FYI I did try Online mode, got a game of survival mode in just under 30 seconds with one guy so someone still plays :)
@jamessalvatore70543 жыл бұрын
Lotta damn fun. Wish we had gotten a sequel.
@KlingonGamerYT3 жыл бұрын
man I played this game to death misty eyes mack KlINGONS DO CRY
@icecoldchilipreppers3 жыл бұрын
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?
@temparalflux9143 жыл бұрын
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 ;) )
@1oli1003 жыл бұрын
@@icecoldchilipreppers I would have thought it would. play on both pretty easy
@lepermessiah26083 жыл бұрын
I grew a few grey hairs when he called this game "retro".
@whylekat3 жыл бұрын
You already had them, bud. ;)
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
That's alright, as long as they weren't coming out of your ears.
@stuartbagley25863 жыл бұрын
Sad truth is this was out on the PS3/XBOX 360. That was two generations ago. Two!
@enermaxstephens10513 жыл бұрын
@@whylekat Yeah but he grew a few more when he heard that.
@donniedarko28153 жыл бұрын
I’ve gotten grey hairs since the game released
@Scarbeus3 жыл бұрын
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.
@phutureproof3 жыл бұрын
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 🔔🔔📯
@Mrcool1793 жыл бұрын
@@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 😭😂
@anater123 жыл бұрын
Agree with others. I value your opinion on the classics. Have a retro review title every once in a while for the lads sake.
@TalonBrush3 жыл бұрын
@Scarbeus you can look up his review of Dungeon Keeper and some older Star Wars games. Occassionally, he does bring back some glories.
@benjaminburns44123 жыл бұрын
I hope he goes back to kenshi and underrail
@Firzen393 жыл бұрын
"In the grim darkness of now, there are only crap games."
@SassyCassie893 жыл бұрын
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@freeross3713 жыл бұрын
*Inquisition! Open Up!*
@omniriven98063 жыл бұрын
IN the grimm blue haired she-male darkness of now
@SassyCassie893 жыл бұрын
@@omniriven9806 - Slannesh noises intensify -
@Tsaruk_V83 жыл бұрын
« In the grim darkness of now, games are shit, furries are legion and using your brain has become a flaw »
@BeatmasterAC3 жыл бұрын
This Review was approved by the Emperor.
@thathandsomedevil08283 жыл бұрын
*Makes the sign of the Aquila*
@daktaklakpak50593 жыл бұрын
Curse you corpse-worshipers! Blood for the blood gods!!
@BeatmasterAC3 жыл бұрын
@@daktaklakpak5059 yes Inquisitor, this Heretic right here.
@gijohn22 жыл бұрын
The emperor protects.
@DorkMatter0012 жыл бұрын
@@BeatmasterAC *loads bolt pistol*
@ForcePF3 жыл бұрын
This reminded me of watching Totalbiscuit's video gushing about how great this game is. RIP :-(
@ZekeMagnum3 жыл бұрын
F
@Professor_Bugs3 жыл бұрын
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
@FullMonterey3 жыл бұрын
I discovered Mack while searching for a "replacement" for TB. Mack's great, but TB is still the GOAT in my eyes.
@Peter-wk5bj3 жыл бұрын
RIP
@cubablue6023 жыл бұрын
Ah! RIP. The very first gamer I ever followed on YT. He’s still missed.
@ChrisPye9993 жыл бұрын
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.
@MrFallenone3 жыл бұрын
But ... space marines are not slow... they are way faster than a regular human even in the armor ... because its a power armor.
@thathandsomedevil08283 жыл бұрын
@@MrFallenone I like the clunk, it reminds me that they are wearing armour after all.
@ChrisPye9993 жыл бұрын
@@MrFallenone Yes but it's still heavy even though a Space Marine is manoeuvrable while wearing it.
@ConchTheGabberGreer3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@HejLala3 жыл бұрын
Astartes 1-5 is probably the best representation of power armor in action. ''Nothing that big should be that fast''
@OverlordZephyros3 жыл бұрын
one of the best warhammer 40k games after dawn of war.... I would like a sequel, who agrees???
@whitejack90322 жыл бұрын
Well waddaya know
@takkie4064 Жыл бұрын
theres one coming!
@cookiedust80663 жыл бұрын
This gem screams for a remaster, would love to play it again in ultra wide.
@Swolidarity2 жыл бұрын
there is a sequel now
@willbournerv22599 ай бұрын
Space marine 2 is coming out though
@TheBaronVSP3 жыл бұрын
Been painting/playing Ultramarines for 20+ years, so naturally this game is one of my favorites. Holds up fantastically to this day.
@FeindishArtwork3 жыл бұрын
Total biscuits best review was for this game, he loved it so much
@WorthABuyreviews3 жыл бұрын
I am not surprised he liked it, the game is great. Wish he was still here.
@Jasta853 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing, just so happy to smash orks. Great game, definitely one that could use a proper sequel.
@karllenasson3 жыл бұрын
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.
@freemanluster56813 жыл бұрын
I still have my original release of this, it was great
@TalesOfWar3 жыл бұрын
@@WorthABuyreviews TB was also a MASSIVE Warhammer fan so it makes sense.
@quiett61913 жыл бұрын
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.
@thevlaka3 жыл бұрын
This was fkn epic back in the day. Online was insane. Loves the classes, the progression everything
@Arsenov923 жыл бұрын
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.
@FlawedFabrications3 жыл бұрын
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.
@lordbezzington84353 жыл бұрын
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.
@Tempiere3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Resistance 3! That game was great!
@robrick93613 жыл бұрын
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ThatGuyThatGames243 жыл бұрын
Damn you know a game is great when Mack puts his hate for third person away for it
@PortfolioPL3 жыл бұрын
One more amazing thing: the combat music turns into tribal once you are in the bloodshed of a melee combat. It is sublime.
@Rogerio_FM3 жыл бұрын
Back then games were so great this one was getting 7s in some places. A shame it never got a sequel.
@BillBaran3 жыл бұрын
I actually just bought this a couple months back. Still fun and great to see great handling of the lore.
@Amrah753 жыл бұрын
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.
@omniriven98063 жыл бұрын
True, the internet patches kind of ruined newly release games.
@Lukasisko213 жыл бұрын
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-wg7gt3 жыл бұрын
Love warhammer, I even bought 2 books from the space marine story thingy. It's gory and brutal even in book-form
@GeoShock3 жыл бұрын
This game deserved a sequel but we never got one :/
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
Then it didn't deserve one.
@ValHazzard3 жыл бұрын
Yes it did, such a shame.
@chillhour61553 жыл бұрын
Yep, orcs has been classified by progressive tiwtter as black not green so it's reeeecist and has been autobanned
@MrFallenone3 жыл бұрын
@@chillhour6155 That has nothing to do with that. The game just sold poorly.
@dimebag6673 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there a cancelled mmo they were making? Dark Millennium, I think.
@lepermessiah26083 жыл бұрын
This game had an awesome multiplayer when it first came out.
@heroharmonyVOD3 жыл бұрын
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!
@cosmovski3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jonesdan853 жыл бұрын
"I see no heresy here. Exterminatus postponed" =][=
@phant0mdummy3 жыл бұрын
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.
@temparalflux9143 жыл бұрын
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 ;)
@derpherpula5923 жыл бұрын
Yes, I love the retro reviews
@kennethfischer30673 жыл бұрын
... Mac Daddy?
@phant0mdummy3 жыл бұрын
@@temparalflux914 I saw someone comment the same thing recently, so I figured he just saw the comment and said sure, why the fook not.
@AndrewCothill3 жыл бұрын
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!
@dunstalker3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Pentregarth3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ConchTheGabberGreer3 жыл бұрын
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
@ConchTheGabberGreer3 жыл бұрын
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!
@ryandulude67763 жыл бұрын
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! 👍🏼
@PCPete683 жыл бұрын
I played back when it was released. Reinstalling now. You reminded me how much fun it was, Thanks heaps!
@thatwhitescarsguy69623 жыл бұрын
And us Warhammer 40k fans have been praying for Space Marine 2 ever since.
@Maulyr3 жыл бұрын
"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.
@davesmith98443 жыл бұрын
"HORSE SHOE" ...FFS Mac, that's the Sigel of the Ultramarines!
@ForeverTributesNL3 жыл бұрын
This was my introduction to the Warhammer Universe. What a game!
@connernelson86811 күн бұрын
Literally played this till it was dead and buried. Absolutely loved it!
@danesmith42273 жыл бұрын
Literally finished it 2 days ago. Going through so many games in my library that I've postponed
@SamiiYou3 жыл бұрын
I still remember when Total Biscuit reviewed this game back in the day... wish he was still around 😪
@ATCrogerwilco3 жыл бұрын
Mac have you ever reviewed stalker call of pripyat? Not to suggest anything at you but you should. Give it a think
@swayzecsgo55303 жыл бұрын
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.
@NSG843 жыл бұрын
These days Mac's reviews are more entertaining and fun than the games itself.
@Kage2423 жыл бұрын
When I found the thunder hammer in this game I didn't put it down until the final boss. Best fucking game!
@mistersquigee51193 жыл бұрын
One of the rare game I actually finished, no chicken cover just a big fking Marine with a giant hammer slamming everyone
@DeimosXVX3 жыл бұрын
A classic. I bought this on release for 360 and had so much fun doing co-op and online.
@ChiefToad3 жыл бұрын
"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Mack!....Ding."
@djwoody16493 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheCluelessFew3 жыл бұрын
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!
@Batumtl3 жыл бұрын
I remember this game being depicted as a sub-Gears of War, back in the time.
@ebonhawken5743 жыл бұрын
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.
@flippedoutkyrii3 жыл бұрын
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!
@Asaski093 жыл бұрын
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.
@deusex31243 жыл бұрын
"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.
@wolfguard11803 жыл бұрын
I play this so much back in the day, this is one of my favorite ps3 games of all time.
@Drain_Life_Archive3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Jackfromshack3 жыл бұрын
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.
@epiqai2083 жыл бұрын
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.
@davedudeip3 жыл бұрын
This is hands down one of the best warhammer games ever made
@me363913 жыл бұрын
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.
@jericosha28423 жыл бұрын
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.
@ftayl53 жыл бұрын
Such a great game. Can't believe it's 10 years old.
@jaeskelly3 жыл бұрын
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
@frespe82303 жыл бұрын
Majorkill never stopped playing this
@Furzkampfbomber3 жыл бұрын
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.)
@MrCheesyBaconBits3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jamessalvatore70543 жыл бұрын
Get it man. It's a lotta damn fun.
@Hit0kiriMik33 жыл бұрын
It really is a great game. It's highly recommended by any 40K gamers.
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
@@Hit0kiriMik3 "It's highly recommended by any 40K gamers." High praise indeed. 🙄
@aliendoggy13 жыл бұрын
same here!
@ArenBerberian3 жыл бұрын
Same!
@Dja053 жыл бұрын
Replayed this not so long ago; such a great game.
@kyledakilla87243 жыл бұрын
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!
@sonofskyrim13313 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Ow well 😁
@bored775513 жыл бұрын
2011 was a titan year in gaming, terraria, skyrim and dark souls... huge franchises people are still playing today
@labohn13 жыл бұрын
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.
@sadot93153 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrwhips36233 жыл бұрын
Do more of these games that you actually like.
@PlagueInjected3 жыл бұрын
A lot of the B-grade games from the 2010-2013 era were really fantastic and highly underrated.
@kevinedward61323 жыл бұрын
Used to love playing the Exterminatus mode in coop great game
@jamesballance62013 жыл бұрын
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!
@LaMOi13 жыл бұрын
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.
@skedtm3 жыл бұрын
The most brutal hoard mode ever! Never managed to survive all waves
@CataclysmDM3 жыл бұрын
Frickin loved this game.
@thedeegee16013 жыл бұрын
I went back in time as well, and bought Anno 1602 - History Edition. What a fun game that is as well!
@mykb3 жыл бұрын
Skyrim came out in 2011 as well and it was an example of the beginning of the "Dumb Down." It was like Oblivion Lite.
@ThePixelPodcast3 жыл бұрын
This game is metal as fuck man what a blast. Only thing wrong is the ending.
@kelteel3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game. Except the quicktime event final boss fight. But it still looked awesome.
@Wakko133 жыл бұрын
Glad you got a chance to play this game, absolutely loved this game. Wish they'd made a sequel.
@TheNathanMChannel3 жыл бұрын
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_MADLOO873 жыл бұрын
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
@yosharian3 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated games
@bigjoeangel3 жыл бұрын
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.
@cuddlemuffin443 жыл бұрын
It’s delightful to see someone that’s not familiar with 40k speak about a 40k product so excitedly.
@jonesdan853 жыл бұрын
Bloodletters Mack described as Devils, which got a smile from me.
@cuddlemuffin443 жыл бұрын
@@jonesdan85 and he called the Ultramarines insignia a “horseshoe-thing”
@jonesdan853 жыл бұрын
@@cuddlemuffin44 Heresssyyyyyy!
@Arkeli53 жыл бұрын
10 years man. 10! I freaked out, joined the army, became a professional hitman...
@semajdis3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Reppyboyo3 жыл бұрын
Had many hour of fun with this game. Still occasionally jump back into multiplayer for a blast.
@faded_specter64953 жыл бұрын
Was literally playing exterminatus mode when this came out
@MaxIzrin3 жыл бұрын
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.
@beastiebear72313 жыл бұрын
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
@BozzLightyr3 жыл бұрын
Had my eye on this game for a while. Ever since I dipped my toes into 40k and the Orks especially.
@CheeseDanish853 жыл бұрын
Spot on. Still one of the better W40K games ever made.
@somerandomdude77853 жыл бұрын
Those devil-like creatures are called Khornate Bloodletters by the way.
@gurriato3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Adeenolol3 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Missed this game, but watching this might considering picking it up before the 2nd one drops 2023 near Dec