Warhammer 40k: Space Marine

"The addition of Chaos forces adds more variety to the Space Marine single-player campaign by complementing the animalistic and horde-like Orks with a much more powerful and strategic enemy," THQ said.

"While Titus can dispatch dozens of Orks alone, the Chaos Space Marines are more than capable of going toe-to-toe with him, especially with the support of Renegade Militia, Tainted Psykers and Bloodletter Daemons, among other units."
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OH YEAH!
 
http://www.thqinsider.co.uk/2011/04/21/warhammer-40000-space-marine-hands-on-round-up/

Last week we invited press from all over Europe to come and see Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, meet up with developer Relic and spend some quality time playing the singleplayer campaign! Read on to find out what they had to say and hit the links to get the full articles…

“As soon as you take control of Captain Titus, the sheer power of the Space Marine becomes apparent. They’re heavy, strong, and well-versed in all kinds of combat. They can switch from long-range gunfights to melee swordfights at any moment, and the speed and fluidity of gameplay matches that.”
- Games Radar

“This is not a stealth-and-hide, strategic shooter. Instead, this is a glorious, balls-out, ork-slaying free-for-all in which you can switch between a wide array of massive, futuristic rocket guns, grenade launchers and laser cannons…”
- VG247

“The factory levels were the most impressive in design, with a part sci-fi, part gothic, part industrial style. Attention to detail in the environment was most apparent here, with skulls adorning the walls and switches of the towering, cathedral-like factory chambers.”
- GameSpot

“This is being about that forceful hero, that confident character striding forth on the battlefield…”
- Game Trailers (Interview)

“As far as turning you into an almighty arse-kicking spearhead for the Imperium Of Man, Relic is right on the money.”
- NowGamer

“You take control of Space Marine Captain Titus, a cybernetically enhanced super soldier who not only has a stone breaking jawline to die for, but kicks some serious tail.”
- MSXbox-World

“Chaos is a much more menacing threat in terms of how durable they are and their employment of horrendous tactics. It’s a great dichotomy that gives us a lot of room for designing levels and enemy encounters because the two sides function so radically differently.”
- IncGamers (Interview)

“Ripping enemies to pieces, blowing them up with grenades and picking them off in slow motion is enormous fun…”
- Digital Spy

“With Chaos they’re a little more like the dark mirror of the Space Marines, so they’re very dangerous in smaller numbers, they have lethal weaponry, they can carry heavy weapons and have tactics that keep you on the move by flushing you out and keep you on your toes by forcing you constantly re-asses the combat zone so that you can maintain your superiority.”
- CVG (Interview)

“Space Marine shows a lot of promise, melding a deep sci-fi fantasy world with accessible game mechanics and encasing it in stylish brutality.”
- Joystiq

“Another refreshing aspect of Space Marine is its lack of the ubiquitous cover system used by many modern shooters. After all, the notion of seven-foot warriors in one-ton armor hiding behind stuff is kind of ridiculous.”
- Shack News

“”Space Marine is all about going on the offensive. There’s absolutely no cover system and it’s been designed this way on purpose. Relic has put you in charge of a walking battle tank, so they want you to use him to the max.”
- Gaming Union

“Ripping enemies to pieces, blowing them up with grenades and picking them off in slow motion is enormous fun…”
- Digital Spy

“When you arrive on the planet with your strike cruiser and you literally have like 30 Space Marines with you … That’s an acceptable number of Space Marines to deal with that kind of invasion.”
- GameZone (Interview)
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Kinda wish he wasn't an ultramarine, out of the 4 "classic" chapters i always found them too squeaky clean. Liked the "thrist" issue with the blood angels, the dark gothic look of the dark angles and the space wolves.. who wouldn't want to grow fangs!
 
elmuzzy66. said:
Kinda wish he wasn't an ultramarine, out of the 4 "classic" chapters i always found them too squeaky clean. Liked the "thrist" issue with the blood angels, the dark gothic look of the dark angles and the space wolves.. who wouldn't want to grow fangs!
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I never really understood all the ultra-hate, they are the quintessential chapter and (to my knowledge) there has not been a game based on them yet. Personally, I'm glad they picked them as it means the creators have had to focus on all the fundamental factors on what a space marine is all about, no gimmicky wulfen or thirst issues to worry about. I don't think we'll be disappointed!
 
elmuzzy66. said:
Kinda wish he wasn't an ultramarine, out of the 4 "classic" chapters i always found them too squeaky clean. Liked the "thrist" issue with the blood angels, the dark gothic look of the dark angles and the space wolves.. who wouldn't want to grow fangs!
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This, cant stand the goody goody ultra marines. blood angels all the way :cool:
 
nero120 said:
I never really understood all the ultra-hate, they are the quintessential chapter and (to my knowledge) there has not been a game based on them yet. Personally, I'm glad they picked them as it means the creators have had to focus on all the fundamental factors on what a space marine is all about, no gimmicky wulfen or thirst issues to worry about. I don't think we'll be disappointed!
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I don't think it will be a bad game becasue of the chapter but i would have used a different one. Ultramarines come across as marines that even have a codex on how to take a dump.
 
Ultramarines are disliked because they're just plain boring, they have nothing about them to make them interesting other than they're good at making rules and following them. Even their primarch is dull.
 
zomg do want.

I think it's fair to do the first game based on Ultramarines - you know that the expansion/sequels are going to have things like Blood Angels with Black Rage special abilities, Space Wolves with the Wulfen ability etc etc :p
 
Preorder offers galore!!

http://www.spacemarine.com/buy

Pre-order the PC SKU through THQ.com store and get a FREE copy of Darksiders and the unique Power Sword melee weapon. Sheathed in a power field, it cuts through armor and flesh alike and is especially useful against the forces of Chaos.

Golden Relic Chainsword – with honor and courage, charge onto the battlefield wielding this iconic weapon in multiplayer and be the envy of your enemies.

Traitor Legions Pack – includes two complete armor skin sets for the Chaos Space Marines; the Iron Warriors and the Emperor’s Children.

Emperor’s Elite Pack – includes two complete armor skin sets for the Space Wolves and Black Templar Space Marine Chapters

Blood Raven’s Chapter Pack – EXCLUSIVE TO PC. Includes the full armor skin set for the Blood Ravens, the unique Space Marine chapter created specifically for the original Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War video game.

Golden Relic Bolter – Outshine your enemies in multiplayer with this unique golden Bolter, the essential Space Marine weapon in ranged and close combat.
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Skins galore! Hopefully they'll have all the main chapters to buy online, it looks like they've gone all out to cover all the bases!
 
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