This game does not mess around, it gets really challenging and you have limited resources to heal and you have to make sure your squad stay alive, as to be honest they are not the sharpest tools in the shed. Now I know what you’re thinking “unlimited ammo that makes game easy right”? Wrong! They give you unlimited ammo because you will be overwhelmed immediately and having to pick up ammunition would slow the pace of the game down.

You carry two weapons at once, in one hand you have a melee weapon which can either be a sword or a your fist which sends out an electric shock which stuns enemies and you have a fire arm which has unlimited ammo. Think of it as a mix of a tactical shooter where you command a squad, mixed with the Left 4 Dead series as you battle hordes of grotesque monsters. Space Hulk: Deathwing is a first person shooter, it’s not the first time we have had a shooter set in the Warhammer 40k universe but this one is actually good unlike Fire Warrior which was terrible. To be honest the story does get pushed the background, there will be a text crawl at the start of each level with a narrator who sounds like a dungeon master recited it at the end of his Dungeons and Dragons table. So you will trudge through dark and tight spaces with nothing more than your sword and bolter machine gun as you rip and tear through the heretics. There are tasked with clearing out an ancient vessel that they have dubbed as a Space Hulk, which has been over whelmed by genetic mutants known as Xenos. Space Hulk: Deathwing sees you step into the shoes of the Librarian of the Dark Angels Chapter’s Elite 1st company of the Space Marines known as the titular Deathwing. Over the years I have enjoyed books and video games in the Warhammer 40k universe, now we are presented with a first person shooter set in said universe with a title that sounds like a heavy metal band, Space Hulk: Deathwing is a fun and challenging shooter but it does have a few flaws that stop it from reaching greatness.

The Warhammer experience when it comes to its table top game never really interested me, but what did interest me was the lore especially the 40k universe with its mix of high fantasy and science fiction. It’s not a perfect game, but it is good fun when it gets going.

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