A great tactics game that reminds me of Shining Force and Advance War. Tactics are solid with unit diversity and specialized attacks. If you're a fan of these types of games, you won't lose by buying this game. Also, the price is right!

This is a wonderful light tactical battle game, reminiscent of Advance Wars and that type of game. It has nothing to do with Shining Force, so I don't know why that other reviewer compared them.

There is a very nice variety of units, and all units have unique abilities. This really makes each unit unique, and gives you lots of tactical options. I have only played the first couple campaign battles. The maps are small, set to a single screen. But, there is a lot of terrain on the maps to deal with. Each piece of terrain gives units bonuses or detriments to attack/defend, etc.

The tutorial popups explain nearly everything very nicely. They are quite well done. There are tooltips for most things (not everything). What is especially nice is the tooltips for every unit ability. You can see very easily exactly what every ability does.

It would be nice to add tooltips to the unit stats, but hopefully that is coming. The stats are pretty straightforward, though. I had to ask on the forum what the range of ranged units was, and the developer answered very quickly.

The developer is very active on the forums so far, and it is obvious that this game is his/her baby.

I look forward to playing through the 20+ mission campaign, and getting into some asynchronous online battles.

Very well done game. I highly recommend it for mere price of a burger and drink.

I might be more receptive to this game if co-op is developed. Its single-player is nowhere nearly as good as some old-but-great games like Shining Force and Warsong, but if the dev manages to add a good co-op system? I'd be all in. Maybe three people maximum with their own little armies of 10-15 units each, perhaps in campaign format? That would be fun! ... Unfortunately, without something like that, this game isn't even worth money -- especially not with emulators readily available. It simply does not compare to the greats.

I am in the process of playing multiplayer and have completed five campaign missions.
Ideally, I would like to have a few more hours in the game before writing a review, but hastened the process because no one has put forth anything for a game that deserves better.

First things first, Shattered Throne is fun.
The video and screenshots remind heavily of Advance Wars, and the developer has said that that game certainly was an inspiration. However, this game brings in fresh new mechanics into play.

=There is unit progression within a level - units gain xp for kills and level up.

=Unit classes have unique traits - death knights resurrect as zombies after death, crusaders attack enemies adjacent to a target, etc etc.

=There are units with AOE attacks

=There are buildings that do different things, and the most basic building class - the village - can be upgraded into the other building classes.

=There is a combo system that increases damage dealt to an enemy unit that is attacked consecutively, and killing enemies with a combo counter gives you mana.

=Mana allows for the usage of your General's Powers, and each General has one passive and continuous perk along with two Powers.

=There are three factions: Human, Elf, and Undead, with different generals/units/buildings

=There is a take-back-your-moves feature

=I've yet to encounter any bugs or crashes

All the above points increase the breadth and depth of the tactical approaches available.

The campaign so far has been excellent and loads of fun.
The story and dialogue have a largely humorous bent with some genuinely funny moments.
The levels have been challenging without being devastatingly hard, and you can replay them for a better rank.
While there is an amount of flux in the quality range of the graphics, a lot of it is very well done: detailed and tasteful.
Although I did not find the music to be particularly spectacular, it fits the game and there is nothing wrong with it.
Also, the developer has been responsive so far.

I'm really looking forward to what the campaign brings next; just that I barely beat the fifth level because of a stupid mistake that I made and so need some time to recharge.
I also think that the Online multiplayer pvp could be a lot of fun.

Some Cons may be:
-Only 1vs1 maps
-Only asynchronous multiplayer
-So far only a few maps in skirmish mode, but not sure whether this is because I haven't unlocked them

The game works without any problems, has unique elements that differentiate it from other games in the genre, the gameplay is just some plain good'ole fun, and there is spades of personality in abundance in every element of the game.

If you like turn-based tactics and strategy games, I heartily recommend Shattered Throne even in its current Early Access state. For this price, you are getting a lot of value in return.