Reviewed by Damian Strong Basic Information Game title Warhammer 40k Space Marine Company Author THQ Type of game Third Person Shooter Price 49 99 on Steam Genre Action Release Date September 6 2011 Hardware Requirements Stated OS Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 Processor 2 0Ghz Dual core CPU any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better Memory 1GB XP 2GB Vista 2GB Windows 7 Graphics 256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 Nvidia GeForce 8800GT AMD Radeon 3850 and above DirectX 9 0c Hard Drive 20 GB space free 10 GB free after install Sound Laptop and Notebook users will need to download the newest Nvidia 280 26 or AMD Catalyst 11 8 drivers OS Windows 7 Processor Any Quad core Intel or AMD Processor Memory 1GB XP 2GB Vista 2GB Windows 7 Graphics 512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 5750 or better DirectX 9 0c Hard Drive 20 GB space free 10 GB free after install Sound Laptop and Notebook users will need to download the newest Nvidia 280 26 or AMD Catalyst 11 8 drivers Game Summary Story line You are a Super human Soldier in the 41st millennium entrusted in stopping an alien invasion of a planet important to humanities continued survival Player s role Elite super Human Soldier Savior of mankind Installation install steam from steampowered com purchase game from steam click install on steam wait for game to download and update click play Game Play Fast paced third person shooter high levels of gore and Death recover health by performing special executions on stunned enemies in close combat Scoring Multiplayer only earn exp for kills and achieving objectives Sound and Music Gothic styled rock music The sounds of death and combat Special features Switch seamlessly from close combat to shooting competitive online multiplayer for up to 16 people achievements voice chat heal by performing executions No Manual User Interface Health Bar along top with points earned below Top right shows recent kills who killed whom and with what weapon Bottom right shows current weapon ammo and war gear remaining Bottom left shows nodes controlled and current teams scores Reticule in center to show current accuracy and where the player is aiming On screen indicators show current status of objectives and location Skulls indicate friendly players death Bugs Enemies fall through geometry or get stuck in walls Execution button does not react to some stunned enemies Player can get stuck in geometry after performing a ground slam with jetpack Player floats in air while performing execution on an enemy near a cliff edge Game Review Good Game is true to the 40k universe it s based on Game gives both a good feel of the sheer weight and power of protagonist Allies never over shadow the player Space marine shines in the genre alongside gears of war without being a clone It does not rely on cover but the sheer raw power and skill of the player to overcome amazingly one sided odds Audience Fans of Warhammer 40k Fans of third person shooters and any FPS Bad Only 2 Multiplayer game modes No option for Co Op play Fury system seems unnecessary Still take damage while performing executions Noticeable static in audio No mute button for voice chat Summary Strengths Face paced gory action to sate anyone s blood lust Online multiplayer Excellent single player storyline and with achievements make it worth playing again and again Character customization for multiplayer is fun and gives a player an individual identity among the masses Weaknesses Requires a fairly decent computer to run smoothly Lack of additional multiplayer modes No mute button means players get to listen to what is on someone else s TV at home Could be improved with additional multiplayer modes addition of Co op online addition of a survival multiplayer mode addition of orks as playable characters in multiplayer Definitely a must have for fans of both the 40k series and 3rd person shooters
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