showing 21 games
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| Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat | Mindscape | 1995 | cavalry cdrom clanguage control-groups elites formations goblinoids gog infantry intermissions leaderparticipation magic map mercenaryprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame minionpermadeath missionbased multiphased murinoids noreinforcements npcfleeing persistentminions rating-esrb-e realitylab recruiting serious shadowless tactical treants upkeep uvl-tiein warriorprotagonist weaponsplatforms whfantasy win-16b-installer win95 | This was and still is the most challenging tactical game I've ever played. You lead your little army through the missions you pick, losses carrying over to the following missions and you restoring and buying new squads every once in a while between missions with your limited funds. There's no base building, no super powers, only your squads and the massive forces against you. Although you may get past a mission, your losses may easily be too great to allow progressing any farther (and this may become apparent only after several missions). This leads to much frustration if you can't change your tactics to match in the earlier missions and effectively leads focus on minimizing your losses rather than just meeting the mission goals. | labelimageminimize |
| Warhammer Epic 40,000: Final Liberation | SSI (Holistic Design) | 1997 | cdrom digitizedvideo extraterrestrial future liveactors militaryfiction miniaturegame rating-esrb-t spacefaringage uvl-tiein wh40k | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Warhammer 40.000: Chaos Gate | SSI (Mindscape) | 1998 | cdrom extraterrestrial future militaryfiction miniaturegame noreinforcements spacefaringage uvl-tiein wh40k | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Warhammer: Dark Omen | Electronic Arts (Mindscape) | 1998 | cavalry cdrom control-groups dwarves elites formations glide3d infantry intermissions leaderparticipation magic magicartefacts militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased multiphased noreinforcements recruiting serious sorcery tactical undead uvl-tiein weaponsplatforms weefolk whfantasy | [b]military-platoon[/b] - cavalry is usually much smaller (around squad size), but the more common infantry reaches platoon sizes. | labelimageminimize |
| Warhammer 40.000: Rites of War | SSI | 1999 | extraterrestrial future grid grid-hex militaryfiction miniaturegame panzergeneralengine rating-esrb-t spacefaringage uvl-tiein wh40k | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior | THQ (Kuju Entertainment;Games Workship Interactive) | 2003 | alienprotagonist aliens ammomagazines assaultrifles book capacity-toolslots cdrom corridorshooter directx9 distantfuture doors drm eax3 elevators energyshields energyweapons explosiveobjects extraterrestrial firearms firstpersonshooter fmod future gamespy grenades ideology jumping keys ladders limitedcapacity mediaindrive meleeweapons militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mp-ctf mp-dm mp-teams netframework obligation otherworld precisionrifles rating-esrb-m reload-auto reload-manual rookieprotagonist secrets-tasks securom serious spacefaringage swords titularcharacter turrets tutorial unseenprotagonist walking war wh40k | Latest version: F00 (as of 2003) | labelimageminimize |
| Dawn of War | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2004 | 3plusfactions aliens asymmetricfactions clothdyeing commanders construction-instant control-groups controlpoints cpplanguage cpu-pentium3 dawnofwar demo difficulty directx9 disproportionalworld divx drm drm-removed elves expenses-instant extraterrestrial future gamespy goblinoids graphicdeaths hillland interspecificconflict lua micromanagement militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mp-crossaddon mp-lms mp-teams nopointercapture noports orcs realtimestrategy saveanywhere scaleform securom securom5 serialkey serious sharedsetting spacefaringage structureupgrades supervisorprotagonist supportnpcs upgrades-transient upgradesystem uvl-tiein vehiclepainting war wargame wh40k win2k win98 winxp worldcybergames | A squad RTS who heavily relies in micromanagement and special abilities of the ample selection of units. Pros: -Squad upgrading and special units. -Fast ranged and melee combat. -Orks and their special tech tree and morale system. -Customizable faction aesthetics. Cons: -Badly optimized for contemporary computers (specially for graphics and resolution) -Crashes frequently. -No map editor. -Sometimes your units don't follow your orders about stances/modes. 6 of 10***EAN-13: [code]4005209104876[/code] (Complete Collection)***[b]Factions:[/b] - Eldar - Space Marines - Chaos Space Marines - Orks***Ten thousand years have passed since the treasonous acts of Chaos toppled the Golden Age of mankind. Fires burn brightly throughout the galaxies, illuminating carnage and slaughter as mankind defends itself from ancient enemies. Hardened forces collide with one goal in mind, the complete extermination of their opposition. "Game of the Year" developer, Relic Entertainment, brings the world's most successful tabletop war game to the PC. Control one of four unique races in head-to-head or cooperative multiplayer action, where faith, skill, and strategy are requisites in ruling the universe. Features: * Cinematic quality melee and ranged combat that show battle in detail never before seen in a real-time strategy game. * Improved resource model that focuses action on the frontline. * Tactical features, such as cover, squad-based gameplay, morale and hero units, which promotes unit strategy over mass assaults while still allowing for large-scale battles. * 4 unique races, each with their own unique strategies. * Epic ‘Single Player Campaign' employing classic storytelling elements of treason and conspiracy. * 2-8 player multiplayer via LAN or Internet providing endless re-playability. * New multiplayer features, including customizable squad colors, banners, badges, insignia and names, and the ability to ally with other players [Relic]***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP * 1.8 GHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU * 256 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * 2.5 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM***First game in the Dawn of War series, starting with only one campaign for the Blood Raven chapter of Space Marines. Other races included, but not playable in single-player, are Orks, Chaos Space Marines and the Eldar. | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War – Winter Assault | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2005 | 3plusfactions aliens alternatecampaigns asymmetricfactions clothdyeing commanders construction-instant control-groups controlpoints cpplanguage cpu-pentium3 dawnofwar demo difficulty directx9 disproportionalworld divx drm drm-removed elves expenses-instant extraterrestrial friendlyfire-purposeful future gamespy goblinoids graphicdeaths interspecificconflict lua micromanagement militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mp-crossaddon mp-lms mp-teams nopointercapture noports orcs saveanywhere scaleform securom7 serialkey serious sharedsetting spacefaringage structureupgrades superheavyvehicles supervisorprotagonist supportnpcs tanks upgrades-transient upgradesystem uvl-missingimages uvl-tiein vehiclepainting war wargame wh40k win2k win98 winxp worldcybergames | Similar to the base game, this expansions adds some new features and changes. Pros: -Two different campaigns: one for "order" armies and another for "chaos" hordes. -A new faction who is extremly reliant in defense and slow but secure advancing. Cons: -Still carries issues with resolution and display. -Removes some interesting upgrades of a few units for no logical reason. 6 of 10***EAN-13: [code]4005209104876[/code] (Complete Collection)***[b]Factions:[/b] - [i]Imperial Guard[/i] - Eldar - Space Marines - Chaos Space Marines - Orks Necrons also appear in this but are unplayable and have only small subset of their troops.***Winter Assault is the expansion pack to the 2004's RTS Game of the Year, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. Lost amongst the ruins of a leveled city lies an Emperor Class Titan, a war vessel of untold power forged in the planet-wide furnaces of Mars, and revered by billions as the epitome of Imperial dominance. The one who controls it will command the power to destroy, or defend, a world. The Imperials will summon it to overcome great evil, Chaos will corrupt it for their own designs, Orks will destroy it in their bloodlust and Eldar will disregard it in their arrogance. Features: * Take command of a completely new race, the Imperial Guard, in 12 new single player missions. * Battle against the Space Marine, Eldar, Ork and Chaos races, each with brand new units. * Direct your troops in all out war across harsh new winter battlegrounds with enhanced urban terrain and additional interactive objects and structures. * Revel in new and improved gameplay features including a new tech tree, hundreds of new animations and endless new strategies. * Dominate 20 new multiplayer maps with advanced online features including observer mode, arranged team play and improved auto match. [Relic]***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP * 1.8 GHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU * 256 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * 2.5 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War – Dark Crusade | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2006 | 3plusfactions aliens alternatecampaigns asymmetricfactions asymmetricresources basebuilding clothdyeing commanders construction-instant control-groups controlpoints cpplanguage cpu-pentium4 dawnofwar demons difficulty directx9 disproportionalworld divx drm elites elves expandalone expenses-instant extraterrestrial future gamespy goblinoids graphicdeaths intermissions interspecificconflict leaderparticipation levelselection lua micromanagement militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mobilebase morale mp-crossaddon mp-lms mp-teams multiphased multiplecampaigns nopointercapture noports orcs psychics rating-esrb-m robots saveanywhere scaleform sciencefantasy securom7 serialkey serious sharedsetting spacefaringage structureupgrades superheavyvehicles supervisorprotagonist supportnpcs upgrades-transient upgradesystem uvl-tiein vehiclepainting war wargame wh40k widescreen win2k winxp worlddomination | The 2th expansion for Dawn of War, it fixes and improves the base game. Pros: -Fixed graphics and interface. -Two new factions: Necrons and their powerful bases and teleport/resurrection powers, and the Tau Empire and their ranged supremacy. -A tabletop-like campaign of skirmishes, less plot oriented but who lets the player to choose its favorite army to conquer the planet. Cons: -Camera is clunkier. -Sometimes graphics downgrade to the point of making units and landscape blurry. 6 of 10***Latest version: retail***EAN-13: [code]4005209104876[/code] (Complete Collection)***[b]Factions:[/b] - [i]Necrons[/i] - [i]Tau[/i] - Imperial Guard¹ - Eldar² - Space Marines² - Chaos Space Marines² - Orks² ¹) Requires Winter Assault's CD-key and the expansion to be installed, the CD-Key alone does nothing, not even with registry editing to make it seem it was installed. ²) Requires Dawn of War's CD-key and similar limiations as ¹. Though only to be playable by human player, they appear as computer controlled factions anyway.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 or XP * 2 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * 3.5 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU***Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funereal chambers house the awakening mass of the Necron plague. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necron purge, and ultimately for the Necron themselves to retire to. Over the millions of years, sand and rock had covered it all until ill-fated excavations awoke the deathless again. Play any of seven races, striving for control over Kronus. Take other races' strongholds by winning challenging battles on various maps individually associated with the respective Strongholds. * New playable races, each with individual features * Brand new Single Player Campaign experience, playable by all seven races * Non-linear game-play: conquer an entire planet in the way you choose * Watch a unique, non-linear story unfold from your race's perspective * Customise and manage a persistent army as you sweep across the planet * Customise the appearance and abilities of your commander unit as he grows in power and influence * Discover the dark secrets of a planet shrouded in mystery. [Relic]***[[youtube:nodA5bxueyo]]***Stand-alone expansion to [game=#162150]Dawn of War[/game] and [game=#162151]Winter Assault[/game], but having DoW or WA unlocks the races that were introduced in them, otherwise the player is limited to play only as Necron and Tau which are the new races in this expansion. The computer plays with all the rest regardless of this unlocking. The expansion took a different approach and instead of giving new campaigns to complete, the player was given a [game=Risk]Risk[/game]-style overworld which to conquer as the player sees fit and unique albeit short storyline for each of the races. | labelimagesubject |
| Warhammer – Mark of Chaos | Deep Silver;Namco Bandai Games (Black Hole Entertainment;Digic Pictures) | 2006 | alternatecampaigns angelscript cavalry cdrom control-groups darkfantasy demons directx9 drm dualism dvd dwarves elites elves fantasyworld fictionaluniverse formations gianthumanoids goblinoids gog grotesque infantry intermissions leaderparticipation logitech-g19 magic medieval milessound militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased monsters morale mp-assault mp-lms multiphased multiplecampaigns murinoids mystics noreinforcements optionaltasks orcs premadeprotagonist rating-esrb-m recruiting safedisc selfupdate serialkey serious sharedsetting siegeladders siegerams siegetowers siegeweapons stamina tactical title-static uvl-tiein war wargame warriorprotagonist weaponsplatforms weefolk whfantasy win2k winxp | Latest version: 1.72 (as of 2007-??)***"[i]Fear me mortals, for I am the Anointed, the Favoured Son of Chaos, the Scourge of the World. The armies of the gods rally behind me, and it is by my will and by my sword that your weakling nations shall fall.[/i]" – Archaon, lord of the End Times [i]From the magic swept lands of the far North[/i] come the conquering legions of Chaos, led by their [i]Champions[/i] and [i]immortal Daemons[/i]. Raised in battle, these great warriors [i]fight for glory[/i] and the favour of their mighty gods. [i]Immortality[/i] and [i]everlasting power[/i] are the rewards for those who are strong, mutation and madness await the weak-willed and foolish. [i]Warhammer – Mark of Chaos[/i] gives you unprecedented control over the tactics, appearance and unit content of Chaos, Empire, Skaven and High Elf armies. Design your own personal army and take up arms against the [i]mighty Empire[/i]. Crush your enemies beneath your feet and bring chaos to the [i]Warhammer world[/i]. [i]Fight[/i] your way through a huge single player epic, or bring death to your enemies online. [i]Make your mark.[/i] [Box blurb]***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 or XP * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 GS or Radeon X800 GPU * 1024x768 display * 3 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3.2 GHz Pentum IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * GeForce 7800 or Radeon X1800 GPU * 1280x1024 display***EAN-13: [code]4020628500603[/code] (single DVD release) | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War – Soulstorm | THQ (Iron Lore Entertainment) | 2008 | 3plusfactions aliens alternatecampaigns asymmetricfactions blacksheep clothdyeing control-groups controlpoints cpplanguage cpu-pentium4 dawnofwar demo demons directx9 disproportionalworld drm elves expandalone extraterrestrial faith future gamespy goblinoids graphicdeaths interspecificconflict lua mediaindrive micromanagement militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mobilebase mp-lms mp-teams multiplecampaigns nopointercapture noports orcs robots saveanywhere sciencefantasy securom7 serialkey serious sharedsetting souls spacefaringage structureupgrades superheavyvehicles supervisorprotagonist upgrades-transient upgradesystem uvl-tiein vehiclepainting war wargame wh40k widescreen win2k winxp worlddomination | 3rd and last expansion of Dawn of War. Pros: -Two new factions, both with an unique resource for special abilities, for a whooping 9 factions in total. Newcomers are Sisters of Battle, tanks with poweful healing abilities and moral protection, and Dark Eldars, powerful but fragile units and unmatched in movility and speed of contruction. -A lot of maps to play. Cons: -Sometimes commanders' abilites override normal units' abilities (or viceversa), making very confusing and difficult to use them in combat. 6 of 10***EAN-13: [code]4005209104876[/code] (Complete Collection)***[b]Factions:[/b] - [i]Dark Eldar[/i] - [i]Sisters of Battle[/i] - Necrons¹ - Tau¹ - Imperial Guard² - Eldar³ - Space Marines³ - Chaos Space Marines³ - Orks³ ¹) Requires Dark Crusade's CD-key ²) Requires Winter Assault's CD-key ³) Requires Dawn of War's CD-key Though only to be playable by human player, they appear as computer controlled factions anyway.***[b]faith[/b] - Sisters of Battle gain access to powerful abilities when the combined strength of their faith reaches certain state. The Tau may be seen as a less direct approach on this as their whole society is build around the concept of serving the Greater Good and belief that it will ultimately triumph over all.***Strategic warfare in the 41st Millennium takes to the skies as each army gains new air units to rain death from above. Every map, battle and strategy in Dawn of War has just been reinvented! Features: * Take command of two new factions, the Sisters of Battle and the Dark Eldar, and fight with a new resource derived from the souls of the faithful and the fallen. * Customize your hero's weapons, items and abilities as he grows in power and personalize your army's insignias, colours, banners and names. Earn and unlock achievements and medals as you prove your superiority online in 29 NEW multi-player maps. Includes all previous Dawn of War maps for a stunning 114 maps in total! * Wage war across an entire solar system. Liberate, enslave, or destroy entire worlds as you unleash your army's fury on an interplanetary scale. Experience unique storylines, control your supply lines and lead any one of nine separate armies to victory in the largest Dawn of War campaign ever envisioned. * Groundbreaking Hybrid Expansion design allows Soulstorm to be played alone, or combine it with Dawn of War, Winter Assault, and Dark Crusade to create the largest RTS ever! [Relic]***This is very similar to what Dark Crusade was, except instead of single planet with large number of provinces to be conquered, you have multiple planets and only few provinces each. Each race also starts with an unique special power, like the Tau planetary cannon. Like with Dark Crusade, you need the previous games to play as one of the other races than Dark Eldar or Sisters of Battle. You only need the CD-keys for this, no need for installing the games.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 or XP * 2 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * 3.5 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU***Stand-alone expansion that adds [i]Dark Eldar[/i] and [i]Sisters of Battle[/i] as new armies. "Warhammer 40,000: [game=Dawn of War]Dawn of War[/game] - Soulstorm will be a standalone expansion, playable with or without previous iterations; and this time containing 2 new playable factions, one of which is the malicious Dark Eldar, bringing the grand total to 9. The new chapter will feature an entire intergalactic campaign, spanning not just a planet, but an entire star system - building on the revolutionary meta-game from Dark Crusade. Soulstorm will also introduce air units, additional units for the existing 7 races, and multiplayer achievements to boot." | labelimagesubject |
| Warhammer: Mark of Chaos – Battle March | Namco Bandai Games;Deep Silver (Black Hole Entertainment) | 2008 | angelscript control-groups demons directx9 drm dvd elites elves fantasyworld fictionaluniverse formations gamespy gog grotesque intermissions leaderparticipation magic medieval milessound militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased multiphased mystics noreinforcements orcs proprietarynetwork rating-esrb-m recruiting safedisc selfupdate serialkey serious tactical uvl-tiein war wargame whfantasy | Take command of the armies of the unruly orcs & goblins and the dreaded dark elves in their quest for domination of the Warhammer world. Warhammer®: Mark of Chaos - Battlemarch™ brings two new armies and a host of new units to the definitive Warhammer Fantasy Battle electronic gaming experience. Taking place shortly after the events in Mark of Chaos, the Orcs & Goblins and Dark Elves enter the fray; looking to tip the scale of power from the Empire and Chaos armies. Battle for supremacy online in multiple modes including the new World Domination Mode. Hone your champions to learn new tactics, unlock powerful abilities and engage in duels to the death. [Box blurb]***EAN-13: [code]4020628502171[/code]***Latest version: 2.14 (as of 2008-??) | labelimagesubject |
| Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | EA Games;GOA (Mythic Entertainment) | 2008 | darkfantasy demons dvd dwarves elves gamebryoengine goblins lua magic medieval miniaturegame mmog mystics orcs shadermodel2 uvl-tiein weefolk whfantasy | Commonly abbreviated as [b]WAR[/b] (from [b]W[/b]arhammer: [b]A[/b]ge of [b]R[/b]eckoning)***[b]Minimum:[/b] * 2.5 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 15 GB HD space***Game devs should be more like [[link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfWon7gqRBM this]] when they explain their games :D The guy in the vid talks about Chaos Marauders. | labelimageminimize |
| Dawn of War II | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2009 | achievements achievements-public adaptivemusic adv-ptdistr adv-static alieninvasion aliens autosavepoints biogrowth bombs book burrowers chargers charging city classbased clothdyeing control-groups control-individuals coversystem cpu-pentium4 crates dataexport dawnofwar deathless demo deployables destructibleenvironment disproportionalworld dissolvingcorpses distantfuture download drm drm-activation droppods dvd elves energyitems energyregen equipmentbased essenceengine extraterrestrial facing firearms fmod fogofwar friendlyfire friendlyfire-reduced future garrisons goblinoids graphicdeaths grenades groundslamming groupmind havokphysics healingitems healthregen healthregen-moderate hillland ideology infantry insectoids intermissions interspecificconflict itemgenerator jumppack knockdown leaderparticipation levelcap levelselection loot-unexpected lua machineguns matchmakingrating mecha meleeweapons micromanagement militantprotagonist militaryfiction mines miniaturegame missionbased monsters mp-campaign mp-control mp-cooperative mp-crossaddon mp-friends mp-horde mp-lms mp-matchmaking mp-teams multipleworlds netranking noalternatives nonlinear noports norecruiting npcstrife obligation obsoletedassets orbitalweapons orcs otherworld persistentminions planetlooters plasmaweapons premadeprotagonist psychics quitsave realtimestrategy req-swapfile resuscitation retreating rewardingvandalism ruins sciencefantasy screenshake securom7 serialkey serious serverbrowser shadermodel3 sharedsetting skipnoninteractive socialnetwork spacefaringage spirithosts splatter steampowered steamworks suicideattackers supervisorprotagonist suppressivefire tactical taskgenerator teleport teleporting terraindeformation thermalweapons title-animated tropic uvl-searchelp vehiclepainting voicechat walkers war warfare-land wargame wasteland weaponsplatforms wetland wh40k widescreen windowslive | It’s the 41st Millennium in the Sub-Sector Aurelia – a cluster of worlds on the edge of the galaxy – where a battle of epic proportions is about to commence. Ancient races will clash across the planets that dot this sector of space, battling for the greatest of stakes – not only for control of Sub-Sector Aurelia – but the fate of each race. With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Experience the intimate brutality of battle as you play through your chosen race’s epic campaign. Clash with the enemies on battlefield ablaze with visceral melee and ranged combat. Lead and develop your squads from raw recruits into the most battle hardened veterans in the galaxy. Also included is The Last Stand, a co-operative game mode featuring user controlled heroes fighting waves of enemies.***Deviating a lot from the first Dawn of War, this RTS plays more like a tactical-action (Commandos) than a strategy game (even with is touches of Command and Conquer) Pros: -Great controls, even to seem easy to use many units in the field. -Equipment and leveling up: brings some roleplay elements in the development of your team. -Tyranids. -3 game modes: campaign (Space Marines cleansing places), coop defense (pick your hero and prepare to withstands waves of enemies) and multiplayer (a mix between a hero RTS and a MOBA) Cons: -Too many times soldiers adopt stupid covers (like being in the two sides of a trench) 6 of 10***DoW2 is perhaps best defined as tactical RPG than strategy RPG, with RPG elements mostly covering only how good your characters are doing their stuff and the otherwise equipment based system. There's no role-playing to speak of, though.***Tagline: "Your slavery to the False Emperor ends today!"***Latest version: 2.2.0 (as of 2010-04-??) Version history: * 1.3.2 (2009-05-14)***Although the devs/publishers touted a lot about new approach to RTS with the title, the only thing I noticed to be truly new (for the type of RTS DoW2 is) was that your troops couldn't be killed for real. Few units (4 squads total in this case) to somewhat non-linear tactical missions have been done before, although none before in my experience are so lenient on the matter. Your squads can't be killed since only the squad leader is actually important and he can only be knocked unconscious. If all squads become unconscious, emergency evac is pulled and the squads and their leaders are back to full strength as if nothing happened. You lose the turn in the overworld meta-game with a lost battle, but that's hardly anything new. The squad leaders gain experience and level up occasioally, which can be spent on very few areas of interest, and they can be given new equipment which most of the time just makes them more powerful, resilient and generally more efficient. Each map has several teleport beacons scattered around where squads can be re-inforced, 2 secondary objectives which can be completed, and the primary objective. These are invariably(?) placed at the 4 corners of the tactical map. You can perform multiple attacks on single turn if you perform sufficiently well in a battle, but this is usually unlikely on harder difficulty settings. Each map also holds a boss at the primary objective location who usually has 200 times (and more) as much health as the more regular units from the tougher end. On harder difficulty settings these become rather dreary as you spend most of the time resuscitating unconscious squad leaders and doing round-trips to teleport beacons for re-inforcements than actually fighting the bosses. In conclusion, the base tactical gameplay is interesting like in any other tactical game, but all value is lost from the fact that you can practically never lose and success in missions is purely based on how well you manage to keep at least one squad conscious long enough to get the others back up, beyond that, all your great tactical plans are pointless except to reduce the number of times you need to get the squads back up.***2009-01-19 gone gold 2009-01-21 closed beta with Soulstorm owners started 2009-01-28 public beta 2009-04-15 single-player demo released The betas are used to produce a day 1 patch if necessary for the actual release slated for 2009-02-19.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP SP2 or Vista SP1 * Pentium IV 3.2 GHz CPU or any Dual Core CPU * 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB for Vista) * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 GT or Radeon X1600 GPU * 5.5 GB HD space * 1.5 GB swap file [b]Recommended:[/b] * Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or any Core 2 Duo CPU * 2 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7800 GT or Radeon X1900 GPU***[b]Factions:[/b] * Space Marines * Orks * Eldar * Tyranids | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising | THQ;Akella (Relic Entertainment) | 2010 | adaptivemusic aliens autosavepoints beamweapons bombs bossbattles chargers charging city classbased clothdyeing control-groups corruption coversystem dataimport dataimport-characters dawnofwar deathless demons derelict directx9 distantfuture download droppods dvd energyitems energyregen equipmentbased expandalone extraterrestrial fatties firearms fmod fogofwar future garrisons goblinoids graphicdeaths grenades groundslamming havokphysics healingitems healthregen healthregen-moderate hillland ideology infantry intermissions jumppack knockdown langchinesetrad leaderparticipation levelcap levelselection lua machineguns mecha meleeweapons micromanagement militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mp-control mp-crossaddon mp-friends mp-horde mp-lms mp-matchmaking mp-teams multipleendings multipleworlds noports obligation obsoletedassets orbitalweapons persistentminions psychics pvp quitsave req-swapfile resuscitation retreating rewardingvandalism rockets saveanywhere sciencefantasy serialkey serious smokegrenades socialnetwork spacecraft-location spacefaringage spirithosts splatter steampowered steamworks suppressivefire tactical tangibleabstracts tanks teleporting title-animated tutorial uvl-tiein vehiclepainting voicechat walkers warfare-land wh40k widescreen windowslive wintery wreckage xp-shared | The 1st expansion of Dawn of War II, brings Chaos to the mix, along with a few additions. Pros: -New campaign, with corruption-redemption mechanics. -New units for the pre-existing factions, with emphasis in magical units. Cons: -Still has strange cover orders. 6 of 10***Latest version: 2.2.0 (as of 2010-04-??)***[b]EAN-13[/b]: [code]4005209131155[/code]***Your Blood Ravens have saved the sector, but can they save themselves? In THQ Inc. and Relic Entertainment’s sequel to the acclaimed Dawn of War II real time strategy franchise, you return to sub sector Aurelia where a long lost frozen ice planet has reappeared from the Warp, bringing with it new secrets to uncover and foes to face. In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the Blood Ravens and defend the sector against the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion. Purge the chaos filth and hold the chapter together as traitorous forces work from within to try bring down the Blood Ravens. * [i]New Single Player Missions[/i] – Continue your fight against the enemies of the Emperor and use your squads’ wargear, abilities, and experience to battle Chaos in 15 new missions * [i]New environment and Multiplayer Maps[/i] – New ice planet graphics set will increase the visual diversity and adds 7 new PVP maps * [i]Aspire to Glory[/i] – Build your existing squads up to level 30 and unlock even more devastating abilities * [i]Chaos Corruption Mechanic[/i] – New single player mechanic allows you to equip incredibly powerful equipment that corrupts your squad and will guide the story towards or away from the corrupting influence of Chaos * [i]New Multiplayer Race[/i] – Swear loyalty to the Chaos Gods and play as the bloodthirsty Chaos Space Marines in multiplayer battles against both Chaos Rising and Dawn of War II owners * [i]New Units[/i] – New units for the Space Marines, Ork, Eldar, and Tyranid armies in multiplayer. * [i]2 New Last Stand Heroes[/i] – Face off against the relentless horde as either the Chaos Sorceror or Tyranid Hive Tyrant [THQ / Relic] | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War II - Retribution | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2011 | achievements achievements-public adaptivemusic adv-ptdistr adv-static aliens alternatecampaigns artillery avatars beamweapons bleak bugsplat burrowers catchphrase chargers charging chasms chemicalweapons city classbased control-groups coversystem dawnofwar demons deployables depthfog destructibleenvironment difficulty directx9 distantfuture enemyhealthdisplay energyregen energyweapons equipment-preselect errorreporting evilisgood expandalone explosiveobjects extraterrestrial facing fatties firearms flamethrowers flyingsporepods fmod fogofwar forcefields future gianthumanoids giantmonsters giantrobots giants gibs gore grenades groundslamming havokphysics healing healthregen humanoids intermissions itemgenerator jumppack knockback knockdown levelbasedeq levelcap livingweapons magic micromanagement militaryfiction miniaturegame missionbased mode-skirmish monsters mp-cooperative mp-horde multiplecampaigns multipleworlds mystics nofriendlyfire objectiveindicator optionaltasks overkill plasmaweapons precisionrifles prerenderedcinematics psychics quitsave recruiting reinforcements renegades repairing replays req-swapfile retreating robots rockets ruins safeweapons scaleform sciencefantasy screenshake sequence-defend sequence-timed shadermodel3 simultaneoustargets sonicweapons spacefaringage spirithosts splatter steampowered steamworks strategyrpg superheavyvehicles suppression suppressivefire tanks teleport terraindeformation thermalweapons titlementioned transports tropic turrets unitlimit uvl-tiein voicechat volcanic walkers warfare-land wh40k wintery winvista winxp wreckage xp-undefined | 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***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.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1, or 7 * 3.2 GHz single-core or any dual-core CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM***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. | labelimagesubject |
| Dawn of War II - Retribution - Last Standalone | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2011 | achievements achievements-public bossbattles dawnofwar energyregen flyingsporepods healthregen micromanagement militaryfiction miniaturegame mp-cooperative mp-horde steamworks uvl-tiein waves wh40k | Same as DoW2 Retribution but with only the Last Stand game mode in it, compatible with all other DoW2s.***The popular survival game mode from Dawn of War II, The Last Stand, is now available as a stand-alone game! Dawn of War II: Retribution – The Last Standalone is a cooperative survival mode where you control a single hero and face off against waves of enemies with up to two other teammates. Play as one of the six available heroes and gain experience points to level up and unlock new wargear and abilities. Customize your character’s abilities to create the ultimate build and fight off twenty waves of increasingly devastating enemies. How long will you last In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future where there is only War? Key Features * Six persistent heroes – Gain experience with every battle and level up each race’s chosen hero * Hero Customization – Customize your hero with unique wargear and abilities to create your own unique build * Two Coop Arenas – Team up with two other friends and master each arena’s waves of enemies * Online Leaderboards –Track your rating against other players and see how your build matches up | labelminimizesubject |
| Space Marine | THQ (Relic Entertainment) | 2011 | achievements achievements-public achillesheelfoes addons aimmode alieninvasion alienmenace aliens ambientocclusion assaultrifles autocannons axes bathos beamweapons bludgeons bossbattles canyon chapters charging chargingweapons city combomoves companion cyborgs demo demons difficulty distantfuture distortedhearing dodging elevators eliteprotagonist energyweapons explosiveobjects explosives-sticky extraterrestrial fallbackweapon finishingmoves firearms future giantshoulderpads goblins gothic gothicarchitecture gothicfiction grenadelaunchers grenades grenadewarning groundslamming hackandslash handguns havokphysics healingfinishers healthregen healthwarning humanoids industrial-setting interspecificconflict inversekinematics juicyflesh jumppack knockback machineguns meleeweapons militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame mode-horde mp-dm mp-horde mp-teams npcstrife orcs otherworld pawn plasmaweapons powerarmor precisionrifles psychics quicktimeevent rage reload-auto reload-manual remotedetonators researchfacility restorativefinishers ruins sciencefantasy screenshake secondaryantagonist separated sewers slowmotion spacefaringage splatter ssao staining steampowered steamworks stunning suicideattackers swords tower uvl-tiein walking war wasteland wh40k wwise | [b]Add-on packs:[/b] * Golden Relic Bolter — adds a weapon * Golden Relic Chainsword — adds a weapon * Traitor Legions Pack — adds skins/weapons * Emperor’s Elite Pack — adds skins/weapons * Blood Angels Veteran Armour Set — adds skins * Alpha Legion Champion Armour Set — adds skins * Legion of the Damned Armour Set — adds skins * Salamanders Veteran Armour Set — adds skins * Chaos Unleashed Map Pack — adds a survival mode between Imperial Guard and Space Marines (other than the already included Exterminatus mode, which is Space Marines vs aliens)***Step into the armor of a relentless Space Marine and use a combination of lethal and deadly weapons to crush overwhelming alien forces. Immerse yourself in an intense and brutally violent world based on the richest science fiction fantasy ever created. In Warhammer® 40,000® Space Marine® you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles. A millions-strong Ork horde has invaded an Imperial Forge World, one of the planet-sized factories where the war machines for humanity’s never ending battle for survival are created. Losing this planet is not an option, but a darker and far more evil threat is lurking large in the shadows of this world. With an Imperial liberation fleet en-route, the Ultramarines are sent in to hold key locations until reinforcements arrive. Captain Titus and a squad of Ultramarine veterans use bolter and chainsword to take the fight to the enemies of mankind. Key features: * Storm Into Battle – Step fearlessly into the heart of combat as an unstoppable Space Marine. Never hide, never cower, just purge all that stand in your way. * Unleash Visible Violent Death – Using an innovative new combat system, switch seamlessly from high-caliber ranged weapons to devastating close-combat strikes. Taking out an enemy has never been so satisfying. * Experience the dark future of Warhammer 40,000 – Jump into a rich universe of awe-inspiring landscapes, deadly enemies, immense battles and ruthless annihilation. * Take the Battle Online – Form your own Space Marine squad or Chaos Space Marine warband and face off in 8 vs 8 online matches. Gain experience and unlock new weapons and armor to customize the Devastator, Assault, and Tactical Marine classes. | labelimagesubject |
| Confrontation | Focus Home Interactive (Cyanide Studio) | 2012 | aarklash breadcrumbs drm fantasyworld jigglephysics miniaturegame sciencefantasy uvl-tiein winvista winxp | Will you survive the Ragn'Narok? Thrilling action role playing game, Confrontation, lets you lead a Griffin Elite Squad in missions through the territory of the fearsome Scorpion creatures, the terrible Wolfen packs, or the brutal Bran-Ô-Kor Orcs. Along with a perilous solo campaign and numerous secondary missions, recruit Elite warriors that will fight by your side and build the best squad to complete your mission objectives! Each of your warriors has its own unique characteristics. Earn experience, level up after battles and improve the weapons, armor and spells of your team. Get to know your enemy, anticipate his actions and exploit his weaknesses! Good management of your units and of their spells will be paramount to your success. A video game adaptation of the famous Board Game, Confrontation is a tactical role-playing-game, that showcases intense and strategic combat. In multiplayer mode, take the command of one of the four factions, and challenge players from all around the world in bloody online combats. Climb the worldwide rankings and become the master of Aarklash! | labelimagesubject |
| Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team | SEGA (Nomad Games) | 2014 | aliens extraterrestrial militantprotagonist militaryfiction miniaturegame mode-survival mp-cooperative orcs powerups radar rating-esrb-t spacefaringage steampowered twinstickshooter unlimitedammo uvl-tiein wh40k | labelminimizeminimize | |
| WARMACHINE: Tactics | Privateer Press Interactive (WhiteMoon Dreams) | 2014 | directx10 directx11 grid grid-square miniaturegame robots steampowered win7 win8 winvista x86-64 | labelminimizeminimize |
