Heroes can now keep retinues, who will follow them dutifully and offer support in battle. Warlords Battlecry III offers more playable factions and hero types than earlier games in the series, with a total of 16 races and 28 character classes. Heroes develop as they move successfully through the campaign, enjoying custom improvements earned through experience. Players choose a hero character who will lead their forces through a series of real-time missions, full of combat.
Like its predecessors, Battlecry III is set in the swords-and-sorcery world of Etheria, a land populated by humans, orcs, elves, and other fantasy races. Warlords Battlecry III is the third edition in the RTS/RPG hybrid series, which is itself a spin-off of SSG's Warlords turn-based strategy games.
