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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@thevlaka]

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

[@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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davesmith9844]

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

[@PortfolioPL]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@eetuli85]

"we will never get a true sequel" I'm glad that proved to be wrong

[@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

[@ThatGuyThatGames24]

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

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@Rogerio_FM]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@jonesdan85]

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

[@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!

[@clockmaister]

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.

[@thatwhitescarsguy6962]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Alex-wg7gt]

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

[@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! 👍🏼

[@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.

[@BillBaran]

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

[@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.

[@PCPete68]

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

[@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.

[@Kage242]

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

[@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.

[@NSG84]

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

[@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.

[@dannyshabow5388]

We will never get a sequel. They just announced one yesterday lol.

[@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.

[@ChiefToad]

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

[@bored77551]

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

[@ForeverTributesNL]

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

[@SamiiYou]

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

[@lepermessiah2608]

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

[@lonew0lfclaw859]

This review brought tears of joy to my eyes...and that pit of nostalgia that u feel in your gut..such a great game and its a damn shame that we'll never get a sequel. Great review Mac. Wud love to see more such reviews from you.

[@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!

[@PlagueInjected]

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

[@mistersquigee5119]

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

[@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.

[@connernelson868]

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

[@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.

[@DeimosXVX]

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

[@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.)

[@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.

[@wolfguard1180]

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

[@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.

[@hoboturtles7069]

Looks like you need to remove the con of never getting a true sequel

[@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.

[@Arkeli5]

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

[@TommyDDDWut]

It's seems we are getting a sequel so let's hope it's gonna be this good again^^ i haz Fate

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 😁

[@blooBerry371]

It's been 11 YEARS!!!......I loved, loved, loved this game

[@kevinedward6132]

Used to love playing the Exterminatus mode in coop great game

[@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.

[@Paul_Hardy]

Nice surprise to see you doing this one. I loved it when it came out and could never understand why it wasn't more popular, particularly following the success of the Dawn of War series a few years prior. Great game.

[@davedudeip]

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

[@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.

[@ftayl5]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@Armo1997]

Same!

[@kelteel]

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

[@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

[@danesmith4227]

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

[@maxthebean8047]

I loved this game, used to play with my buddy online with my Chainsaw build and just jump all over the place and trash them orcs. It was so hard, you get overwhelmed, it's brilliant.

[@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.

[@ThePixelPodcast]

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

[@frespe8230]

Majorkill never stopped playing this

[@momuse88]

"We will never get a true sequel." That didn't age well

[@Destide]

Excited for Darktide more of those big Fuk-beep-in gunz. Think Doom 2016 took a few ideas from this.

[@Wakko13]

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

[@mudxcakexftw]

When I was doing my games creation course I could of sworn my teacher said that he worked on something like this on the unreal engine 3 or 4 but we worked on the unreal engine 4 . I'm certain he showed us the towers and stuff he designed.

[@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!

[@stinknugget6446]

I remember playing this game and I just loved every minute of it, no complaints at all, haven't had that feeling with a game in ages, only with skyrim

[@skedtm]

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

[@Dja05]

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

[@davewills6121]

Brought this 3 yrs ago, obviously fully patched, all DLC and for a pitance, its old school, rock solid gameplay, not half a game, not an unfinished game full of excuses from devs, just as you would naturally expect from a game, balls to the wall fun. Back then, a games release came with a sense of gratitude from both sides, it was about making the best game for the community, it stood on its merits.

[@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!

[@mrwhips3623]

Do more of these games that you actually like.

[@GibsonGaming]

You know, I’m 43 yrs old and have had this game in my steam library for 10 years and never played it. Shame on me. I’ll get right to it, thanks Mack.