A great recreation of the 40k universe - A first rate choice for RTS fans.
User Rating: 8.1 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC
This game has really captured the Warhammer universe and brought it to life. The graphics and sound are just great. The environment comes alive and each side has its own distinct personality. That distinct personality means that you will have to adapt your gameplay for each of the playable races or you will lose the match. For fans fo RTS games or of Warhammer 40k itself this is a first rate choice. I really liked this game and that is saying a lot since I am not generally a fan of RTS. Personally, I find RTS games a bit overwhelming and difficult to manage but at least in Warhammer your units will stay alive long enough that you can manage two or three groups of troups simultaneously. It is also refreshing that there are a number fo different victory conditions that can be chosen which eliminate (although you can still do it) the necessity of eliminating the opponents base. I especially liked being able to win by killing the enemy's commander. Unfortunately the usual rushing strategy seems to work best most of the time and that is not something that I enjoy overly. The single player campaign was realtively easy to win and a bit short. It was however, extreemly compelling. I loved the over the top story and attitudes of the the games characters and the corny unit acknoledgements. "Idleness leads to heresy". The single player campaign only allows you to play as the space marines which means that it is difficult to then try and play the other races, initially, in the multiplayer or skirmish modes. There is a definite learning curve for each of the playable factions. Overall, this game is well worth recomending but be advised that there is not enough in the single player campaign to recomend it for that purpose alone. p.s. Please excuse the poor spelling and grammer as I have just re-installed windows but cant find my office cd. 
