Death on Black Wings

Recently I had a crack at Deathwing.

Given a long-standing interest in the Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000 universe(s), perhaps it was fitting that I should come across this iteration to the computer game adaptation library. That and it was on sale.

At first glance, one would think that this is another adaptation of the Space Hulk game. One may also think that this may owe a debt to Vermintide, in that you are one person against a whole horde of bad guys, fighting to an achieve an objective and leaving, and some moments of near panic.

That may be the case but for me, the opportunity to stomp around in Terminator class armor isn't one to be overlooked.

As this is undoubtedly based on the Space Hulk board game, the game is clearly playing to that strength: Enclosed areas inspiring claustrophobia, tensions arising from being swarmed by genestealers, and battling it out in Terminator class armour. Of course, I wouldn't know any of this having never played the original board game (you try getting a copy!).

And it's a lot of fun, what with fighting a swarm of xenos, moments where things get frantic, using the greatest weaponry allowed to the Adeptus Astartes and the desperation coming in when your guys start falling.

Also pleasing is the presence of additions in the form of Space Marine Librarians & Chaplains and Genestealer hybrids - all of which, if memory serves me correctly, have not been seen since the first edition of the original board game.

Of course, I am irate that you can't choose the space marine chapter you play as but you can't have everything.