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Dawn of War ROCKS!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The graphics rock.Sound rocks.Game rocks

Dawn of war is by far the greatest game ever.The campaign is great.The cut scenes are very detailed.All 4 of the races have very unique.

I love this game

relic shines again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: October 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

relic has always been an excellent games maker. they are always innovative. they have done an outstanding job yet again.

i have seen many previous adaptations and attempts at getting the warhammer 40k universe into a playable computer game. i believe that relic is the first to actually bring it home. i have played the single game thru at least 3 times. each race is very different in the strategies they have, and when playing in multiplayer, you need to get ready fast! all the races have their own perks, and drawbacks. i would recommend this to ANYONE who wants to play an awesome RTS, with GREAT graphics and sound. i think this adaptation of the 40k universe is absolutly the best BY FAR.

Like playing RTS for the first time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: November 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am very pleased with Warhammer Dawn of War. I've played many RTS games, but this is possibly the best. The graphics are good, the units available to you are great, and the storyline is very compelling. If you're looking for something new, I would suggest trying this game. You will love it.

"For the Emperor!"

Dawn of War

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Having played the tabletop strategy game that this is based on, I find that dawn of war is a great pc game. I would recommend buying this game for anyone who finds a interest in science -fiction futuristic setting or futurisric gameplay. There are multiple Races you can play as, such as the fast and agile eldar, whose arrogance is only matched by there firepower, or the space marines, chosen of the immortal emperor to know no fear and fight for the purity and sanctity of the imperium, or the xenos scum known as the orcs, who rely on the driving spirit of th waghhh!!! to propel themselves into space and plague the holy worlds of the emperor. dawn of war is a great game and if you want to know any back round on the game jusy go to http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/spacemarines/default.htm
just copy and pate this.

DAWN OF WAR ROCKS!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: January 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the best 40K adaptation yet! In the grim future of the 41st Millenium there is only war on the PC!!

DEFINETLY add this to your collect, but buy it at a discount. =-)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Cutting edge ideas! Being able to color your armies and add your own decals! WHY HASN'T ANYONE THOUGHT OF THIS YET!?! So simple yet SOOO much more satisfying when you see your Terminator squad march over the bodies of te Orks, Eldar, and Chaos Marines.

Before I say anything else, I DEFINETLY recommend this game because of it's cutting edge ideas and creativity. That being said, here are some pluses and minuses.

Posatives: Online play, Army Painter, good graphics, cool sounds, cutting edge new creative ideas

Negatives: BIG NEGATIVE Only one Campaign (Space Marine): no Ork, Eldar, or Chaos Marine campaigns, Lack of ability to customize Space Marines in single player campaigns, lack of replayability other than online, sluggish story-line: you see what's going to happen in the beginning and it takes the whole game to get there, with almost no twists or turns, if this game is rated 'M' why didn't they write a storyline that reflects our intelligence. Story-line feels like it's written for a Space Marine whose worked Ordinance for too long. (Ordinance=Explosives lol)

All that being said, I WOULD STILL DEFINETLY recommend this game to ANYONE who likes action/strategy/rts/ect. Because they have some VERY cutting edge CREATIVE ideas in here that you WILL NOT see anywhere else

Warcraft, but different

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a long time fan of the WH40k world, and the game faithfully re-creates the art and atmosphere of the original tabletop game. The game play itself is almost exactly like warcraft, with a few twists and turns that make it better. Probably the best improvement is that you can click on any squad member, and the entire squad will be selected, making it much easier to move large numbers of units around at a time.

I haven't tried the online mode, but that's because I am a high school graduate (and then some) and am assuming that some enterprising 13 year old will trounce me in under 30 seconds. I didn't find the game compelling enough to invest the effort to get good at it. The single player missions are easy enough that you can get through them even if you aren't that great at the game. Which is a good thing if you're like me and you're just looking to have some fun.

In his glorious name!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: February 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dawn of War is a must have pc game for Games Workshop enthusiasts.
The graphics are very good for an RTS. The battle animations are completly brutal and a joy to behold. The animations are so cool that you may find yourself saving game films and watching them just to admire the carnage without trying to manage a hectic battle. It's true that the campaign is short, however the skirmishes supply an endless amount of gameplay. You most definetly get your money's worth here. The voice acting is top notch and really serves to add drama to the battles. Each race is unique and potentially devastating. So pick this one up and get ready to wage the war!

Glorious animated SF carnage in the Warhammer 40K universe!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: February 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This "Game of the Year" edition of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (DoW) contains new battle maps, online features and an observer mode to enhance what was already a terrific RTS computer game. Each of the four races in the game look and behave as one would expect from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 (aka 40K) universe. The Eldar are graceful and cultured in their speech and appearance (think High Elves in space), performing marvelous acrobatic moves in combat. Orks are brutal, awkward and ramshackle in their appearance and gait, Chaos Marines and their demonic minions are dark, cruel and monstrous while regular Space Marines (enhanced humans) are very industrial and all business. The animations in combat are so good you'll want to play some skirmishes on easy difficulty so that you can take your time looking close up at the individual fighting using the fully moveable 3D camera. There are even special "sync-kill" animations when certain creatures destroy each other. For example, when the Space Marine Commander kills a gigantic Bloodthirster (huge winged demon), the animation sequence is one of the most spectacular in the game!

The skirmish option offers both single and multiplayer modes with many different battle maps from which to choose. This offers near limitless permutations, providing tons of re-playability. The campaign is a wee bit linear and not overly challenging, but is loads of fun, has an entertaining story and can be completed by all players regardless of skill level. Difficulty level settings can be used in both campaign and skirmish play to make the game more or less challenging as desired.

The voice acting and music are quite good in DoW and enhance play enormously. The game is highly evocative of the dark, gothic feel of the 40K miniatures game produced by Games Workshop (GW).

Resource gathering is used as is expected in an RTS game, but it is very simple and does not occupy an enormous amount of game time. The emphasis of DoW is all on the action and combat! Resources are gathered by capturing strategic points and critical locations on the battle map. Capture more territory and more resources will be available to you to complete your research and build your army.

Note that the expansion pack for this game, Winter Assault, will provide players with even more maps and options, as well as a new army, The Imperial Guard. There are also numerous mods available on the Internet providing even more armies from the 40K universe.

From popular gaming tables to the Deep spaces of your computer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 29
Date: February 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If this is just M for mature,THE GUYS THAT CREATED THIS WENT WRONG FOR THE ESRB.I mean that war and blood just turn to T for Teen,And who said that the tabletop games are for 12+,they could've just painted the models and put them in the boxes ready to fight and then that would lower the price from $30.00 to $15.00 and then this would be for 10 and older.The painting system for the armies are good, but by handheld it would be harder to do.Just 4 armies?Why not the entire squadron of the armies?And I'm hoping for a Warhammer 40,000 game for the Nintendo DS or the PSP or even the Nintendo Revolution or the Playstation 2 or Xbox 360

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