Warhammer 40000: Armageddon (2014) PC

Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon is a turn–based strategy game in the spirit of the so-called var-game.

Open up, the orcs have come

The action of the game takes place during the second grandiose coming of the Orcs – the second Armageddon. The Government first of all evacuated the civilian population and sent significant forces to protect the most important industrial centers in wartime. To protect the production facilities stood up:

• Titans with Legio Metalica;
• foot soldiers of the Steel Legion;
• 3 orders of space marines (salamanders, blood angels, ultramarines).

In the campaign mode, you will not be able to play for the orcs, participation in battles against them is possible on the side of any of the units. The fleet of the Imperium is capable of annihilating the enemy in one salvo on the approach, and cleaning up the survivors, but in this case it will have to lose the orbital forge – the concentration of all the technical achievements of civilization.

Oceans of blood and piles of metal

In comparison with other wargames, battles in Armageddon take place at fairly large distances: through a couple of cells. Heavy shells and 5-6 can bang. Only there is little sense from such opportunities when the terrain plays against (impassable city blocks, forest thickets) or tactical abilities for the operation of long-range guns are not enough.

Different units behave differently in combat. The infantrymen will not cause much harm to the orcs during the assault, but the units that are stuck in a couple of buildings can only be smoked out with a heavy projectile, if one can be launched. Sentries with plasma cannons do little damage, but they move instantly, not giving the orcs a chance to hit the target. Artillery installations turn everything within reach into a bloody broth, but at close distances they become useless metal.

There are more than enough workhorses in Warhammer 40,000. There are a dozen and a half models of tanks alone with unique and similar characteristics. The complete set of armor-piercing and anti-tank shells also exceeds a dozen. The success of the mission depends not only on tactics, but also on the equipment of the squad.

Controversial points

A lot of attention is paid to the number of units (more than 300 pieces) and models of the game, and the graphics, animation of fighters and scripts are limping on both legs. A gamer can play for orcs only over the network, exchanging moves through the developer's servers. The scale of events from dialogues in prac