Everything is just as baroque and bloody as it ought to be, making for one of the most authentic video game interpretations of Warhammer 40,000's striking aesthetic. It's loaded with visual fan service like massive cathedrals, dissected bodies in laboratories, and humans wired into power systems. Bigger and tougher baddies are introduced during the campaign-including some bosses capable of shredding squads with ease-but by and large, the tactics you employ at the start of the game will carry you to the end.ĭeathwing thankfully nails the look and atmosphere of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Beyond a few minor variations, enemy Genestealers come in two forms: ones that rush at you gnashing teeth and slashing claws, and hybrids that shoot at you from a distance with guns, rocket launchers, and psychic blasts. All nine levels of the campaign are slogs where you trudge down one corridor after another, pausing only to incinerate predictable waves of enemies. Of all the issues, tedium is the biggest offender. For every impressive set piece and “wow” moment in combat, there are a dozen befuddling rules or mechanics that make you scratch your head in disbelief. Although this shooter from French developer Streum On Studio boasts the grim atmosphere and brutal combat that the Warhammer 40,000 universe is known for, there are too many problems here for even the most hardcore fan to endure for long. Space Hulk: Deathwing is not one of those games. Games based on licensed properties can sometimes cover up a multitude of sins by remaining close to their source material.
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