 IGN stated that "...["Warlords Battlecry II"] may not have a ton of really noticeable new things when it comes down to the real-time strategy aspect of play, but it definitely had enough to draw me through my jaded curtain and get me playing and interested again".It too praised the campaign, giving the game an overall rating of 8.5 out of a possible 10.GameSpot, whilst describing the game as "a solid real-time strategy game" and giving it a rating of 8.2 out of 10, noted that "[the game] doesn't take a big leap forward".