Space Hulk: Tactics
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Developer(s) | Cyanide |
Publisher(s) | Focus Home Interactive |
Series | Warhammer 40,000 |
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Release | 9 October 2018 |
Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
Space Hulk: Tacticsis aturn-based tactics video gamedeveloped byCyanideand published byFocus Home Interactive.The game is set in theWarhammer 40,000universe and is based upon the turn-based strategytabletop miniaturesboard gameSpace Hulk.The game was released on 9 October 2018.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]Players can play as one of four chapters ofSpace Marines(Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves and Ultramarines) or their opponents, grotesque aliens known asGenestealerswho 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 aturn-based tacticsgame[5]and has elements ofdeck-building games.For example, players can use cards togive bonusesto their characters or refreshaction points.[6]
Reception
[edit]Space Hulk: Tacticsreceived mixed reviews onMetacritic.[7][8][9]Charlier Hall forPolygonpraised the customisation options for players.[10]Fraser Brown, writing forRock Paper Shotguncriticised the games pace and UI which "punishes even tiny mistakes".[11]IGNcalled it "a wonderfully challenging, asymmetrical tactics game in spite of its poor PC controls".[12]
References
[edit]- ^Donnelly, Joe (20 August 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics release date set, gameplay trailer teases explosive combat".PC Gamer.Retrieved29 September2022.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (20 August 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics looks like a promising clash of Space Marine and XCOM".Eurogamer.Retrieved29 September2022.
- ^Stauffer, Derek (15 October 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics Review - Marred by Weak Console Controls".Screen Rant.Retrieved29 September2022.
- ^Senior, Tom (5 October 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics trailer kills a planet".PC Gamer.Retrieved29 September2022.
- ^Jones, Ali (30 May 2018)."Space Hulk: Tacticslets you play a Genestealers campaign for the first time ".PCGamesN.Retrieved9 June2023.
- ^Purslow, Matt (21 August 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics' tenacious enemy AI makes it a relentless battle that's tough to outwit".PCGamesN.Retrieved29 September2022.
- ^"Space Hulk: Tactics for PC Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^"Space Hulk: Tactics for PlayStation 4 Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^"Space Hulk: Tactics for Xbox One Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^Hall, Charlie (9 October 2018)."Warhammer 40K games are a dime a dozen, but Space Hulk: Tactics shines".Polygon.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^Brown, Fraser (17 October 2018)."Wot I Think - Space Hulk: Tactics".Rock Paper Shotgun.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^Hafer, TJ (12 October 2018)."Space Hulk: Tactics Review".IGN.Retrieved28 September2022.
External links
[edit]- 2018 video games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- PlayStation 4 games
- Xbox One games
- Video games based on board games
- Video games developed in France
- Warhammer 40,000 video games
- Cyanide (company) games
- Focus Entertainment games
- Tactical role-playing video games
- Turn-based strategy video games
- Windows games