Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 reviews are in, here’s what they say

Grab your Ceramite armor and your trusty Bolter, because it’s time to push back the Tyranids.

Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment’s reviews are ready Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2is a third-person shooter that lets players destroy alien hordes alone or in three-player co-op. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 currently has a rating of 84 MetacriticIt shows that many critics enjoyed their time with the game. Below, I’ve pulled together a series of takeaways, points, and quotes to provide an overview of what players can expect.

• Pure Xbox (9/10): “We’re right there with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. You don’t need to know anything about tabletop games, painting minifigures, or spilling paint all over your kitchen floor or anything like that to get involved. It’s a brilliant co-op action game, it’s that simple, it’s a big fat love letter to Warhammer and it’s one of the best things we’ve played this year because of how pure and focused it is at every turn. Want to watch big space marines rip alien scum in half and declare their undying love for each other? Come right over here, mate.”
• Eurogamer (4/5): “It evokes fond memories of pre-Souls third-person action games, while also being cunningly adapted to survive in the modern gaming scene. It also looks great, and lets you smash aliens with a big hammer, which makes it hard not to like. The KFC party bucket of video games is delightfully messy, almost certainly bad for you, and best shared with friends.”
• GamesRadar+ (4/5): “If someone tells you a game is not good, need “When you’ve got motorized swords and eight-foot-tall super soldiers who can throw heretics around like rag dolls, think about what else they’re lying about – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is pure, ridiculous fun, and the best third-person shooter I’ve played in years.”
• IGN (8/10): “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a fantastic third-person shooter with a compelling story, a ton of fun-to-use weapons, and a variety of enemies to use them against.”
• PCGamesN (6/10)“There’s nothing bad about Space Marine 2. The look, sound, and overall feel of the game, especially the all-important design of mass killing savage marines and alien freaks, are all enjoyable. It’s just that the lack of focus in the storytelling and mission design, coupled with the lackluster enemy encounters, prevents the game from standing out. As an accessible entry point to the setting for those with a casual interest in Warhammer, it could do worse. It’s just a shame that Space Marine 2 isn’t as strong a showcase as its predecessor.”
• Polygon (Not Scored): “The Space Marine games are one of the best entry points into the vast 40K canon, thanks to how satisfying it is to step into the shoes of the Ultramarine, and Space Marine 2 “It continues that legacy.”

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