Space Marine Chain Sword Trailer
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There's been a running joke that the shooter genre has become saturated with the various types of marines from space, so when Relic announced Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine it certainly caused a few smiles, for irony's sake at least. Stepping into the E3 booth of THQ, who are publishing the title, I find myself dodging out of the way of two life size Space Marines and into an actual drop pod to take the newest instalment in the Warhammer franchise for a spin.
Jumping into Space Marine, the first thing you'll notice is the movement of your character, Captain Titus, and if you're used to the run and gun style gameplay most modern shooters seem to practice, then you'll experience the equivalent of running head first into a brick wall. That's not to say that Space Marine isn't fast paced, because it is, but what you can expect is a slightly cumbersome character which, when you look at it, has got ten tons of armour strapped to his back, so having jump around like some sort of Unreal Tournament player just wouldn't fit.
Pace aside, there's just something about the movement that is really striking, with the best way to describe it being that it's very Warhammer, from how it feels to the way it looks -- not forgetting the audio -- all of which go a long way to establishing that your character is a Space Marine. The game's better off for it -- it has identity.
Read our full preview here: http://www.gaminglives.com/2011/06/16/warhammer-40000-space-marine-e3-preview-2/