I worked with this since the first beta, and am quite pleased at the amount of polish between then and now. The units are crisp, and given that so many can be on the screen at once, they are a joy to watch as animations are very well done. The four races are pretty distinct, in both appearance and also their tactical use. Eldar are very specialized, and when micromanaged, very devastating. Orks are brutes who shine in hand to hand combat, but lack when it comes to ranged attacks. They are also very cheap so swarming an enemy is necessary. Marines are a jack of all trades, versatile in all ways but not as good in melee as orks or at range as eldar. Lastly, the Chaos Space Marines are much the same as their regular counterparts, but with a little weakness in individual units shored up by some nice special attacks and abilities. Online is where this game shines. Either against humans or playing co-op with a friend against the strong AI, this one will eat more time than you are willing to admit to. The sounds are great, the music above average, and visually the game is pretty faithful to the tabletop miniatures it strives to recreate.
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