Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is mentioned in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by Tony Mott.

Online servers

The Steam version's online service was migrated from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks in a beta branch on 27 June 2014, and then fully on 4 September 2014. Retail serial codes can be redeemed on Steam.

References

• The dreadnought character Davian Thule was introduced in the game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, where he was the main character of the Space Marine campaign.
• The character of Gabriel Angelos (who leads the reinforcements and assists the player in the final battle) was the main character of the campaign in Dawn of War.
• Each uncommon item in the game has its own story. These not only refer to this game's major battles, but also to the battles of Tartarus (Dawn of War), Kronus (Dark Crusade) and the Kaurava system (Soulstorm).

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2011 – #22 Top PC Game of the 2000s
• Yahoo
  • 2009 - Best Strategy Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV.