A brilliant RTS with a nice plot and great gameplay, sound and graphics, but it's all over too quickly.
Great interesting plot, but is unfinished at the end of the game. I assume that the expansion packs complete the plot, though.
GAMEPLAY
Four distinct armies to play as. Each one is very unique and cool, but the single player campaign focuses on the Space Marines, as they are the only playable race in the campaign. Early map exploration and controlling strategic points around the map are tactics that should be used to win. Losts of cool unit types and upgrades. A few problems with moving large armies though. The single player campaign only has 11 missions and is too short.
SOUND
Great battle effects and speech, although a few voices sound like overacting.
GRAPHICS
Lovely graphics and battle effects. Units look good and unique.
DIFFICULTY
The game has three difficulty levels: Normal, Hard and Insane. This game would be good for newcomers to the RTS genre, as the game is very easy on normal. I would recommmend for a good veteran RTS player to play on Insane difficulty, as Hard is a bit easy too.
OVERALL
Brilliant in every way, but too short. THis game is now a budget title, get it!