Dawn of War II - Retribution

a.k.a. Dawn of War 2 - Retribution / Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II - Retribution / DoW2:R / DoW:R

published by THQ in 2011-03-04, developed by Relic Entertainment, running on Windows
type: action/reflex, strategy, role-play
genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Strategy-RPG
series: Dawn of War
setting: Future, Warhammer 40,000
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, LAN, Internet
languages: eng fre ger ita
3.2/5
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Personal review

2nd expansion or Dawn of War II.

Pros:
-2 new races: Imperial Guard and Tau Empire (the second one only for last stand)
-Upgrades of units (similar to Dawn of War 2) and some base building.
-Campaign for the 6 races.
-Steamworks implementation.

Cons:
-No Tau Empire for multiplayer and campaign.

6 of 10


# 2015-09-26 23:22:14

Official description

Command any of the six unique factions in the next stand alone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise. Choose to build a massive army or lead your small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your faction. Go online and face off against your enemies and experience the fast brutal combat of the 41st millennium.

Key features:
* Multi-Race Campaign: For the first time in the Dawn of War II series, players will be able to experience a single player campaign for any of the 6 available races.
* Build your Army: Upgrade your heroes and unlock new buildable units as you progress through the single player campaign.
* 6 Playable Races: Choose from 6 multiplayer races, each with their own unique super heavy units.

# 2011-03-05 20:44:53 - official description

Technical specs

display: textured polygons
Minimum:
* Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1, or 7
* 3.2 GHz single-core or any dual-core CPU
* 1 GB RAM
* 128 MB VRAM

Sanguine # 2011-01-11 10:35:47

Editor note

Pre-order was available as 6 different race packs, with Ork race pack exclusive to Valve's Steam and Tyranid race pack exclusive to THQ.com E-Shop. The pre-orders included only few "unique" in-game items for the particular race. Collector's Edition includes all race packs. The pre-order bonus items were made available as DLCs on release date.

# 2011-01-11 09:50:17

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