Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 game review; For the emperor!

Warhammer world is one of the most important and rich fantasy worlds; The world that is based on it, from board games to many video games and other works, has many fans. The latest game based on this series is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which is the sequel to the first version, and this time, Saber Interactive Studio is responsible for its development. The game is an experience consisting of several different game modes and tries hard to properly present the feeling of an experience in the world of Warhammer. Please watch the video below first so we can tell you more about how successful Space Marine 2 is in this way:

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Space Marine 2 tells the story and adventures of Titus; The Space Marine that we had in charge of guiding him in the first version and after the unpleasant events that he has experienced, these days he is working as a Deathwatch. The Deathwatches are a group of Space Marines who go to fight threats around the world, and in one of these confrontations, Titus gets caught in a bad situation. But this is not the end of the veteran's struggle, and instead he is given another chance to once again take command of a group of Space Marines and prove himself again in the great war that began with the Tyranids' attack.

The story of Space Marine 2 is a straightforward experience in the series. Although there are a few surprises waiting for the gamer along the way, but even they are not so impressive that they can give a special complexity to the story or turn it into something more than a narrative for a work in the style of a third-person shooter. However, the overall storytelling of the game performs well in two areas; First, the character arc of Titus himself, who tries to fight with all his heart for the goals of the Space Marines, and you can establish a good relationship with him in this way. The voice acting of Clive Standen, the actor of the series Vikings, in the role of Titus is suitable for his face and character and has had a positive effect on Titus' characterization. Of course, the other characters of the game are far from the main hero in this respect, and maybe some of them are a little attractive to genuine fans of this series simply because of their importance in the Warhammer world.

But Space Marine 2's storytelling trump card is its depiction of the Warhammer universe as it should be. If you are familiar with this world, you know that we are dealing with one of the darkest and cruelest fantasy worlds, where different species are constantly at war with each other, and this is the same situation that we see in the game. The story of Space Marine 2 revolves around a massive war between the Space Marines and the Tyranids, and when I use the word massive to describe it, I really mean a massive, epic battle. In many stages of the game, the magnificence of battles is depicted with full clarity, and the overall design of the game world is reminiscent of its warlike and dark mood, which in combination with epic music with a little religious flavor, which are the main theme of Warhammer songs, creates a good atmosphere. have created that can increase the impact of various events in the game.

It takes about 9 hours to complete the story of Space Marine 2, and the developers have put a lot of effort into portraying the feeling of being a Space Marine. This means that you are not a sharp and agile soldier, but a giant Space Marine with very heavy armor, and this heavy feeling is also felt in the game process; So that each of your shots can knock down a large number of smaller enemies, and this is depicted in the most violent way possible.

The battles of the game are a combination of close combat using weapons such as swords, axes and the famous saw swords of Warhammer, as well as the use of various firearms. In terms of close combat, we don't see a hack and slash experience where you can smash everyone by pressing a button or clicking; Rather, the game has mechanics such as defense and parry, as well as dodging, and you can perform various combos by combining light and heavy strikes. Although we checked the PC version of the game on Zumji and first I tried it with the mouse and keyboard, but in my opinion, the close combat mechanics of the game are better and more suitable with the controller and the default mouse and keyboard buttons are not suitable for this purpose. It takes the possibility of quick reaction from the gamer.

The close combats of the game generally have a good rhythm, and especially when you are facing a powerful and huge enemy, you will gain advantages by correctly executing the parry and dodging and you can inflict fatal blows on him. In the face of larger groups, you can easily destroy a large number of enemies by executing combos correctly, but sometimes in such situations, the combat mechanics of the game appear a little inefficient, and you may easily get caught among many enemies, and this is not a good solution. You will not have to escape from them. Situations like this throw the game's actions out of rhythm. We should also mention the finishing blows of the game, which have a high variety, and by performing them, you can tear the enemies to pieces with extreme violence, in the style of the first version or Doom.

Space Marine 2 also has really interesting gunplay. A variety of famous Space Marine weapons such as boltguns and heavy bolters are available in the game, and sometimes very heavy weapons are available to Titus, which are really fun to shoot with. Gunplay has a feel close to the Gears of War series; Of course, without entrenchment and in a much more violent and bloody state. The main positive point of the Gunplay game is the feeling of the weight and high power of the weapons in your hand, and as if every time you shoot with them, you feel the physics of the bullets hitting the enemies with all your heart. Even the sounds of weapons have been done with good quality.

But the gameplay of Space Marine 2 also has a tangible problem. It seems that the game is designed more as a Co-Op-oriented experience, and after passing the introduction, you can experience the story part with your two friends. Otherwise, two AI-controlled Space Marines will be next to you, and these bots don't have very good AI and sometimes do really weird things. This issue shows itself even more in the PvE mode of the game called Operations.

The Operations mode of the game has 6 different stages and to be honest, it is even more interesting than the story part of Space Marine 2. Each of these stages depict an attractive scenario of a huge battle and include fighting all kinds of enemies and bosses. In this section, gamers are no longer in charge of Titus and can choose their own character from among the available classes. These classes themselves need a bit of balance improvement, and for example, the Heavy class is highly dependent on having enough ammo, but sometimes the distance between the ammo in the game is too large, and as a result, you may very easily face the problem of lack of bullets. But the more important issue is the impact of artificial intelligence in this area. If you enter PvE mode with bots and choose classes such as Sniper or Heavy, your companions will move behind you by default, while such classes require companions to do close combat, and they also use Firearms support the team.

But keep in mind that if you experience the game with other gamers, the operations and even the story of the game will be much more interesting and better and you can feel a high level of excitement in it. Also, in the PvE part of the game, over time, a variety of upgrades and clothing customization options are opened, which give it a high value of long-term experience and can be counted on for a long time as an exciting Co-Op experience, and even by going to a higher degree of difficulty. , increased the excitement of the battles. Of course, Space Marine 2 also has a PvP section, but at the time of reviewing the game, its servers were still very quiet, and we have to wait for the general release of the game to be able to talk better about its quality. For this reason, this review focuses more on the story and PvE part of the game.

In general, Space Marine 2 has a rough and exciting action gameplay, some of the close combat mechanics may be rough and dry at times, but overall, if you are a fan of action works and just enjoy killing enemies and fighting, you will probably enjoy the experience. The story part and then the PvE mode of the game will give you a good pleasure. In the meantime, if you are a fan of Warhammer, it will be even more fun because you will be more familiar with the environments in which the stages take place, as well as better communication with the characters and enemies of the game.

Visually, Space Marine 2 is an overall high-quality game. As I mentioned above, especially the visual design of the game environments has a higher quality and depicts the world of Warhammer in a beautiful, dark and usually crowded way. The engine of the game is the Swarm Engine, which we saw in the World War Z game before creating crowded scenes with the presence of a large number of enemies, and this also applies to Space Marine 2, and usually in the battlefields, a large number of enemies can be seen at the same time. He observed that they evoke the feeling of an epic war. However, for example, the design of the characters' faces is a bit soulless and too simple, and some technical problems such as late loading of textures, especially between the curtains, and noticeable frame drops in very busy battles can be felt. In terms of music, Space Marine 2 has good quality and the selected songs fit its general atmosphere.

Overall, although Space Marine 2 has some problems, it is considered a very valuable game for two groups; First, people who love the world of Warhammer and will enjoy being immersed in the game world, and secondly, gamers who are interested in the Co-Op experience of games and can experience Space Marine 2 together with their friends. In this case, some of the game's problems, such as artificial intelligence weaknesses, are not noticeable. Violent and bloody actions, along with the appropriate atmosphere of the game world and the Operations mode, are other positive features of the game, and if you are interested in exciting action works, you will probably enjoy Space Marine 2 a lot.

The review of Space Marine 2 was done on the PC version with the code sent by the publisher.