More engaging combat and squad strategies than the original, and did away with building and resources.

User Rating: 8 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II PC
By KingLim | Review Date:
Now that your squads come with hero characters that can level up, it feels like Warcraft DOTA, just that you are controlling 4 heroes at a time! Anybody who loves a bit of RPG elements will love this aspect of gameplay, which just ramps up the addictiveness this game already provides with its improved combat tactics and challenging enemies. And when I said "challenging", it applies to Normal difficulty as well. You could fail a mission easily in Normal if you're not careful with your squad's health and tactical positioning in the battlefield, especially against bosses, which could be a spoilsport at first, but when you're familiar with the overall playing style and beefing up your heroes a bit more, you will definitely appreciate your hard-earned mission accomplishments.

Other than completing missions for the sake of advancement, looting and gearing up your heroes are always the key in such an RPG/strategy formula, which makes time-stressed optional missions here less annoying, if not bearable, for the grind. Also, the idea of unlocking Terminator armor late-game just makes it such a sweet endeavour.

The soundtrack is great, but not really catchy for me. Sound effects are the music to my ears, especially when you're playing the Space Marines. I could play the assault cannon in my MP3 player all day, and immerse myself with the deep, powerful and resonating focus firing, complete with trills of the bolter barrel... Anyway, it may be a repetitive game for some, but fans of the franchise wouldn't be disappointed.

KingLim

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