Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - Mandate of Heaven

Critic reviews

• GBGaming Bolt

  Ravi Sinha · Jan 28, 2020

  7.0

  Mandate of Heaven may not be a total overhaul to the series' formula but it still offers a lot of new things. The familiar map and lackluster new units are offset by the entertaining new styles of play, new heroes and interesting events. Definitely worth checking out if you've been itching to get back into Three Kingdoms.

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• WWccftech.com

  Chris Wray · Jan 16, 2020

  7.5

  All in all, Mandate of Heaven is a good DLC, though somewhat flawed. It performs and stands out far beyond that of the Eight Princes, adding a good amount of new content to Total War: Three Kingdoms. The inclusion of new mechanics certainly adds to the tactics of the factions in question but, most of all, what stands out for me is the move to an even more detailed story for a sizable cast of characters.

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• PPCInvasion

  Jason Rodriguez · Jan 14, 2020

  6.0

  Total War: Three Kingdoms - Mandate of Heaven presents a massive conflict and an evolving sandbox campaign, with several features and events to keep you entertained. Sadly, it's also bogged down by its reliance on older concepts that lack strategic depth, glaring bugs, as well as missed opportunities. Though you could expect to log in the extra hours, it becomes repetitious to a fault once the rebellion has been quashed.

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• SGStrategy Gamer

  Marcello Perricone · Jan 14, 2020

  8.0

  For my money, I am very pleased with this expansion. Some of the factions -- especially the Emperor -- make for a very interesting start akin to Attila’s Roman Empire or Rome II’s Empire Divided DLC, while the ability to play as Liu Bei or Dong Zhuo before the fall of Luoyang and carry on through the main campaign makes for a very engrossing experience. If you liked Three Kingdoms and wanted a richer main campaign experience (vs. the self-contained Eight Princes DLC setting), then Mandate of Heaven is almost a must buy.
• CCubed3

  Chris Leebody · Feb 07, 2020

  9.0

  On top of the six new factions, the DLC also renews the interest in some of the existing warlords, with the ability to experience them under completely different circumstances than previously. This isn't a DLC for gameplay additions, but the play style adjustments in the campaign to the core gameplay loop do enough to keep things interesting.

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• PPCGamesN

  Sean Martin · Jan 14, 2020

  9.0

  The new time-based start positions mean those campaigns can now be part of the main campaign as well. All that content is in one place, making something that was already great even greater. It’s an important addition to Three Kingdoms, allowing players not only to explore historical events, but the journeys of the characters moving through them.

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