I love a Genestealer, me, although I'm disappointed that Deathwing's are shades of grey, rather than the rich blues and purples of yore. They're Aliens from Aliens, let's be honest, but with Warhammer 40,000's typical excess - more spines, claws that can tear through steel, four arms, infinite numbers. They're generally referred to as just a type of Tyranid now, but back in the late 80s/early 90s we called 'em Genestealers. Some of the Hulks have gained new inhabitants during their long period of abandonment. At some point in the 41st Millenium, some of these great carcasses are discovered by the Adeptus Astartes of the Imperium of Man.

I'll get into the critique shortly, but first let me talk about how this thing actually works.Ī Space Hulk is an ancient, ruined, enormous ship/floating cathedral left, ladies and gentlemen, floating in space.

There is a bleak trade-off, however, and I don't mean that seeing a Space Marine in Terminator armour who calls himself 'ShagNasty' rather ruins the grimdark mood. Played co-op, it's a backs-against-the-wall, teeth-gritted survival affair, knee-deep in the dead, totally dependent on each other, not caring where you are, what you have and haven't seen already or where you have to get to - just that you have to stay alive.

Played alone, it's an often tedious stomp back and forth across the same set of corridors and antechambers, with the scripts that trigger each new wave of enemies as blindingly obvious as the fact that the guy with the streaming nose and hacking cough is going to choose you to sit next to on the bus. Then I played it with others and ALL GLORY TO THE EMPEROR OF MANKIND! Oops, I did it again.ĭeathwing's been presented as though it's a singleplayer shooter at least as much as it is a co-op one, and that's not untrue as such, but its heart just isn't in solo play. I played Space Hulk: Deathwing alone and had a lousy time.

no, sorry, best not do that again, eh? This latest pixel-flashing rendition of the revered Games Workshop tabletop game is no boardgame adaptation, but rather a squad-based swarm-shooter in the vein of Left 4 Dead.

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