Space Hulk (2013 video game)

Space Hulk is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Danish studio Full Control and released on 15 August 2013.[1] It is based on the tabletop game of the same name by Games Workshop.[1] It features the Blood Angels Chapter of the Space Marines battling grotesque aliens known as Genestealers.

Space Hulk
Developer(s)Full Control
Publisher(s)Full Control
Funbox Media (PS Vita)
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
ReleaseWindows
  • WW: 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)

Mac OS X

  • WW: 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)

Linux

  • WW: 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)

iOS

  • WW: 5 December 2013 (2013-12-05)

Wii U

  • NA: 14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)
  • EU: 4 February 2016 (2016-02-04)

PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

  • NA: 1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)
  • EU: 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Genre(s)Turn-based tactics

Plot

The plot of this table-top game is you have a squad of 2 assaulters, 1 force commander,1 flamer and a librarian. the goal is to get to the shuttle at the exit while genestealers and tyranids block your path. A narrator explains each mission before starting.

Gameplay

The gameplay is based heavily on the 4th edition of the tabletop game. The game is turn based and uses dice rolls. At each turn there is a limited number of action points to direct your squad. Extra action points can be earned from a dice roll. The game allows for undoing the last made action.[2]

Reception

Space Hulk has received generally mixed reviews. Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, with most reviewers citing a lack of polish and a too stringent adherence to the tabletop game rules.[3]

Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead viewed the game as an exercise in nostalgia, faithful to the design of the original board game without innovating in any way, "more awestruck tribute than actual adaptation."[7]

Rob Zacny of IGN said that the game's main problem was that "its designers couldn't let it deviate from or build on the simple rules of a board game experience that lacks tactical depth." It was considered, nevertheless to be "a fine game, a pleasant diversion."[8]

References
  1. Zacny, Rob. "Space Hulk (2013)". IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZf0VQNFfg
  3. "Space Hulk for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. Todd, Brett. "Space Hulk Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. Stanton, Rich (20 August 2013). "Space Hulk – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. Rundle, Michael (16 August 2013). "'Space Hulk' Review: Games Workshop Classic Returns, Dice And All". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-30-space-hulk-review
  8. Zacny, Rob (30 August 2013). "Space Hulk Review". IGN. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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