You’ve probably seen a lot of hype around Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and If you’re not familiar with the series, we’re here to tell you that it’s well-deserved. The long-awaited sequel to the fan-favourite third-person action shooter, Space Marine 2 is an absurdly violent and gory third-person action game that fuses melee and ranged combat in a way that makes you feel like you are slap bang in the middle of an action movie.
Alongside a hugely enjoyable campaign, that can be played either single-player or co-op and tells a compelling story set in the 41st Millennium, Space Marine 2 also manages to pack in fully-fleshed out PvE and PvP game modes too. In essence, what we’ve got here is an impressive action game that can do it all – as long as it all is violence, carnage, and lots of fun.
In the campaign, you follow the epic journey of Titus, a valiant Space Marine with a seemingly impossible mission. To complete this mission, he must trust in his powerful arsenal of weapons – including his trusty chainsaw sword – as he faces all manner of Necron enemies. Whilst the campaign is fairly traditional in its execution, the other modes offer more freedom in how you play and experience the Warhammer 40,000 universe. There are a handful of different classes to choose from, and a lot of the fun comes from not only mastering your own class but learning how to work together with others to become a brutally efficient killing machine. Have we mentioned that the game is violent? That seems important and worth repeating.
Alongside it’s incredibly slick action, which feels great at all times, it’s also a stunning game to look at. The alien worlds you traverse are beautiful, despite the copious amounts of viscera, and the graphical fidelity is such that you’ll wish you could explore and maybe just pull up a nice rocking chair and take a nap. You won’t be able to do that though, because there’s always more action to be found in this incredible sequel that is sure to please fans and newcomers alike and keep them coming back for more. For the emperor!
