Warhammer 40k Space Marine Retro Review - When Games Were Great

[@WorthABuyreviews]

FYI I did try Online mode, got a game of survival mode in just under 30 seconds with one guy so someone still plays :)

[@jamessalvatore7054]

Lotta damn fun. Wish we had gotten a sequel.

[@KlingonGamerYT]

man I played this game to death misty eyes mack KlINGONS DO CRY

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

Brilliant idea for content. I always wanted to play this game and forgot about it over and over. Will pick it up. Do you recommend playing it on my 7th gen I5 acer nitro or my og ps4?

[@temparalflux914]

lad to see a suggestion of mine was used eventually, although i feel you probably had more than me suggest i as it was in an email a few years back now (im that guy who looked after the old lady ;) )

[@1oli100]

@@icecoldchilipreppers I would have thought it would. play on both pretty easy

[@lepermessiah2608]

I grew a few grey hairs when he called this game "retro".

[@whylekat]

You already had them, bud. ;)

[@sunnyjim1355]

That's alright, as long as they weren't coming out of your ears.

[@stuartbagley2586]

Sad truth is this was out on the PS3/XBOX 360. That was two generations ago. Two!

[@enermaxstephens1051]

@@whylekat Yeah but he grew a few more when he heard that.

[@donniedarko2815]

I’ve gotten grey hairs since the game released

[@Scarbeus]

Would like to see more reviews of older games. Just because its old doesn't mean you shouldn't play it if its a great game.

[@phutureproof]

Well said, I've noticed a thing on youtube lately, is [gamename] worth playing in [current year], besides the fact most of these games are like 6 months old pffff, if it's a good game it's always worth playing ffs! Not aimed at you, just ranting 🔔🔔📯

[@Mrcool179]

@@phutureproof that's a relatively new type of video and mentality based on the modern type of games which release like absolute dogshit and then get "fixed" or improved later haha. Remember, full games are not released nowadays 😭😂

[@anater12]

Agree with others. I value your opinion on the classics. Have a retro review title every once in a while for the lads sake.

[@TalonBrush]

@Scarbeus you can look up his review of Dungeon Keeper and some older Star Wars games. Occassionally, he does bring back some glories.

[@benjaminburns4412]

I hope he goes back to kenshi and underrail

[@Firzen39]

"In the grim darkness of now, there are only crap games."

[@SassyCassie89]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@freeross371]

*Inquisition! Open Up!*

[@omniriven9806]

IN the grimm blue haired she-male darkness of now

[@SassyCassie89]

@@omniriven9806 - Slannesh noises intensify -

[@Tsaruk_V8]

« In the grim darkness of now, games are shit, furries are legion and using your brain has become a flaw »

[@BeatmasterAC]

This Review was approved by the Emperor.

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

*Makes the sign of the Aquila*

[@daktaklakpak5059]

Curse you corpse-worshipers! Blood for the blood gods!!

[@BeatmasterAC]

@@daktaklakpak5059 yes Inquisitor, this Heretic right here.

[@gijohn2]

The emperor protects.

[@DorkMatter001]

@@BeatmasterAC *loads bolt pistol*

[@ForcePF]

This reminded me of watching Totalbiscuit's video gushing about how great this game is. RIP :-(

[@ZekeMagnum]

F

[@Professor_Bugs]

He is truly missed! Fortunately we have still have Mac here to report on games as games should be reported. Nothing is sugarcoated and it seems like he has a wider understanding of games/gaming as a whole. In a sense i feel like Mac and Totalbiscuit are quite similar in that way. Genuine reviewers without a big fear of getting "sacced" or not getting keys. Whenever i buy a game that Mac has thumbed up it has ALWAYS been great! Same goes for Total. When both Total and Mac has gushed about this game i guess the only logical thing to do is to buy it :-D

[@FullMonterey]

I discovered Mack while searching for a "replacement" for TB. Mack's great, but TB is still the GOAT in my eyes.

[@Peter-wk5bj]

RIP

[@cubablue602]

Ah! RIP. The very first gamer I ever followed on YT. He’s still missed.

[@ChrisPye999]

I actually liked the clunky movement because you're a walking tank and this game really did an amazing job of portraying that fact. It's a little like Deathwing in that you really felt like you were this massive Terminator.

[@MrFallenone]

But ... space marines are not slow... they are way faster than a regular human even in the armor ... because its a power armor.

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

@@MrFallenone I like the clunk, it reminds me that they are wearing armour after all.

[@ChrisPye999]

@@MrFallenone Yes but it's still heavy even though a Space Marine is manoeuvrable while wearing it.

[@ConchTheGabberGreer]

@@ChrisPye999 it's heavy but Astartes are 7ft genetically enhanced super soldiers. Power armour to them is the equivalent of us wearing a body warmer :)) they cross a good distance with each stride which this game doesn't really capture.

[@HejLala]

Astartes 1-5 is probably the best representation of power armor in action. ''Nothing that big should be that fast''

[@OverlordZephyros]

one of the best warhammer 40k games after dawn of war.... I would like a sequel, who agrees???

[@whitejack9032]

Well waddaya know

[@takkie4064]

theres one coming!

[@cookiedust8066]

This gem screams for a remaster, would love to play it again in ultra wide.

[@Swolidarity]

there is a sequel now

[@willbournerv2259]

Space marine 2 is coming out though

[@TheBaronVSP]

Been painting/playing Ultramarines for 20+ years, so naturally this game is one of my favorites. Holds up fantastically to this day.

[@FeindishArtwork]

Total biscuits best review was for this game, he loved it so much

[@WorthABuyreviews]

I am not surprised he liked it, the game is great. Wish he was still here.

[@Jasta85]

Was thinking the same thing, just so happy to smash orks. Great game, definitely one that could use a proper sequel.

[@karllenasson]

God I miss TB. My interest in gaming really took a noticable hit when he passed away. He was younger than me, still feels absurd... Edit: And he really was a great advocate for consumers. Don't really have that anymore these days. RIP.

[@freemanluster5681]

I still have my original release of this, it was great

[@TalesOfWar]

@@WorthABuyreviews TB was also a MASSIVE Warhammer fan so it makes sense.

[@quiett6191]

God damn!! That hammer might just be the most fun I've ever had with a melee weapon in a game. Not the fastest, or the most flashy, but the feedback the game gives you for landing a hit with that thing just makes you feel soo warm and fuzzy inside. I willingly went without the most powerful ranged weapons (which were also super fun to use) in the game because the hammer was soo awesome.

[@thevlaka]

This was fkn epic back in the day. Online was insane. Loves the classes, the progression everything

[@Arsenov92]

TB introduced me to the Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy universes with this game. He was so overjoyed with how good they represented how Space Marines should be.

[@FlawedFabrications]

2011. Space Marine. Dark Souls. Arkham City. Skyrim. Battlefield 3. Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Dead Space 2. Mass Effect 2. Shogun 2 TW. Terraria. L.A Noire. Uncharted 3. What a fucking fantastic year for games.

[@lordbezzington8435]

We used to look forward and wonder at what new and exciting games they would create. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.

[@Tempiere]

Don't forget Resistance 3! That game was great!

[@robrick9361]

Not a single one of those games is great..........although I never played Terraria or Shogun 2. Only Deus Ex HR was good but still not great. Dark Souls was a let down from Demon Souls, which was far more ambitious and interesting. Mass Effect 2 is the definition of triple-AAA trash. Completely dumbed everything down from the first game. ME1 was very flawed but at least it was attempting something different. Uncharted 3 is a movie pretending to be a game. LA Noire can fuck off with it's dumbed down gameplay which tells you everything. "This isn't relevent to my investigation"......OH THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME THAT COLE! YOU'D THINK I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO FIGURE THAT OUT FOR MYSELF IN A FUCKING DETECTIVE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThatGuyThatGames24]

Damn you know a game is great when Mack puts his hate for third person away for it

[@PortfolioPL]

One more amazing thing: the combat music turns into tribal once you are in the bloodshed of a melee combat. It is sublime.

[@Rogerio_FM]

Back then games were so great this one was getting 7s in some places. A shame it never got a sequel.

[@BillBaran]

I actually just bought this a couple months back. Still fun and great to see great handling of the lore.

[@Amrah75]

We're paying more for less these days and it's sad. Sometimes they don't even finish games before release and yet you pay.

[@omniriven9806]

True, the internet patches kind of ruined newly release games.

[@Lukasisko21]

I remember back in the day, when Total Biscuit was reviewing it. He was like a child freaking out over a new cool toy :)

[@Alex-wg7gt]

Love warhammer, I even bought 2 books from the space marine story thingy. It's gory and brutal even in book-form

[@GeoShock]

This game deserved a sequel but we never got one :/

[@sunnyjim1355]

Then it didn't deserve one.

[@ValHazzard]

Yes it did, such a shame.

[@chillhour6155]

Yep, orcs has been classified by progressive tiwtter as black not green so it's reeeecist and has been autobanned

[@MrFallenone]

@@chillhour6155 That has nothing to do with that. The game just sold poorly.

[@dimebag667]

Wasn't there a cancelled mmo they were making? Dark Millennium, I think.

[@lepermessiah2608]

This game had an awesome multiplayer when it first came out.

[@heroharmonyVOD]

I very proudly show off my hard mode achievement for this game even though few people have played it. I knew very little about the 40k world when I played, but the story told here is SO GOOD, you really get to know the darkness of this world. Thank you for bringing more awareness to this awesome title!

[@cosmovski]

Was ten when I played this on release. none of my friends at school gave a shit about it but its still one of my fav games of all time. Ive not played it in years but still remember how the weapons felt and the melee combat, holy shit.

[@jonesdan85]

"I see no heresy here. Exterminatus postponed" =][=

[@phant0mdummy]

Omg yes. You took that persons advice! Please do more retro reviews, it is such untapped potential for you. I am looking forward to it Mac Daddy.

[@temparalflux914]

i suggested he do this in an email about 2 years ago and he replied saying he might give it a go in times when games are at a low point, however i don't want to take soul credit as i imagine alot of other people have suggested it as its not a crazy idea ;)

[@derpherpula592]

Yes, I love the retro reviews

[@kennethfischer3067]

... Mac Daddy?

[@phant0mdummy]

@@temparalflux914 I saw someone comment the same thing recently, so I figured he just saw the comment and said sure, why the fook not.

[@AndrewCothill]

Out of all the Games Workshop computer games, i felt like this is the one where you could jump in without knowing every bit of lore before you start. Fucking blissful mayhem!

[@dunstalker]

I love this game. Was one of the first I bought for then new Xbox 360. I still remember the awesome intro (STRATEGIC VALUE ABSOLUTE.) And they way the game seamlessly starts. One thing Titus is flying through the stratosphere, next thing you know, boom, he lands on the ship and the game gives you full control. No useless hour long cutscenes, no crazy introductions. You feel like an Ultramarine. It's awesome.

[@Pentregarth]

The clunky movement is actually somewhat intended, as you play a dude in armour weighing around half a ton. I personally think they've done a brilliant job with portraying that weight in the way your character moves in this game.

[@ConchTheGabberGreer]

Astartes move a lot faster than a normal man even with power armour. They also cross larger distances with each stride. You don't get that feeling with the sprinting in this game, everything else is spot on though

[@ConchTheGabberGreer]

To take a town, send a legionary. To take a city, send a squad. To take a world, send a company. To take a culture, send a Chapter!

[@ryandulude6776]

I remember getting this game for my birthday back on the ps3, I played the shit out of the multiplayer. High skill level on top of a long ass grind to level up made it very rewarding once you got good. Great game! loved the review Mack! 👍🏼

[@PCPete68]

I played back when it was released. Reinstalling now. You reminded me how much fun it was, Thanks heaps!

[@thatwhitescarsguy6962]

And us Warhammer 40k fans have been praying for Space Marine 2 ever since.

[@Maulyr]

"It's not a machine gun, it's a bolter" you absolute fucking boss. Too many people, including GW's media QC team, forget this. Thank you.

[@davesmith9844]

"HORSE SHOE" ...FFS Mac, that's the Sigel of the Ultramarines!

[@ForeverTributesNL]

This was my introduction to the Warhammer Universe. What a game!

[@connernelson868]

Literally played this till it was dead and buried. Absolutely loved it!

[@danesmith4227]

Literally finished it 2 days ago. Going through so many games in my library that I've postponed

[@SamiiYou]

I still remember when Total Biscuit reviewed this game back in the day... wish he was still around 😪

[@ATCrogerwilco]

Mac have you ever reviewed stalker call of pripyat? Not to suggest anything at you but you should. Give it a think

[@swayzecsgo5530]

He never has, at least not on his channel. As much as he loves games that don't hold your hand, this game is the ultimate.

[@NSG84]

These days Mac's reviews are more entertaining and fun than the games itself.

[@Kage242]

When I found the thunder hammer in this game I didn't put it down until the final boss. Best fucking game!

[@mistersquigee5119]

One of the rare game I actually finished, no chicken cover just a big fking Marine with a giant hammer slamming everyone

[@DeimosXVX]

A classic. I bought this on release for 360 and had so much fun doing co-op and online.

[@ChiefToad]

"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Mack!....Ding."

[@djwoody1649]

Mark Strong did a great job as Titus and the voice talent carries over to all the funny logs, announcements in towns and side characters. Bloody good fun that game, but there is the odd bit of silliness in it that might frustrate you as Mack pointed out.

[@TheCluelessFew]

The one thing I wanted 10 years ago was more games like GOW 1 and 2.. then this came out.. I think people slated it because it was too much like Gears but in reality it just did Gears and added more melee. Rare to see you like a 3rd person game!

[@Batumtl]

I remember this game being depicted as a sub-Gears of War, back in the time.

[@ebonhawken574]

I think it was one of the reason it was overlooked by a lot of people, including myself. But man I went back to play it a few months ago and it’s a blast.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Man, I remember this getting gutted in some of the videogame circles I frequented back then. Damn shame it got the shaft then but I'm more then happy to see it getting a resurgence these days!

[@Asaski09]

Great to see Max Payne soothing Mack's Pain. In all seriousness, decent comment. I also have some recollection of outlets going for the jugular at the time.

[@deusex3124]

"Nothing compares to the two handed *bleep* blue glowing hammer" This game, despite its flaws, remains one of the best 40K games released on consoles. The voice acting is sublime. If something like this was made for PS5 with bigger more complex levels with a local/online co-op multiplayer it would be amazing.

[@wolfguard1180]

I play this so much back in the day, this is one of my favorite ps3 games of all time.

[@Drain_Life_Archive]

This was one of my first Steam games... the golden days of Steam. Always wanted a sequel to this... god damn shame we never got one.

[@Jackfromshack]

One of the few TPS where targeted shooting does not block half of your screen with a character model. I knew Mack would love it. Also co op mode is pure gold, like in DoW2.

[@epiqai208]

I remember playing the campaign of this for the first time - I absolutely love the gunplay in this game, all the guns feel really meaty. The variety of orcs were all really fun for the first time. The horde mode equivalent of this game was also absolutely fantastic, and brutally hard in the last 5 waves. I played that multiplayer for ages and ages. Hell, even the multiplayer was pretty fun, the way it worked. The different classes were all great, and I even enjoyed the visual customisation to flex some of your achievements. Thanks for coming back to this game Mack, it was one of my childhood favourites.

[@davedudeip]

This is hands down one of the best warhammer games ever made

[@me36391]

Def. a game that deserves a sequel. It was just scratching the surface of what could be acheived and they nailed the jet pack and mob combat. Also the horde mode MP was lit and uber difficult. Probably spent close to 100 hrs and only beat the one map maybe once such an awesome game.

[@jericosha2842]

Yeah I remember Total Biscuit liked this game. I never gave it a chance because enemy design looked like you're fighting a bunch of Shrek's.

[@ftayl5]

Such a great game. Can't believe it's 10 years old.

[@jaeskelly]

Had this in my library for ages after picking it up for free from somewhere a while ago. this video finally made me play it. Just good, solid, no nonsense fun

[@frespe8230]

Majorkill never stopped playing this

[@Furzkampfbomber]

I remember how often I've cursed when playing this game for the first time back then, because I've got stuck at some particular spot. But I also remember that it was always a question of 'if I try this instead of...', the game is quite hard in some places, but it is also one of the best balanced and most fair games of this kind that I have ever played. (And still have on my HD.)

[@MrCheesyBaconBits]

Ive been meaning to play this for I don't know how many years, it always seems like one of those really fun games but I just never get round to it.

[@jamessalvatore7054]

Get it man. It's a lotta damn fun.

[@Hit0kiriMik3]

It really is a great game. It's highly recommended by any 40K gamers.

[@sunnyjim1355]

@@Hit0kiriMik3 "It's highly recommended by any 40K gamers." High praise indeed. 🙄

[@aliendoggy1]

same here!

[@ArenBerberian]

Same!

[@Dja05]

Replayed this not so long ago; such a great game.

[@kyledakilla8724]

I never beat it when I played it but now I'm gonna go back and beat it. Thank you Mack for reminding me about this gem!

[@sonofskyrim1331]

It still holds up to this day, it's just a shame that the same devs haven't done a sequel even 10 years later 😔 we need more decent games like this today.

[@mrgilamonyet]

Ow well 😁

[@bored77551]

2011 was a titan year in gaming, terraria, skyrim and dark souls... huge franchises people are still playing today

[@labohn1]

I remember when I played the demo on a Xbox magazine demo disk. Remember when you could get a magazine that came with a gaming disk that had some demos of games and other advertising? Still would play any retro Warhammer 40k games.

[@sadot9315]

You convinced me to give this game a shot. I have it in my library with 20 min played. Time to truly test it out.

[@mrwhips3623]

Do more of these games that you actually like.

[@PlagueInjected]

A lot of the B-grade games from the 2010-2013 era were really fantastic and highly underrated.

[@kevinedward6132]

Used to love playing the Exterminatus mode in coop great game

[@jamesballance6201]

Great choice, Mack! My favourite thing about this game was the sense of being thrown into the middle of a war between two enemies, and you're there smashing your way through it all. Fire Warrior next?... maaaaybe not!

[@LaMOi1]

The devs did say that you being vulnerable when you do takedown animations is by design. It’s part of the combat system - Risk v Reward type deal.

[@skedtm]

The most brutal hoard mode ever! Never managed to survive all waves

[@CataclysmDM]

Frickin loved this game.

[@thedeegee1601]

I went back in time as well, and bought Anno 1602 - History Edition. What a fun game that is as well!

[@mykb]

Skyrim came out in 2011 as well and it was an example of the beginning of the "Dumb Down." It was like Oblivion Lite.

[@ThePixelPodcast]

This game is metal as fuck man what a blast. Only thing wrong is the ending.

[@kelteel]

I loved this game. Except the quicktime event final boss fight. But it still looked awesome.

[@Wakko13]

Glad you got a chance to play this game, absolutely loved this game. Wish they'd made a sequel.

[@TheNathanMChannel]

One thing I've noticed is that older games had less geometry on screen so it was easier to see what you were shooting at. Modern games have more detail which looks great, but there's more visual noise and it can be harder to see the enemies.

[@FMG_MADLOO87]

I rented this game years back for 360 from blockbuster and loved it... Purchased it on pc recently and went and beat it on hard which was a nice challenge... Really needs a sequel

[@yosharian]

One of the most underrated games

[@bigjoeangel]

Got it free a while ago and it's been sitting in my Steam library waiting for a play through. I guess I'll get round to it.

[@cuddlemuffin44]

It’s delightful to see someone that’s not familiar with 40k speak about a 40k product so excitedly.

[@jonesdan85]

Bloodletters Mack described as Devils, which got a smile from me.

[@cuddlemuffin44]

@@jonesdan85 and he called the Ultramarines insignia a “horseshoe-thing”

[@jonesdan85]

@@cuddlemuffin44 Heresssyyyyyy!

[@Arkeli5]

10 years man. 10! I freaked out, joined the army, became a professional hitman...

[@semajdis]

Hands down the best 40K video game so far. Sad that in the last 10 years nothing using Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 IP has come close. Hopefully Darktide will rectify that.

[@Reppyboyo]

Had many hour of fun with this game. Still occasionally jump back into multiplayer for a blast.

[@faded_specter6495]

Was literally playing exterminatus mode when this came out

[@MaxIzrin]

I played it a couple of years ago, to completion, which isn't something I do for most games these days. They set the ground for a sequel, alas it's not coming.

[@beastiebear7231]

Me and a large online 40k group were just talking about how underrated alot of 40k game usually were. This game was unanimously seen as the most umderrated even with the good reviews it received. 10 years old and it still looks good and is one of the best protaits of SM in a game. And it also on for dirt cheap if not as a freebie sometimes

[@BozzLightyr]

Had my eye on this game for a while. Ever since I dipped my toes into 40k and the Orks especially.

[@CheeseDanish85]

Spot on. Still one of the better W40K games ever made.

[@somerandomdude7785]

Those devil-like creatures are called Khornate Bloodletters by the way.

[@gurriato]

This game isn't old at all. When it came out, the complaints about abusive DLC practices, the dumbing down of videogames or the prevalence of QTEs (a big point levelled against this game) were already old hat, and people made youtube videos about it just like now. I'm pretty sure I've only upgraded my video card once since this game came out. Technology and trends move slowly nowadays.

[@Adeenolol]

to this day its still the best warhammer 40k game out, as someone who is a massive fan of the books, and games this game did honest justice to the lore, the hammer you mentioned is a thunder hammer a very feared artifact weapon, its worth mentioning that there are still entire discords dedicated to this game who plays online together and against each other, there was supposed to be a second one but if im not mistaken but never came to be

[@ingeonsa]

Missed this game, but watching this might considering picking it up before the 2nd one drops 2023 near Dec

[@theduffpig3172]

Still play this to this day. Awesome game!