Disciples III - Review @ 1Up

Disciples III has been slammed at 1Up, with their review handing down a 'D' rating.  Here's a snip that clearly shows their disappointment:

There's almost nothing to recommend the new tactical battles, especially since the A.I. is unable to play them in any meaningful way. For instance, there are special squares on the map that give units a bonus. The A.I. is absolutely unaware of these. A cover system lets melee units defend frail neighbors, which is a great way to lend the tactical battles a sense of actual tactics by encouraging units to stay together. The A.I. has no sense of this. The A.I. has no idea how to effectively use unit abilities, ranged fire, spells, and so forth. This is a classic example of how a strategy game is utterly undone when it doesn't have a competent A.I.

This applies to the strategic map as well, where small stacks of A.I units march blithely to their deaths, initiating battles with no chance of success. It's stupidity after stupidity after uninformed stupidity, completely undoing any viability Disciples III has a single-player game. Which is where multiplayer comes in. Oh, no, wait. No, it doesn't. There is no multiplayer in Disciples III, unless you count a clumsily implemented hotseat option. All that's left are campaigns that pit you against brittle, scripted challenges. Puzzle missions where, if all else fails, you can grind the occasional replenishing dungeon if you want to level up your units.

Thanks, Omega.