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After a tutorial running you through the conceptual basics with the base Wildlander faction, sometimes not always making itself very clear as it is, you’re roughly left to figure much of the rest of the game’s nuances out through brute force trial and error in the single-player campaigns. At times this can be aggravating as you’re trying to grasp the best course of action while the AI is a bit all over the place in terms of strategy. Typically the path to success will involve effective use of your faction’s leader unit who you’ll need to keep protected but actively involved to get the best results. Well, that or simply trying to build up a sizeable number of units and trying to overwhelm with raw numbers. As can be typical with this genre I have no doubt that when using a mouse and keyboard the controls would be a bit more intuitive and precise, though the game does make its attempts to make itself as friendly as it can. Still, the combination of control elements aren’t particularly intuitive at times, which can slow you down as you try to execute your plans, and that can create some frustrations as you try to put together a competent game plan for defeating your opponents. Throw in graphics that look a bit Vaseline-coated and the impression you walk away with isn’t entirely positive. If you’re starved for classic RTS mechanics Warparty may be one of your few overall options on Switch but that still doesn’t make it an easy game to recommend. Generally falling into a trap of feeling a bit too generic, even with its dinosaurs and zombies, Warparty simply struggles to find its groove. It’s not a terrible experience, it can just be frustrating to see so many promising elements trapped in a title that doesn’t really live up to the promise of its potential.
Justin Nation, Score:Fair [6.0]