WTMG’s Leo Faria: “Can you have fun with The Settlers: New Allies? Well yes, absolutely. Its not a terrible city builder, nor is it a terrible real-time strategy game. Its just utterly mediocre on both fronts, resulting in a game that fails to please two completely different audiences. The classic case of a jack of all trades, master of none. I also have to commend the developers for a truly gorgeous presentation, decent tutorial and a user interface that isnt half-bad, despite being made with a largely forgettable gameplay loop in mind. We have enough city builders and strategy games out there right now. Just get one of each and enjoy their vastly different purposes. You dont need a game trying to be both at the same time.”
Source: N4G PC Review – The Settlers: New Allies (PC) | WayTooManyGames