It is your duty to defend this planet, destroy the invaders and save humanity. If the weapons on this planet fall into Ork hands it could mean the end of humanity itself. You are accompanied by two brothers-in-arms, Sergeant Sidonus and Leandros, an inexperienced Tactical Marine.
You embody Captain Titus, a highly trained Space Marine and Commander of 2nd Company. In September 2011, with the release of Space Marine, THQ finally delivered a 40k game that fans of the series and the 40k universe itself deserved.įorge World Graia, a military production planet, has been invaded by Orks, a brutish race of warriors.
A XBLA, top down, twin stick shooter designed to once again whet the appetite of console gamers for the 40k universe and lead into the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. But then came Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team. Regardless of how good the underlying stories may have been in previous releases, the gameplay was so bad that it gave console gamers another excuse to ignore the 40k universe.įor the next eight years, THQ never allowed the Warhammer series to venture away from PC where it did reasonably well. This question became especially moronic considering that Fire Warrior was widely disparaged as a complete let down. A 1995 attempt entitled Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels was dismissed as far too difficult and a 2003 attempt, Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, pitted itself against Halo and made the asinine question “Who needs Halo?” a centerpiece of their marketing campaign. That, and every attempt to bring the universe to modern age consoles was flat out mediocre. But the majority didn’t and asked questions like, “Why can’t you use your imagination like old school D&D players?”įor these reasons, 40k never really took off in the console marketplace. Some people got it and were sucked into the rich universe Games Workshop had created. The miniatures, the detailed landscape and the ostensibly gargantuan amount of stuff you had to buy to begin the table top game were, for a zero income high school or college student, insurmountable barriers to entry into the universe. Warhammer 40,000 ( 40k) was that game table that sat in the corner of the local game shop that only a few people every played and most never fully understood. Much like a gamer who finds an Easter Egg hidden away in a game and proceeds to trumpet it from the highest hills and forums, the TA Team is going to be featuring these Easter Egg games on the front page for all to see.
Welcome to Easter Eggs, where the TA Team shines the spotlight on games that many gamers might have missed, perhaps hidden away behind the millionth copy of Call of Duty or FIFA.
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