{"id":14002,"date":"2011-09-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"warhammer-40k-space-marine-review-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/14002-warhammer-40k-space-marine-review-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Warhammer 40K: Space Marine review roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relic’s take on the third-person action genre has been available for a few days now, and most major publications have got their reviews up. The game is available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, and takes place in Games Workshop’s iconic Warhammer 40,000 universe.<\/p>\n

We got some hands-on time<\/a> with the game prior to its launch and were generally impressed with the game, which adopts a very straightforward, action-orientated approach, often relying on melee combat, distinguishing itself from the likes of Gears of War which encourages cover based combat.<\/p>\n

We are currently working on our full review which will be up soon, but in the meantime, here is what other publications have had to say about Space Marine.<\/p>\n

Gaming Excellence<\/strong> 9.7\/10<\/p>\n

Overall Space Marine is an awesome experience. The game lasts for about 12 to 15 hours which is just long enough. Due to the well paced story and well handled upgrades to your equipment this running time gives you just long enough to mess around with all of the goodies before it’s time to move on to the multiplayer. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n

Gamepro<\/strong> 4\/5<\/p>\n

Space Marine’s intuitive system will have you carving hordes of enemies with your chainsword, power axe, or hammer in no time. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Destructoid <\/strong>8\/10<\/p>\n

A wonderfully tight production that brings an authenticity and intensity befitting Games Workshop’s beloved universe. While there are some vexing design decisions and the campaign is disappointingly brief, there’s nevertheless plenty of content to get stuck into and exquisitely savage combat on offer. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n

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Joystiq <\/strong>4\/5<\/p>\n

Space Marine is a terrific title, and proof that Relic’s expertise can extend far past the RTS genre they’ve already conquered. The game is short, in terms of both length and features, but what’s there, especially in the single-player campaign, is of the highest quality. Warhammer fans especially will love it. Read more <\/a>
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IGN<\/strong> 7.5\/10<\/p>\n

It may not be the best or most original action game, but it’s a fine first outing for the franchise, and a rare gem for Warhammer fans. Read more<\/a>
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Gamespot<\/strong> 7\/10<\/p>\n

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is on the shallow side, but it still serves up plenty of “waaagh!” Read more <\/a><\/p>\n

1UP<\/strong> B-<\/p>\n

Space Marine isn’t a disappointing game, it’s just an uneventful one. As such, fans of the series may find more to salvage here than the average gamer…If the pacing problems could be addressed, the addition of a campaign co-op mode, and more multiplayer maps leave a healthy amount of room for improvement for the future of this series. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n

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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine review roundup<\/strong><\/a> << Comments and views<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although not ground-breaking, Space Marines has enjoyed generally positive reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14002\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}