Space Hulk: Tactics

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Space Hulk: Tactics
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Developer(s) Cyanide
Publisher(s) Focus Home Interactive
Series Warhammer 40,000
Platform(s)
Release9 October 2018
Genre(s) Turn-based tactics
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Space Hulk: Tactics is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe and is based upon the turn-based strategy tabletop miniatures board game Space Hulk . The game was released on 9 October 2018. [1]

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Gameplay

Players can play as one of four chapters of Space Marines (Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves and Ultramarines) or their opponents, grotesque aliens known as Genestealers who come in four different factions. [2] The game has two single-player campaigns, one you play as Blood Angels, the other as the Genestealers, along with competitive PvP multiplayer and a skirmish mode. [3] A map builder allows players to create their own maps and scenarios to share with others. [4] It is a turn-based tactics game [5] and has elements of deck-building games. For example, players can use cards to give bonuses to their characters or refresh action points. [6]

Reception

Space Hulk: Tactics received mixed reviews on Metacritic. [7] [8] [9] Charlier Hall for Polygon praised the customisation options for players. [10] Fraser Brown, writing for Rock Paper Shotgun criticised the games pace and UI which "punishes even tiny mistakes". [11] IGN called it "a wonderfully challenging, asymmetrical tactics game in spite of its poor PC controls". [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Donnelly, Joe (20 August 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics release date set, gameplay trailer teases explosive combat". PC Gamer . Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (20 August 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics looks like a promising clash of Space Marine and XCOM". Eurogamer . Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Stauffer, Derek (15 October 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics Review - Marred by Weak Console Controls". Screen Rant . Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Senior, Tom (5 October 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics trailer kills a planet". PC Gamer . Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Jones, Ali (30 May 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics lets you play a Genestealers campaign for the first time". PCGamesN . Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Purslow, Matt (21 August 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics' tenacious enemy AI makes it a relentless battle that's tough to outwit". PCGamesN . Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Space Hulk: Tactics for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Space Hulk: Tactics for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Space Hulk: Tactics for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Hall, Charlie (9 October 2018). "Warhammer 40K games are a dime a dozen, but Space Hulk: Tactics shines". Polygon . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Brown, Fraser (17 October 2018). "Wot I Think - Space Hulk: Tactics". Rock Paper Shotgun . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Hafer, TJ (12 October 2018). "Space Hulk: Tactics Review". IGN . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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