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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

 

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  • User Score (194)
    6.3 6.3 from 194 reviewers
  • Expert Score (88)
    8.5 8.5 from 88 reviewers
  • Value for money (3)
    10 10 from 3 reviewers
  • Features (2)
    10 10 from 2 reviewers
  • Gameplay (24)
    9.6 9.6 from 24 reviewers
  • Graphics (30)
    9.8 9.8 from 30 reviewers
  • Sound (27)
    9.9 9.9 from 27 reviewers
  • Storyline (5)
    9.0 9.0 from 5 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (15)
    9.4 9.4 from 15 reviewers
  • Control (6)
    9.8 9.8 from 6 reviewers
  • Atmosphere (4)
    10 10 from 4 reviewers
  • Singleplayer (3)
    8.1 8.1 from 3 reviewers
  • Game depth (5)
    8.8 8.8 from 5 reviewers
  • Funfactor (2)
    9.5 9.5 from 2 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. GameSpot

    7 March 2011

    Retribution offers a lot of content for its $30 price tag. Each play-through of the campaign takes somewhere between five and 10 hours, which, coupled... Read more

    • Orks, Tyranids, Chaos, and Eldar finally playable in a campaign, More diverse gameplay than its predecessors, The Imperial Guard faction is a great...
    • Some factions' stories are poorly fleshed out, Bugs mar the Imperial Guard campaign.

  2. CVG

    8.0/10
    16 April 2009

    It doesn't deliver on all fronts but Dawn of War II is a strategic, mostly satisfying attempt at reinventing the RTS genre. Read more

    • Deep, action-packed combat, Visually-spectacular multiplayer skirmishes, Co-op adds to strategy
    • Missions get repetitive, RPG elements not as good as they should be

  3. Critical Gamer

    16 March 2011

    Retribution breathes new life and playability into Dawn of War II that’ll be enough to excite both fans of the series, and newcomers who fancy a Read more

  4. allaboutgames.co.uk

    8.0/10
    27 June 2009

    One particularly curious design decision for DoW2 was Relic's use of online services to support their title. Read more

  5. DarkZero

    DarkZero
    8.0/10
    27 September 2010

    As it stands, Dawn of War 2 is a grand achievement that gives the player a new take on how conventional RTS games play. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. So this shouldn't really have Dawn of War in the title

    Amazon
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: Mikey P, Amazon
    6 October 2011

    Remember how in the first game it was all about capturing territories, building up your army of space marines and tanks and killing the other army, Read more

  2. Pretty good...

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: wiestika, Newegg
    20 October 2010

    I would say, if you like RTS games that have a good campaign but also a fun comp stomp skirmish mode, get this game. Read more

    • Having never played any of the warhammer games before I can't compare to older versions. On that note, I think this game is great. The campaign is ...
    • I can understand some people wouldn't like having to use both Steam and Windows live for the game, but if you are into gaming, you should really ha...

  3. Relic Dawn of War 2

    Overclock
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: PCpwnz, Overclock
    3 April 2009

    Dawn of War 2 is the latest installment for relics series "Dawn of War". These games take place in the grim future of the warhammer 40k universe,... Read more

    • Great graphics, loot system, multiplayer
    • Missions in single player are boring, only four races

  4. BigPond GameArena

    Reviewer: novawing, BigPond GameArena
    7 March 2009

    Dawn of War 2 is an interesting jump away from the traditional RTS into the RTT world that I believe has worked very well. Read more

    • *Awesome addition to the series, *Slaying thousands of Xenos before the might of the imperium is always fun
    • *Steam, *downloading a 4GB install patch after installing the DVD, *Only the one SP campaign / one race playable in SP

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Developed by award winning Relic Entertainment, Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the acclaimed RTS series - taking players to the brutal f…

Manufacturer's Specs

Minimum Requirements

  • OS:
    Windows® XP SP2
  • CPU:
    Intel Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent processor

Release Date

  • First seen
    4 September 2008

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