Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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Where he's going, you won't need eyes...

Space Marine is an upcoming 3rd-person video game which will be featured on PC, the ECKSBAWKS 360 and the PS3. It's genre is a hybrid of shooting and hack and slash.

Plot so Far

The story is set in either the Segmentum Tempestus or Segmentum Ultima on the forgeworld of Graia. It is being invaded by Orks who wish to loot the shit out of it; weapons, ammunition, vehicles, you name it. Rather surprisingly, the Orks have an actual objective this time, to steal a Warlord-class Titan of the Morning Star Legion. Captain Titus and a small force of Ultramarines are sent to hold back the invading Orks while the liberation fleet is on its way.

Recently, it has been revealed that the Forces of Chaos will also have a part to play. So far, it is mentioned that their goals are shrouded in mystery, and Captain Titus has a role to play in their plans. In addition, a questionable Inquisitor (suggesting questionable experiments to the Ad Mech) appeared long before Titus or even the Ork's arrival, suggesting that there's more than Titan hijacking going on.

Gameplay

Those aren't proper Marine proportions, just look at those short skinny arms, that narrow shoulder span and that goofy mid-section (chest and abdomen), great job at making Titus look like a sissy, relic, no amount of Ork/Chaos stompin' is gonna cure that, and Jesus fuck can that chainsword be any bigger?

No cover system. As a man from Relic said: "cover is for pussies". Space Marines are too awesome to be cowering behind cover. As a Space Marine, you are given enhanced regenerative abilities and an Iron Halo shield (due to your status as Captain). There are also brutal kills which the player can do to make the enemy's deaths more humorous/gory (to regain health like a man and to show-off the awesomeness of the Angels of Death, of course). Since you are playing as a Space Marine (and better yet, a veteran of 200 years of battle) you could easily kill thousands of Orks with just a swing with your chainsword.

The Forces of Chaos are mentioned as being a lot tougher. Traitor guardsmen are still as weak as ordinary Ork sluggas and shootas, but are quite tactical, being able to organize and plan strategies. Corrupted psykers can spawn enemies and easily kill you from afar. Khorne Bloodletters can teleport, making it hard for you to shoot them, deal massive amounts of damage and can withstand quite a bit themselves. Chaos Space Marines are far more deadly. Not only are they Space Marines (like you!!), but they have the Chaos Gods to back them up.

Further gameplay is revealed that Space Marine will feature a Furry Fury system. The Fury system allows you to slow time when aiming a ranged weapon or to unleash a devastating melee attack (provided that you filled up the fury bar by killing enemies of course).

While Titus' starting equipment consists of a bolt pistol and chainsword, weapons can range from bolters to missile launchers to plasma guns to thunder hammers. Recent screenshots have shown that you will also be able to use jump packs.

Characters

• Captain Titus - A Captain of the Ultramarines Chapter and their last hope of finally getting some badass redemption of any kind. He is sent with his company of Ultramarines to prevent an Ork Waaagh!! from looting a forgeworld. It should be noted that his character was first seen as bald but was changed to have a shaved head in the early trailers. He was finally changed to a standard space marine HAIR-etic. He is voiced by Mark Strong. Yes...HE'S VOICED BY FUCKING MARK MOTHERFUCKING STRONG![1] Considering known hair-etic Force Commander Hair Gel's escapades didn't end well, one wonders if Titus will either be killed or corrupted by the forces of Chaos. He looks kinda like Proteus from Ultramarines the Movie, excluding the longer hair and the better looking armor decor. Anyway, he is shown to be looked upon with suspicion by some of his fellow Ultramarines. This is due to them suspecting him of Chaos corruption after being the only surviving battle-brother after an attack from a Chaos Sorcerer (which he eventually killed). BTW I'm a wizard.

• Sidonus - A slightly grumpy smurf, Sidonus is a veteran of the Ultramarines and designated comedian of the squad, delivering dry humor to the heart of the enemy when necessary (or when not so necessary). He is said to have battled Tyranids, Orks, Eldar, Chaos space Marines and Necrons during his centuries of battle. Quite badass, for an like all old Adeptus Astartes. He also has a bionic arm after getting his real one nom'd by Tyranids. Also lost his eye and half of his face when an Eldar weapon blew up in his face.

• Leandros - A newly recruited Ultramarine clinging to his shortened copy of the Codex Astartes. He is the youngest of the squad, being only 75 years old (which is considered young by Space Marine standards) yet he has one of the highest honors that a chapter can bestow (that, ironically enough, seems to be missing from Sidonus' power armor mantle), Terminator honors.

• Second Lieutenant Miranda Nero - Being the only loyalist petty officer left, Mira leads what remains of the 203rd Cadian that was reassigned to Graia. Turns out they went too far out into the green sea and got cut off from supplies and support. Now that her Cadian descent has been revealed, fanboys demands for rule 34 will intensify. She seems to share Merrick's view of placing the lives of her men above the Imperium. HERESY!!!

• Inquisitor Drogan - The Inquisitor. He looks like he hasn't slept in a week, and his hair is really dirty and emo looking. Must be a radical. He's also EXTREMELY obsessed with killing xenos due to him being previously tortured by xenos (possibly Dark Eldar) for several years. During his time on Graia, his EXTREME obsession made him create mysterious experimental weapons in hopes of getting revenge, and one of these experiments included a portal that led to EXTREME consequences. This is due to the fact that the forces of chaos used said portal to enter the forgeworld, EXTREMEly.

• The Chaos Terminator Sorcerer (please give actual name) - He is apparently one of, if not the, main antagonist of the game. He is possibly the Sorcerer Titus killed previously.

• The Ork Warboss (please give actual name) - I'm afraid that's all we know.

Things that rock

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The official sequel

• Seemingly a better game than that other game where you play as a Space Communist who is apparently a one man army that could single-handedly kill genetically modified super soldiers, a daemon prince and a greater daemon of Tzeentch. lolwut?
• You get to play as a Space Marine.
• Humorous amounts of blood, dismemberment and gore.
• No casual difficulty setting.
• Chaos Space Marines.
• BLOODLETTERS!!!
• Mark Strong (who you may remember from his previous roles starring in Kickass, Robin Hood, Stardust and Sherlock Holmes) as the voice of Captain Titus.
• Everyone is Alpharius. HERESY! No such person exists or ever did! *BLAM!!*
• JUMP PACKS.

Things that Suck

• Ultrasmurfs.
• Explaining things to the newbs.
• They wanted to cast Sean Pertwee as one of the characters, but they already had enough VA's (though they do express desire to cast him in the sequel).
• Another 40k game about some Space Marine snowflake. See Ultrasmurfs.
• Not enough dakka.
• Apparently, melta guns are shotguns now and the Lascannon is some kind of retarded sniper rifle with slow-mo.
  • Sounds somehow familiar, no?

Gallery

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  Come hither brother, for I only wish to embrace you.

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  She wants to fuck

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  Dat Heeeuuge

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  Wera firin ah grehn lazahs!!!

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  He still should go for the bionic eye implant.

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  The text box pretty much says it all. Also, hot as hell. Yeah, Rule 34 should follow quickly.