Preview: Eurogamer
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Fighting alongside hundreds of rampaging Vikings is the sort of thing PS3 and 360 are meant to let us do, and given Creative Assembly's Total War background it's no surprise to learn that Battle for Asgard - despite its third-person action premise - is focusing fairly heavily on that. What makes this particular deviation interesting though is the idea of influencing the battle rather than just managing it. In essence, gameplay is split between preparing the ground for war and then making sure the war goes to plan. A bit like Dynasty Warriors with funny hats. And dragon air-strikes.