Assault: "We're not entirely sure it's classed as madness, but it still can't be healthy to stare lovingly at a nuclear explosion and coo with delight. Yet even a year on from its original release, World in Conflict remains our prime purveyor of fiery death clouds, because it makes breathtaking beauty out of genocide..."
