The editors of "Computer Games Magazine" named "Warlords Battlecry II" the fifth-best computer game of 2002, and wrote that it "manages to take elements of some of the best games out there—"Total Annihilation", "StarCraft"—and create something that works better than most of its influences." It also received the magazine's "Best Interface" award. "Warlords Battlecry II" was nominated for "Computer Gaming World"s 2002 "Strategy Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Freedom Force". The editors called "Battlecry II" "a perfect example of an honest-to-god RPS (role-playing strategy)", but explained that its relative lack of innovation "kept it from grabbing the gold."