Summary

Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod.

Each match of Dota 2 involves two teams, both containing five players and occupying a fortified stronghold at either end of the map. Victory is achieved by destroying the enemy’s Ancient, a building that is invulnerable until certain objectives are achieved. Each player controls a “Hero” character and focuses on leveling up, acquiring items and fighting against the other team to achieve victory during each match.

	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 3000+	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.80GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
CPU SPEED	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
VRAM	256 MB	256 MB
RAM	2 GB	4 GB
OS	Win Xp 32	Win 7 64
Graphics Card	nVidia GeForce 6600 / AMD Radeon X800 GT	nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB / AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Direct X	DX 9	DX 9
SOUND CARD	DirectX Compatible	DirectX Compatible
HDD Space	8 GB	8 GB
Game Analysis	A Valve backed sequel to the very popular Warcraft 3 mod, Defense of the Ancients.Confusingly, the official remake of the mod was called Heroes of Newerth and released earlier this year after a long Beta period. Heroes of Newerth and defense of the Ancients suffer from the incredibly steep learning curve and noob slamming. Our reviewer Squee reviewed Heroes of Newerth earlier this year and had a tough time as he was new to the game. Valve are getting into the project to try and level the playing field with their player matching server skills.
High FPS	137 FPS ( GTX 1060 )
Optimization Score	8.6

	Minimum System Requirements
CPU	Dual core from Intel
RAM	4 GB RAM
OS	OS X Mavericks 10.9 or newer
Graphics Card	nVidia 320M or higher, or Radeon HD 2400 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher
HDD Space	15 GB available space

	Minimum System Requirements
CPU	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
RAM	4 GB RAM
OS	Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Graphics Card	nVidia Geforce 8600/9600GT (Driver v331), AMD HD 2xxx-4xxx (Driver mesa 10.5.9), AMD HD 5xxx+ (Driver mesa 10.5.9 or Catalyst 15.7), Intel HD 3000 (Driver mesa 10.6)
SOUND CARD	OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
HDD Space	15 GB available space